New ProjectsWhat’s being built in Kootenai County
Hotels, hospitals, shopping centers, roads and the businesses moving in, town by town. I track these because they move rents, traffic and land values, and they tell you where the next deal is.
Chase Bank
Building permit issued Nov 2, 2026 for Chase Bank at 559 W Aqua Ave, Coeur d'Alene, valued at $2,200,000.
Bottle Joy
Bottle Joy is returning to Coeur d'Alene at 1327 E. Sherman Ave, the former CdA Cider Co. space, after its beer and wine license was approved.
Chipotle
Chipotle tenant improvement at 167 W Neider Ave, Coeur d'Alene, was cleared to open with a certificate of occupancy on 10/29/2026.
Templin's on the River repositioning
The ownership group closed the 40 year old riverfront hotel while it weighs a remodel or a full redevelopment of the property.
Carlin Bay transmission line
A proposed 115 kilovolt line to serve the east side of Lake Coeur d'Alene, which today runs on two distribution feeders.
Kickers Bar
Tenant improvement permit issued 10/28/2026 for Kickers Bar at 115 S 4th St, Coeur d'Alene, valued at $140,000.
Small Town Giddy Up Coffee
Tenant improvement permit issued 10/28/2026 for a Small Town Giddy Up Coffee counter at 1602 N 4th St, valued at $10,000.
SEL buys 150 N Beck Road
SEL completed its purchase of a newly built 240,000 SF manufacturing facility at 150 N Beck Road.
Golden Rule Brake
The Spokane based auto shop opened its fifth regional location in Coeur d'Alene.
Jitterz Sit & Sip Cafe
Jitterz Espresso, with 11 coffee stands around Kootenai County, opened its first sit down cafe in Rathdrum.
Coeur Terre
The large Coeur Terre development won Phase 1 approval in December 2025 and was back before Planning and Zoning in July 2026.
D. Lish's Burgers
The Spokane burger favorite confirmed a second location in Post Falls and is early in the building process.
Coyol Cocina & Tequila
New restaurant in the former Chili's building at 482 W Sunset Ave, which held its grand opening June 15.
The Old European Express
A new restaurant from the Old European Breakfast House in Post Falls, going into a newly built building in Coeur d'Alene.
Goodwill at the former Sunshine Minting building
Goodwill closed on the Sunshine Minting facility: about 6,000 SF of workforce services and offices plus 13,650 SF of retail store and production space.
Mixed use building on E. Sherman
The owner of Coeur d'Alene based Big Tree Construction is planning a new mixed use building on E. Sherman Ave.
New Rathdrum City Hall
Rathdrum's new City Hall is going vertical, sized for a city that keeps growing.
Jacklin Ranch Retail Center
Jacklin Northwest is planning a new shopping center at the 88 acre Jacklin Ranch Commercial Park. Suites are leasing now through 7Fold.
Mor Furniture
Mor Furniture leased the former Rite Aid space at 43 W Prairie Shopping Center for a new store.
Range Market at Millworx
Range Market is going into the ground floor of the North Yards building at Millworx, the mixed use project at Idaho St and 4th.
Coeur d'Alene temple and meetinghouse
The Design Review Commission approved the temple and meetinghouse plans with conditions on lighting.
Thomas/Meyer annexation
Rathdrum annexed about 40 acres west of Highway 41 and south of Nagel Road, opening it to residential development.
Raising Cane's
Raising Cane's opened March 17 on W Neider Ave, just east of US-95.
Sherman Tower
Hagadone Hospitality's $48M, 139 room expansion one block north of The Coeur d'Alene Resort, with a 6,000 SF restaurant on the ground floor.
AC Hotel by Marriott
$25M, 126 room hotel at 602 E Sherman Ave from Providence Development.
I-90 widening
ITD is widening I-90 to four lanes each way between Hwy 41 and US-95, with longer Northwest Blvd and US-95 ramps and new bridges at Huetter and Atlas.
The Currents at Atlas Waterfront
104 attainable owner occupied homes on the last 10 acres of the Atlas Mill site, built in phases.
Prairie Medical Campus
Kootenai Health and MultiCare, 30 acres at Hwy 41 and Prairie. Micro hospital with a 12 room ER plus medical office. Construction through 2027.
Super 1 Foods
About 55,000 SF grocery at Hwy 41 and Prairie, anchoring the 50 acre Prairie Crossing center. About 110 jobs. Targeted to open July 2027.
Encompass Health
50 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, about 55,000 SF and $58M, at Jacklin Ranch. Targeted for 2028.
I-90 / Hwy 41 interchange
ITD's $78M single point urban interchange rebuild and Hwy 41 widening to Mullan.
StanCraft Jet Center hangar
$3.5M, 21,600 SF second hangar at Coeur d'Alene Airport for the jet center, which also runs a US Customs facility.
Ramsey Rd extension
Ramsey now runs through to Lancaster as a corridor parallel to US-95. Opened October 2025 under its $14M budget.
Hayden Ave intersections
New signal at Hayden and Ramsey and a roundabout at Ramsey and Honeysuckle. Roundabouts at Huetter and Atlas are next.
Government Way intersections
Urban renewal funded turn lane at Honeysuckle and new signals at Miles and Wyoming.
Hayden Canyon
About 610 acres at Lancaster Rd and Government Way planned for 1,500 to 1,800 homes. New rooftops on the north end of town.
Westwood Pines
52 acre mixed use project north of SH-53 with 164 homes, 192 apartments and about 10 commercial acres in 7 lots for restaurants, fuel and retail.
Selkirk Center
17 acres of commercial on Lancaster Rd east of SH-41, planned as 8 commercial lots.
Lancaster 41 West
154 acres on Lancaster Rd west of SH-41, including 28 acres of C-2 highway commercial.
SH-53 / Pleasant View interchange
ITD's roughly $30M interchange and SH-53 widening to four lanes, closing several rail crossings between Rathdrum and Post Falls.
Main Street revitalization
Downtown streetscape work funded by a $500,000 Idaho Commerce grant, with a second $650,000 request to extend it to Gray St.
SH-54 reconstruction
ITD is rebuilding SH-54 from SH-41 in Spirit Lake to Athol with turn lanes, wider shoulders and lighting.
New comprehensive plan
City Council approved an updated comprehensive plan and future land use map in January 2026.
Updated impact fees
The city adopted new parks, traffic and law enforcement impact fees in December 2025, the first update since 2013.
2026 Comprehensive Plan
Hauser's rewritten comprehensive plan for 2026 to 2045 went to public hearing in July 2026.
County impact area review
Kootenai County expects to review the Hauser Area of City Impact in late 2026, which affects how the corridor land around the city is planned.
Silverwood under new owners
Herschend Family Entertainment, the owner of Dollywood, bought the roughly 400 acre Silverwood and Boulder Beach parks in March 2026 and kept the name and team.
Farragut State Park
A $6.3M group camp with 20 full hookup RV sites and cabins opened in May 2026, plus a new central entrance and underpass on SH-54.
I-90 widening, SH-41 to US-95
ITD's $200M+ project adding two lanes each way between Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, with new bridges at Huetter, Atlas and the Prairie Trail.
I-90 / SH-41 interchange
Single point urban interchange rebuild at the main Post Falls exit.
Rathdrum Prairie transportation study
ITD's study of new north and south routes between I-90 and SH-53, the successor to the Huetter Bypass. Four alternatives remain.
Kootenai Health growth
The region's hospital has over 4,500 employees and expects 5,000 within a few years, plus the Prairie Medical Campus in Post Falls.
Summaries are from the linked news story or public agency, and from my city guides. Status as of the date shown. Know of a project I missed? Tell me.
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