Several construction projects are bringing new businesses, shoppers, diners and residents to Downtown Spokane. But one of the newest is the planned renovation of the Norman and Jefferson buildings in the 1100 block of W. 1st Ave. (at the corner of First and Jefferson). The buildings have both sat vacant for years with a historic past as a hotel. But they are now in the SEPA application / permitting phase to do a full remodel of the historic structures into a new development called No-Jeff.
The development is listed as being a project of Urbin Development, which is at least in part controlled by local developer Chris Batten who also has RenCorp Realty. Rencorp is also who is already actively pre-leasing the commercial spaces at No-Jeff. The ground floor at No-Jeff will offer commercial space, with a total of 13,300+ total square feet of space with no tenants announced as of yet. The marketing flyer for the development indicates that there could be as many as seven new businesses in these spaces, however some can be leased together when possible. Stay tuned to Inland Northwest Business Watch as we plan to watch what goes into these in demand commercial spaces.
The two upper floors at No-Jeff will be converted into residential apartments. The development will be home to 40 new apartments with studio, one bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans available. The basement of the buildings will also be remodeled, and a portion will be bike storage for the new residents. Information in the project's SEPA application show that they plan to start construction on the project as soon as March 2026 with occupancy currently planned for towards the end of this year.
Permits show the general contractor for No-Jeff is still to be determined but the architectural work is being done by Spokane based Olson Projects. The project is estimated to be valued at $4.5 million. For more information on leasing space at No-Jeff and other Rencorp projects reach out the Chris Batten via chris@rencorprealty.com or https://rencorprealty.com
