What’s being built there? $8.2M live-work townhomes + Luxury golf resort and more
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What’s being built there? A reader’s guide
What’s being built there? is an occasional Tri-City Herald feature that offers quick explanations of the building projects taking shape in the community. Suggest projects via email: news@tricityherald.com.
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Welcome to “What’s being built there?”
This regular Tri-City Herald gives brief descriptions of the construction projects shaping Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland and beyond.
See something you’re curious about? Let us know at news@tricityherald.com. The Herald will dig into the building permits to find out more.
Kennewick
Elm Street Townhomes
212 N. Elm St.
Damian Padilla, owner of PMI Inc., is completing a four-building, 22-unit live-work townhome project in east Kennewick.
The three-story buildings, at North Elm and East Bruneau near the Tin Hat bar, are visible from the cable bridge and Columbia Drive. The project has a construction value of about $8.2 million, according to city permit records.
The complex includes nine live-work units with ground-floor commercial space and 13 residential units without commercial space. All units will be available for rent.
All have a one-car garage and 20 have added exterior parking., according to Kennewick building records.
Evolv Design Collective is the designer.
Alisheva Law (Update)
3730 S. Zintel Way
Construction is beginning to wrap up for Alisheva Law’s new offices near Canyon Lakes.
Alisheva broke ground on the $2 million, two-story office project in early 2024.
In October, Alisheva secured approval for Mustang Sign Group to install signs for the building.
Idaho Central Credit Union Tri-Cities
3720 Zintel Way
The largest credit union in Idaho is preparing to debut its first branch in the Tri-Cities.
ICCU has three branches in development but the Kennewick location near Canyon Lakes will apparently be the first to open.
ICCO hung an “opening soon” banner on the building, though it has not announced a date.
It has additional branches under construction in Pasco and Richland.
ICCU is a state chartered, federally insured credit union serving nearly 640,000 members with $11.4 billion in assets, eclipsing local credit unions such as Gesa, HAPO and STCU.
Pasco
New Haven Apartments
5705 Midland Lane
Haven Capital is building a $3.6 million apartment complex on Midland Lane, just north of Sandifur Parkway.
The project consists of 22 units in six apartment buildings, according to building permits.
Haven acquired the property in 2024.
Entregar Truck Dealership
1315 E. Adams St.
Entregar Seattle LLC, based in Phoenix, is constructing a semi-truck dealership on an 6-acre site northwest of the Highway 395 and Interstate 182 intersection near the Tri-Cities Airport.
The $5 million project will include a 39,000-square-foot metal building. CRF Metal Works of Pasco is the contractor.
Sunridge Storage Solutions
9707 St. Thomas Drive
Sunridge Storage Solutions of Kennewick is building a warehouse and storage facility next to Interstate 182, near Pasco’s newly opened Kia Dealership.
The project includes storage space in multiple buildings totaling about 10,000 square feet.
It has a construction value of $3.7 million. LCR Construction LLC is the contractor. Knutzen Engineering is the designer.
Oregon Potato Co. office
6727 Chapel Hill Blvd.
Oregon Potato, which has massive farming and processing plants across the Northwest, is building a new office on a highly visible spot overlooking Interstate 182 in western Pasco.
Bouten Construction Co. is the contractor for the $3.6 million project. The 18,525-square-foot building is being built near Wilco Farm Store, at Chapel Hill Boulevard and Road 68.
MMEC Architecture and & Interiors is the designer.
Franklin County
River Ranch Golf Course grading
Land Water Sky LLC, is pursuing approval for its ambitious plan to create a luxury golf course along the Snake River in unincorporated Franklin County.
The developers are pursuing approval to demolish an unused winery facility and maintenance building near Levey Park, followed by grading activities to build an 18-hole golf course.
The work includes shaping fairways, greens, tees, on-site irrigation ponds and realigning Levey Road, according to filings under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act or SEPA. The comment deadline ended Oct. 23.
The collection of parcels that make up the future golf course border the Snake River. The project including future housing is expected to be worth $200 million.
The development team includes Ben Harris, Brad Beauchamp and Keith and Jordan Tiegs.