Real Estate & Construction
West Richland site near Twin Bridges is under contract
A West Richland hillside site is under contract to sell, with a tentative closing date of late April following a March auction. Musser Bros. Auctions conducted the auction for about 125 acres on North Harrington Road near Twin Bridges Road. Two parcels were purchased by local homebuilders. A third was purchased by a non-developer. Auctioneer…
Governor halts construction during coronavirus stay-home order
Tri-City homebuilders and colleagues across the state are pleading with Gov. Jay Inslee to reclassify homebuilding an essential activity after the industry was sidelined by the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order to slow the spread of coronavirus. “We respectfully disagree with your finding that home construction is not an essential activity, yet government funded construction…
Pasco’s historic Moore Mansion sells for $2.7 million
Pasco’s storied Moore Mansion is starting a new chapter after being sold by the couple who saved it from demolition. Debra and Brad Peck sold the historic mansion to a Kennewick couple who will run it as a residence and event center. The Pecks and the new owners will collaborate to ensure weddings and other…
Grocery Outlet opens in Richland
The much-anticipated Grocery Outlet Bargain Market has opened at Richland’s Vintner Square, 2901 Queensgate Drive. The store debuted March 24 with 30 employees. The newly built store joins the Target-anchored shopping complex at Queensgate and Duportail Drive. It is the third Grocery Outlet in the Tri-Cities, joining sisters in Kennewick and Pasco. The new location is independently owned and operated by Nikki and Mike Sims. “This partnership…
Sleepy hillside in West Richland to be auctioned for new homes
A hilly pasture near Twin Bridges Road in West Richland is being auctioned for residential development. At nearly 125 acres, the Twin Bridges property could rival the scale of The Heights at Red Mountain Ranch. The Heights is a new development just beginning to take shape on 148 acres of farmland near Rupert Road and…
At Home has a new landlord in Kennewick
At Home, Kennewick’s new home furnishings store near Columbia Center, has a new landlord. A western Washington couple paid $10.45 million for the building and property, which is leased to At Home, the Dallas, Texas-based retailer that moved in after Shopko dissolved in bankruptcy The deal is notable for the price and for the interest…
Richland Target getting a $1.8M update, nursing room, more tech
The Richland Target is getting a $1.8 million remodel that boosts technology, product displays and provides private space for nursing mothers. The local Target is one of 1,000 being updated by the end of the year, said Liz Hancock, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based retail chain. The city of Richland issued permits for the project…
Port OKs offer to sell land for manufactured home project
Santiago Communities Inc. is a step closer to developing a 200-unit manufactured home park near a water treatment plant in east Kennewick. Santiago is eyeing three separate parcels owned by the Port of Kennewick east of the Kennewick water treatment plant and north of the Oak Street Industrial Complex off East Third Avenue for its…
Chaplaincy to open third thrift store in Pasco
Chaplaincy Health Care’s newest and biggest thrift store will open this spring in Pasco. The Repeat Boutique will be at Sandifur Crossing on Road 68, next door to Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and Grocery Outlet. The store will have 10,000 square feet of retail space. The Kennewick and Richland stores are roughly half that size.…
Roasters Coffee Kennewick
Roasters Coffee opened its newest Kennewick coffee shop in November at 2615 S. Vancouver St. near the roundabout at 27th Avenue. It features both a drive- thru and a walk-up window as well as patio seating for guests. With the addition of the Kennewick location and a new Roasters at 9025 Center Parkway in Richland,…
