Prime mixed-use property in Spokane’s sought-after South Hill neighborhood. The building features 1,015 sqft retail space with a coffee tenant in place with five years left on the lease and twenty-nine apartments above. Located in an Opportunity Zone, the property offers valuable tax benefits and strong income potential. The unit mix includes eighteen one-bedroom and eleven two-bedroom apartments, all with spacious layouts and quality finishes. Rent upside of 10%-20% provides additional growth potential. A solid investment opportunity in a high-demand location close to downtown, shopping, and dining.
Cliff-Cannon, located between Downtown Spokane and the South Hill, is a historic and hillside Spokane neighborhood with steep basalt bluffs and a patchwork of brick apartments. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around W 2nd Ave and S Cedar St, where hospital-campus energy meets corner cafes, small eateries, and steady foot traffic. Sacred Heart Medical Center and Deaconess Hospital anchor daily rhythms, while the Bing Crosby Theater and the Fox Theater set a classic marquee tone nearby. Early-1900s homes, courtyard buildings, and view streets define the architecture. Stairways and switchback roads shape how blocks connect. Parks and overlooks add breathing room above the city grid.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Unfinished basement with laundry area
Laundry amenity available for the community
Bedrooms
Eighteen 1-bedroom units
Eleven 2-bedroom units
One additional unit (type not specified)
Bathrooms
Most units have 1 bathroom
Kitchen
No specific kitchen appliance details provided
Laundry & utility
On-site laundry (basement and community laundry)
Heating & cooling
Electric baseboard heating
Exterior features
City street frontage on a paved road
Lot approximately 0.32 acre
Home design
Residential income property
Four-level structure
Flat roof
Parking
Off-site parking with alley access
Construction
Brick construction
Financial info
Classified as rental income (multi-unit property with 30 total units)
Electricity and solar
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Built in 1911, the Knickerbocker Apartments is a large, 30 unit residential multi-family apartment building located in the center of a busy health center & medical community in Spokane, Washington. The property is a steel-reinforced, three-story building clad in red face brick with black mortar and is opulently embellished in fine, crème-colored, glazed terra cotta with Beaux Arts-style influence. The apartment building is designed in the shape of an “H” with a center courtyard at the front of the building.
Public Records
Oct 1, 1990
Sold
$450,000
$11/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$24,445 (−13.4%)
$314,270 + $3,729,130
$4,043,400
2025
$28,223 (+5.8%)
$314,270 + $3,729,130
$4,043,400
2024
$26,668 (+13.0%)
$314,270 + $3,637,030
$3,951,300
2023
$23,608 (−14.2%)
$314,270 + $3,297,430
$3,611,700
2022
$27,501 (−5.8%)
$314,270 + $2,415,230
$2,729,500
2021
$29,205 (+11.4%)
$314,270 + $2,520,430
$2,834,700
2020
$26,207 (+4.6%)
$185,710 + $2,315,390
$2,501,100
2019
$25,056 (+318.4%)
$185,710 + $2,286,500
$2,472,210
2018
$5,989 (+25.8%)
$185,710 + $535,100
$720,810
2017
$4,761 (−51.6%)
$185,710 + $535,100
$720,810
2016
$9,830 (+9.0%)
$185,710 + $519,500
$705,210
2015
$9,016
$185,710 + $447,100
$632,810
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
—
Baths
—
Stories
4
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.33 Acres
Year renovated
1912
Finished Sq. Ft.
—
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
31,900
Year built
1912
Style
Multi-Family (5+ Unit)
County
Spokane County
APN
35191.4301
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Sep 2, 2026.
OR-150
Office Retail Zone
The office retail zoning category is located in areas designated office on the land use plan map of the comprehensive plan that are within the higher intensity office areas around downtown Spokane in the North Bank and Medical Districts shown in the Downtown Plan. The office retail zone is also applied to sites outside of the areas designated for higher intensity office use that are already developed with higher intensity retail and services uses. It is intended to be a higher intensity office zone that allows for larger scale offices and supporting retail and service uses. The size of retail uses is limited to reduce detrimental impacts on nearby residential uses and to assure that the commercial uses are supporting rather than primary uses.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Community / recreation center
Religious facility
Day care facility
Hospital / medical center
Housing
Infrastructure
Office
Educational/school
Park & open space
Jan 19, 2028 • Active
Commercial-industrial-multifamily building
Remodel
May 4, 2026 • Final
Electrical
Electrical
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.46% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 94° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
10/10 Air Factor
19 unhealthy days expected this year, 21 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Spokane, WA • 99204
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Sun exposure
72/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9.4 hrs
2.7 hrs
JuneDecember
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