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JAN NIBJ: Business comings and goings

by NILS ROSDAHL/NIBJ Contributing Writer
| December 26, 2023 1:00 AM

Commercial units to occupy Marcus Anderson building

The Marcus Anderson building under construction at 8182 N. Wayne Drive in Hayden has commercial units to be occupied by Ascent Counseling and Marcus Anderson Family Foundation (now at 8382 N. Wayne Drive).

A third unit of 1,508 square feet is available through Daranie Anderson at mapidaho@Outlook.com. The building should be done in March.

Possibilities moves to Seasons building

Possibilities Wine & Gift  Shop has moved from 211 Sherman Ave. (after 19 years) to the Seasons of Coeur d'Alene restaurant building at 209 E. Lakeside Ave.

Lee and Jill Kausen create a club member experience for members to pick up wine and gift baskets. They offer wine tastings from 5 to 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Phone 208-665-9166. Email at lee@cdagifts.com.

Peterson Place adds second building, planning third

Peterson Place, an assisted-living facility in Hayden, has added a second building and is planning a third. Owner Heidi Peterson had the first place built in 2016 at 1027 E. Honeysuckle Ave. and added a second this fall at 1035 E. Honeysuckle.

The option of the assisted-living place is to be the next best option to living at home, Peterson said. The staff welcomes residents, their families and friends and care providers in a warm and friendly environment. Services meet the physical, medical and mental needs of the residents.

The locked facility provides security for those who wander. Meals and snacks are provided. In good weather, outdoor entertainment is in the secure courtyards. 

The staff includes Stacy Schriger, Meagan McGaughey and Heather Vargas. Phone 208-719-9405 or 208-518-3930. Check www.Petersonplaceal.com.

Metro Express Car Wash opens soon in Hayden

Offering four-minute car washes and free vacuums, Metro Express Car Wash will open soon at 418 Fryeburg Ave. (adjacent to U.S. 95) in Hayden.

Started in 2004 by Bill Martin in Boise, Metro Express will soon have 11 locations in the Inland Northwest. Customers' experience includes old-fashioned service and attention to detail.

Hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. Phone 208-820-2077. Check www.metroexpresscarwash.com.

Amazing Lash Studio opens in February

Offering the nation's largest and fastest-growing eyelash extension beauty franchise brand, Amazing Lash Studio is under construction at 405 E. Best Ave. (Unit 103) in Coeur d'Alene. 

Brandie Chapman will use professional-grade adhesive and a patented application process for customized lash styles for eyes and face shapes, desired lengths, curls and volume. It will open in February.

DOMA Coffee Roasting to open in Cd'A

DOMA Coffee Roasting will open a cafe in the 3,000-square-foot main floor in the new building off the Centennial Trail at 3091 S. Atlas Road.

It includes indoor and outdoor seating with views up and down the river, sport TVs, coffee, tea and local pasties and take-out food. Owners Muir and Julia Harrison formerly had Cafe DOMA downtown. 

Opening in April, hours will be 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Check www.domacoffee.com.

Wake Up Call Coffee opening off U.S. 95

Serving 68 options of coffees, energy drinks, teas and pasties, Wake Up Call Coffee is opening at 445 W. Cherry Lane (off U.S. 95).

Opening in the Inland Northwest in 2004, the drive-through focus is serving the best local coffee and the best customer service. Hours are 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Lead barista is Michaela Haen. Check www.wuc.red.com.

The ClubHouse opens in Hayden

With a play space for families, The ClubHouse has opened at 10724 N. Government Way in Hayden.

Inspired by sons Cooper and Dawson, owner Megan Leary offers activities, classes, open play and unique events throughout the year. Parents can sip coffee while sitting down to work or relax.

Open 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, the space is also available as an event venue outside the regular hours. The 1.3-acre space includes a shop for indoor parties and a large backyard for warm-weather events for kids or adults. Check www.HaydenClubHouse.com.

Huetter Business Center opening soon

With two large buildings complete and the third under construction, Huetter Business Center is opening on Huetter Road with open visibility of Interstate 90. An electronic readerboard will face both sides of traffic with 65,000 vehicles a day.

Tenants in the completed buildings are expanding from existing locations in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls. The third building is available to occupants through Jeffrey Simonds of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty. Phone 208-518-8860. Email jsimonds@cbidaho.com.

The two-story buildings have office and warehouse space, roll-up doors, restrooms, a reception area and breakroom with completion at the end of the month.

Albertson's becomes Safeway on Ironwood

The Albertson's store in Ironwood Square officially became Safeway.

The store opened in 1990 and is open 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. Store director Jerry Noble is assisted by Kym Sears, assistant director, and Michael Glidden, meat department manager. Phone 208-664-9101.

Runge's to remodel and add business

Starting in March, Runge Furniture at 303 E. Spokane Ave. (between Third and Fourth streets) will remodel and add a business. The second business prefers to make its own announcement.

Runge Furniture opened in 1946 at Second Street and Indiana Avenue and later moved to 12th Street at Sherman Avenue. It moved to its current location in 1980.

It offers furniture, accessories, appliances and bedding. Phone 208-667-5038. Check www.rungefurniture.com

Jitterz Espresso drive-through to open soon

Jitterz Espresso will open its drive-through soon at 1422 Northwest Blvd.

The locally owned company opened its first location in 2006 and now has 14 in North Idaho and two event trailers. More are planned for Smelterville, Spirit Lake, Athol and Post Falls.

It offers hand-crafted espresso drinks, energy drinks, smoothies, chais, a build-your-own bagel and burrito bar and breakfast items. Hours are 4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Happy Hour is 2-7 p.m. daily.

Owner Laura Quast is assisted by Ayla Jelinek. Check www.Jitterzespressocda.com.

Gameday Men's Health plans Jan. 22 opening

Men's wellness is the objective of Gameday Men's Health which is planning a grand opening for Jan. 22 at 1250 W. Ironwood Drive (Suite 201).

Set in a man-cave environment, Nathaniel Bowie and his staff will offer a holistic approach to well-being addressing unique health needs of men with a focus on testosterone replacement, weight loss, erectile dysfunction, vitamins and peptides.

For more information, contact Bowie at 208-437-7235 or nathaniel@gamedaymenshealth.com.

Post Falls schools expanding at Prairie View

A facilities maintenance and operations complex is being built in phases at a 3-acre site adjacent to Prairie View Elementary School at the Greensferry-Horsehaven intersection.

It will include a food service distribution facility for storage and distribution for schools in the district with dry storage of non-perishables inside walk-in cooler freezer boxes with truck access and a parking lot. Ginno Construction is the general contractor with completion planned for June 2024.     

Now the Tidbits

• The Thomas George building under construction at Third Street and Front Avenue downtown will be 18 stories. It will comprise 60 condominiums on floors 4-18 with garages, an on-site concierge, a 24-hour gym, golf simulator, indoor-outdoor pool and a lake-view community terrace. The first floor will have a Union Roasters shop with coffees and pastries. For information, contact Hayden Anderl at 208-964-0234 or hayden@cbinw.com. Check www.haydenanderl.com.

• What had been the Canton restaurant at 113 N. Fourth St. will become the Hula Pot restaurant in mid-December. Owner Vincent Fong will offer Hawaiian barbecue, hot-pot choices, beer, wine, sake and soju 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The renovated place will have 76 seats, two sports TVs, take-out and deliveries. Check hula_pot on Instagram.

• The Hess Professional Building under construction at 8927 N. Hess St. in Hayden will comprise four commercial units. Two have been leased to Roots Hair Studio and First Steps Chiropractic. Two are available for lease through Rosenberger Construction at 208-772-5018. Completion should be Jan. 1. 

• The Appleway Quarter new building at 295 E. Appleway will have businesses on the ground floor and 24 apartments on the two floors above. Spaces are leased to 208 Massage & Spa and a tap house. The 6,000 square feet remaining could contain one to three units. Contact Chad Oakland at 208-704-2000 or chad@nwidaho.com. Dan Stubbs shares ownership. The apartments (16 two-bedroom and eight one-bedroom) will have private decks and share common-area patios, an elevator and garages or carports. The building should be complete next fall by J. Meyer Construction with Momentum Architecture.

• Offering a wide range of medical, health and wellness concerns, Ironwood Family Practice will be expanding to a new facility at 3815 Schreiber Way (Suite 102). The physician-owned clinic has been at 920 W. Ironwood Drive (Suite 101) since 1986. Hours are 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone 208-667-4557. Check www.ironwoodfp.com.

• Built specifically for patients with mobility problems who need orthopedic outpatient surgery, the Hayden Surgery Center is under construction at 8552 Government Way.   

• Opening later this winter, The Mill at 1705 Government Way is offering move-in specials for prospective tenants. The four-story building has 43 apartments with amenities of a prime location, a fitness center, a community clubhouse and a roof-top deck. To check the early-bird specials, phone 208-664-5081 (Ext. 216). The main floor is completely leased to the commercial tenants of the Ten/6 restaurant, Copal Salon, Heart City Barber, Fiore Beauty & Wellness and Lia at the Lake. 

• Planning a March completion, Legacy Heating & Cooling is building a new complex at 110 W. Lions Way in Hayden. The company offers commercial heating and cooling repair, replacement, maintenance and new construction. Phone 208-762-2777. Check www.legacyheatingcooling.com.

• After more than 25 years in Kootenai County, Hayden Lake Physical Therapy & Aquatics is adding a new place at the corner of Highway 41 and Early Dawn in Post Falls. Check www.Haydenlakept.com.          

• A large combination gas station and convenience store called Lancaster Market is being built at 6308 W. Lancaster Road in Rathdrum. Dan and Amanda Duvall will offer snacks, hot food, cold drinks and a huge selection of beer and wine when it opens. 

• A rumor is that Trader Joe's will be in the Runge Furniture area.

• The TownPlace Suites by Marriott Hotels will open in the spring where the Outback Steakhouse restaurant was in Northwood Center Court southeast of the intersection of Interstate 90 and Northwest Boulevard.

• With 100% wood-fired, Neapolitan-inspired products, a Cascadia Pizza Co. is "coming soon" to Rathdrum at 8083 W. Main St. (at the corner of Mill Avenue). It should open in the spring with indoor and outdoor seating, and take-out. Check www.Cascadiapizzaco.com.

• With many options for food and beverages in an elevated space and on a patio, Rooted Social House is planned for 310 N. Spokane St. in Post Falls.

• A four-story 151-room Hyatt Place Hotel is planned for the Millworx development on Fourth Avenue in Post Falls.  

• Taco Bell on Hanley Avenue is open after remodeling. 

• Mountain View Business Center is offering commercial leases for flex space in the new building at 9044 W. Prairie Ave. Pacific Mechanical & Electric is one tenant. Three other spaces are available through Jeffrey Simonds of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty at 208-518-8860 or 208-765-2222.  

• Yummy Crab will be in the former Golden Corral building off U.S. 95.

• Describing it as a "new product vendor mall," Marketplace@Miles is under construction in the southeast corner of Government Way and Miles Avenue in Hayden. Spaces in a variety of sizes are available for retail vendors with additional onsite storage offered. Information is through Commercial Real Estate Consultants at 208-691-5328 and www.marketplaceatmiles.com

• A new facility for Bolton Law is being built at 2317 N. Merritt Creek Loop just off Northwest Boulevard on the east end of Riverstone. The new location should open in the spring. Check www.kjboltonlaw.com.       

• Panhandle Barbershop is new at 9751 Government Way (Suite 9).

• Chipotle Mexican Grill is evidently making plans for new places in Coeur d'Alene (on Neider Avenue) and Post Falls (off Highway 41). 

• A third location for Riverstone Dental Care is being built at the intersection of Ramsey Road and Prairie Avenue. Planning to open at the end of the year, it will join the company's current locations at 2344 N. Merritt Creek Loop in Coeur d'Alene and 3095 E. Mullan Ave. (Suite 400) in Post Falls. Phone 208-676-8500. Check www.riverstonedental.com.

• Three suites are available in a new building at 2420 Government Way. Ranging from 898 to 915 square feet, each unit is a shell with a fully finished bathroom with tenants finishing the balance of the space. For information, contact Danny Davis of Coldwell Banker Commercial real estate at 2000 Northwest Blvd. Phone 208-765-2222.

• Selkirk Sport will relocate its pro shop from 12037 N. Tracey Road in Hayden to 7878 Government Way later this year.

• Many commercial construction projects are happening between Stateline and Post Falls. To see more precise locations, check the www.inlandnwbusiness.com website by Matt Behringer. The businesses listed include a Circle K gas station and convenience store, a Napa Auto Parts, Wendy's, The Joint Chiropractic and The Man Shop, Gesa Credit Union, Nutex Post Falls Emergency Hospital, Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen, Dutch Bros. Coffee, Taco Bell and Thai Bamboo. Other new buildings will include apartments, condos, warehouses and storage spaces.

• The children's activity center Make It Messy and the marine construction company R&R Northwest is opening in a new building at 1857 W. Hayden Ave. Make It Messy is a blend between an arts and craft space, sensory play and activities such as at a children's museum. People of all ages can express themselves creatively, expand their imaginations and stimulate their senses. It can host birthday parties or private family events through owner Heather Gillis. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Check www.makeitmessycda.com. R&R Northwest and founder Brandon Richardson are booking projects for summer 2024. Check www.rrnorthwest.com.     

• A new ambulatory surgery center is under construction by Northwest Specialty Hospital at 1624 E. Mullan Ave. directly east of its main campus at 1593 E. Polston Ave. in Post Falls. The 9,600-square-foot place will be used for surgeries that don't require overnight stays and will have two outpatient surgery rooms with options for future expansion. It should open in early 2024. Phone 208-262-2300. Check www.nwsh.com.        

• With buildings of 168,000 and 238,000 square feet, The Pointe at Post Falls is at North Beck Road and Pointe Parkway. Zoned industrial, the buildings have deck-high loading doors and eight ground-level drive-in doors. Check Darren Slackman for lease rates at dslackman@naiblack.com. Phone 509-622-3593.     

• New buildings for Idaho Guns & Outdoors and Hayden Sharp DDS are being built in the Athol Crossings complex east of U.S. 95 in Athol. They are joining several other new places with the key business of Super 1 Foods.

• A new Marriott Hotel will evidently be built downtown.

• A Gates Dental building will be at 2208 N. Merritt Creek Road. 

• With 16 luxury apartments on floors 2 and 3 and an Akamai Coffee Co. on the ground floor, the Midtown Centre Apartments building should be complete soon at 821 N. Fourth St. The contact is John Beutler of Century 21 Realty at 208-765-5554. Phone 208-664-0278. 

• Two 1,550-square-foot suites with 2,500-square-foot shop areas will be available for lease in Anderl Plaza under construction at 8512 N. Wayne Drive in Hayden. For information, contact Hayden Anderl at 208-964-0234.

• U-Haul Self-Storage will be at Seltice Way and Herborn in Post Falls. Make-A-Wish Idaho is new at 362 N. Herborn.

• Lake Forest Interior Design is under construction in Hayden at 9245 Government Way. 

• A commercial building with three suites is being constructed at 9041 N. Hess St. (just north of Walmart) in Hayden. The suites of 1,100 square feet each can contain retail or office places with easy access and visibility to U.S. 95. Contact Josh Beebe at Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty at 208-699-7980.

• The neighboring Anthem Corners project has one of the three suites leased with two units available. They can be combined for a 3,920-square-foot unit. Contact Joel Johnson of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller at 208-771-6068.

• The Lighthouse Motel is being renovated at 2018 Sherman.

• A large building planned to open in late summer or fall for 851 Fourth Ave. (at Idaho Street) in Post Falls will be called Kindred & Co. with books, home goods and a bistro.

• Coeur d'Alene Kids Dental is expanding at 1341 N. Northwood Center Drive.

• Spoon Junkie or Rogue Carnivore evidently will be a new place at 400 N. Fourth St. 

• Phase I of the new Kinder Prep Learning Center is under construction at 1847 W. Prairie Ave. The curriculum promotes hands-on, sensory and play-based learning experiences for ages 18 months to 5 years old in an environment that is nature-themed and community driven. For information on pre-enrollment, check www.kinderpreplearningcenter.com. Phone 208-916-0265.     

• A medical office will be at 909 W. Canfield.   

• A 20,000-square-foot structure called Prairie Professional is under construction on the north side of the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Ramsey Road. The office building to be complete in December will have suite sizes from 2,200 to 10,000 square feet available. A main tenant will be Riverstone Dental Care. For information on the space available, contact Rob Kannapien of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneidmiller Realty at 208-704-3832 or E-Fax 208-515-2385.

• Watch for Prime IV Hydration & Wellness to be in Ironwood Square.

• Many of 16 commercial spaces are available in the planned Prairie Crossing Shopping Center in the northeast corner of Highway 41 and Prairie Avenue.

• The PACR office building is under construction at 1857 W. Hayden Ave. All four commercial units are leased.

• An automotive service center will be built at 185 W. Clayton Ave.

• A large Farwest Steel Corp. building is under construction at Pleasantview and Seltice Way.

• Pilgrim's Market will expand to a building across the street.

• A new pizza place will be in the former Syringa building on Fourth Street.

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Contact:

Kootenai County — Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com

Benewah, Bonner, Boundary and Shoshone counties — Maureen Dolan at mdolan@cdapress.com


    Heidi Peterson, owner, (left) and Stacy Schriger of Peterson Place Assisted Living.
 
 


    Metro Express Car Wash General Manager Ron Jacoby (left) and Operations Manager Conner Brown.
 
 
    Amazing Lash Studio owner Brandie Chapman.
 
 


    DOMA Coffee Roasting will open at 3091 S. Atlas Road in Coeur d'Alene. From left: Heather Twidt, Josh Nelson, Brad Preston, Muir Harrison, Joey Ozol, Ian Nelson, Jim Hottenroth and Julia Harrison.
 
 
    Wake-Up Call Coffee is opening at 445 W. Cherry Lane (off U.S. 95) in Coeur d'Alene.
 
 
    The ClubHouse owner Megan Leary.
 
 
    Huetter Business Center is opening soon on Huetter Road.
 
 
    Kym Sears, assistant store director, and Michael Glidden, meat department manager, of the Safeway store in Ironwood Square.
 
 
    Laura Quast at the new Jitterz Espresso on Northwest Boulevard.
 
 
    Gameday Men's Health with (from left) Wendy Read, Nathaniel Bowie and Andrea Bowie.
 
 


    Rendering of the Post Falls School District facilities maintenance and operations complex.