The Dirt: Olive Garden moves forward with permits for restaurant in Spokane Valley
Olive Garden is one step closer to building a restaurant in Spokane Valley.
California-based RSI Group Inc., a design, development and construction company, filed an application with the city for building permits that include demolishing Hong Kong Buffet at 14742 E. Indiana Ave. and replacing it with a more than 7,700-square-foot Olive Garden restaurant.
California-based CRHO Architects is the project designer. CRHO Architects has designed several Olive Garden restaurants nationwide.
The restaurant chain initially expressed interest in the site near Spokane Valley Mall in November, filing preliminary plans with the city to build a new restaurant.
The project valuation is $1.7 million, according to city documents.
Olive Garden did not respond to a request for comment.
Olive Garden has restaurants in north Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. The Florida-based restaurant chain closed a location in downtown Spokane in 2015, citing poor performance.
Olive Garden is a division of Darden Restaurants, which also owns Longhorn Steakhouse, Yard House and The Capital Grille. It has more than 850 restaurants and 96,000 employees nationwide.
Wolff Architectural files plans for new hangar
Wolff Architectural Group has filed a preliminary application with the city to build a $4.5 million aircraft hangar at Spokane International Airport.
The Spokane-based architectural firm submitted site plans to the city for a 29,000-square-foot hangar, 3,200-square-foot office and lounge, and 2,000-square-foot storage area at 8135 W. Pilot Drive.
The application indicates Stancraft Aviation is involved with the project.
Stancraft Aviation President Robb Bloem confirmed the company would manage the proposed hangar but declined to comment on specifics about the project.
Wolff Architectural Group also declined comment.
Hayden-based Young Construction Group is the contractor.
New medical building planned
on South Hill
A building that once housed United Health Services Credit Union and several other tenants will be demolished to make way for a new medical office building.
Spokane-based Baker Construction & Development filed an environmental review with the Washington state Department of Ecology to demolish the building at 613 S. Washington St. and replace it with a 21,300-square-foot medical office building.
Construction is slated to begin in March and be complete by November, according to the environmental review.
Auto Credit Sales
to build new office
in north Spokane
Auto Credit Sales is building a new office at its north Spokane dealership, according to plans filed with the city.
The dealership is demolishing two commercial structures, two residential homes and two storage sheds and building a new, 3,000-square-foot office at 2712 N. Ruby Road, according to a recently filed environmental review.
The project is valued at $525,000 and will be built in two phases, according to city documents.
Auto Credit Sales has four dealerships in the Spokane area and Idaho.
The project architect is Spokane Valley-based Mercier Architecture & Planning. The project contractor is Spokane-based Yost Gallagher Construction.