$2.7 million Amon Hills Business Center will offer two suites for lease

New lease space will hit the market along Clearwater Avenue on the rapidly developing western edge of Kennewick. Construction on the 10,808-square-foot Amon Hills Business Center is underway and expected to finish by May or June.

“This area is prime for continued commercial growth with some of the highest visibility in the Tri-Cities as well as the rapid expansion of residential homes in the surrounding neighborhoods,” said Dr. Craig Barney, co-owner of the building and Kennewick Dental.

Along with co-owner dentist Dr. Nathan Madder and Dustin Decoria, owner of Desert Winds Wireless internet provider, the three decided to go in together on a new building that would serve as the new home of their respective businesses. Both have outgrown their current spaces.

But how does an internet provider and a dental office find themselves teaming up?

“We’re family friends,” said Decoria, who said the trio found themselves discussing the same desires for their ongoing business growth. “We’re excited to get into more space and more room in a nice location.”

The new $2.7 million business center is on the front corner of a 1.5-acre lot at the intersection of Utah Street and West Clearwater Avenue. Construction of the complex is co-contracted with APC Construction and Urban Street Builders, both of Kennewick.

Barney said the building is of “a stylish contemporary design, using the corner of Clearwater and Utah as a focal point. To highlight that emphasis, we will be using stacked rock features and pergolas to provide detail on the outside of the building and additional shading/privacy for the interior.”

Kennewick Dental will take up 5,318 square feet, while Desert Winds will be in about 2,000 square-feet, both about doubling their current spaces. The remaining 3,500 square feet will be divided into two 1,750-square-foot suites for lease.

Barney said the rent for those spaces is $24 per square-foot and that there has already been some interest.

Within the next couple of years, the owners plan to build another 6,250 square-foot building, comprised of up to four lease spaces, on the opposite back corner of the lot.

“Part of the need for us is expanding fiber (optics) into the home; we’re talking really, really fast internet,” Decoria said. He said Desert Winds is expanding fast as it aims to put fiber in all the new housing developments spreading across Kennewick.

Though Decoria has already hired new staff to accommodate demand, he said, “As the project expands, undoubtedly I will be hiring more.”

Desert Winds Wireless leases its current location at 6855 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite M, in Kennewick. A new tenant has already signed for the space but has not yet been disclosed.

Barney said the new Kennewick Dental office will have the capacity for 11 dental operatories, with nine completed and ready for use at opening. He said the clinic will be hiring, but will grow into the space gradually as business continues to expand.

Its current 2,221-square-foot space at 7233 W. Deschutes Ave., Suite E, in Kennewick has been purchased by Josh Brooks, owner of Columbia Basin Denture Care.

Since all existing furniture and equipment was sold with their current space as a package deal, Kennewick Dental will have all new “state-of-the-art equipment including intra-oral CT scans (cone beam), digital imprisoning scanners and even dental chairs with patient controls for heat and massage functions,” Barney said.

Decoria said the businesses will hold a grand opening in June or July.

For leasing information, call Barney at 509-492-1822.