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What’s being built there? New Kennewick restaurant + Hundreds of lofts and townhomes
By Wendy Culverwell,
2 days ago
Welcome to What’s being built there?
This week, we’re happy to answer a West Richland resident’s question about construction near the city shops. Suffice to say, she was glad to have her prayers answered.
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Kennewick
Heavy equipment clears lots in the 4700 block of West Canal Drive in preparation for Canal Landing, a 101-unit townhome project in Kennewick. Bob Brawdy/bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
Canal Landing Subdivision Phase 1
4711 W. Canal Drive
Site work has started for a neighborhood of 101 townhouses on Canal Drive, near West Quinault Avenue.
The 7.42-acre property was previously rezoned and cleared of a garage structure make way for Canal Landing, a development by Canal Landing Opportunity and Ambience Homes.
Tri-Rivers Excavating has started work on the first phase, which consists of installing utilities to serve the future neighborhood.
Construction is proceeding on Clearwater Lofts, a 32-unit residential and commercial project near the Catholic Parish of The Holy Spirit church in western Kennewick. Bob Brawdy/bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
Clearwater Lofts (update)
7275 W. Clearwater Ave.,
The $4.5 million, 32-unit loft project is taking shape near Catholic Parish of the Holy Spirit in west Kennewick.
The project is being developed by Zook Homez LLC, an arm of Smile a Mile Painting, and will include commercial space in addition to the residential lofts.
The city of Kennewick approved building permits a year ago for both the residential structure and the commercial space.
DKEI Architecture Services is the designer. Knutzen Engineering is the engineer.
An idle backhoe sits adjacent to the concrete foundation for Moon Cafe, a new restaurant coming to 3719 Plaza Way in Kennewick’s Southridge area. Bob Brawdy
Moon Cafe (update)
3719 Plaza Way
Foundations are being poured for Moon Cafe, a new restaurant starting to take shape near The Original Pancake House and Hampton Inn in Kennewick’s Southridge area.
The city of Kennewick approved the building permits in June.
The 3,077-square-foot restaurant is being built by Tiger Construction of West Richland. Baker Architecture is the designer.
West Richland
Foundation work sets the state for a Dutch Bros.-anchored retail center at 6429 Keene Road, near the West Richland municipal services complex and Leona Libby Middle School. Photo taken September 2024. Tri-City Herald
Dutch Bros
6429 Keene Road
Dutch Bros, the Oregon-based coffee chain, is expanding its presence in the Tri-Cities with a drive-thru near the West Richland municipal city shops complex.
The project includes retail space for future tenants and is comparable to the Dutch Bros at Wellsian Way and Stevens Drive in Richland.
An apartment complex under construction at Keene and Albion in West Richland. Photo taken September 2024. Tri-City Herald
Townhomes
Keene and Albion
MWIC Northwest TH LLC, a division of Salem, Ore.,-based Mountain West Investment Corp., is building a 137-unit townhome complex along Albion Street and Paradise Way.
The project site is near The Heights at Red Mountain Ranch, a residential development.
Red Mountain looms over townhomes being constructed by MWIC Northwest TH LLC, an arm of Ranchland Homes, at Keene and Albion in West Richland. Photo taken September 2024. Tri-City Herald
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