downtown so vibrant and lively is all the different industries that we see. It’s not just one type. In the last year we’ve had floral shops, coffee shops, gaming shops, bars, and restaurants open up. It really adds to that vibrancy that you see day to day.” The diversity goes beyond retail into mixed-use development, with the Weidner apartment project bringing 250 units to the downtown core. The first being The Majestic, a 212-unit mixed-use building with 100 public parking spaces in the community’s parking garage, designed to attract more people to downtown. The second is their revitalization of the Wenatchee Jailhouse, a once-forgotten building near The Majestic that Weidner will renovate and add two additional buildings on either side of the structure to bring more retail offerings to downtown. Property owners are adapting existing buildings for modern business needs.“We’re seeing some property owners use the space to create coworking spaces and just create more opportunities for smaller micro enterprises,” Pulido explains. Todd Kiesz, an attorney and downtown building 220 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 08
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