MEAD WORKS
Neighboring the north Spokane Costco, more than 300 acres near the intersection of Farwell Road and Newport Highway (U.S. Route 2) are being developed into a dynamic, walkable neighborhood known as Mead Works.
Led by Greenstone Corporation — the developer behind Kendall Yards in downtown Spokane and the River District and NoLL in Liberty Lake, among other projects — Mead Works will ultimately include a mix of more than 1,500 single-family homes, hundreds of multifamily units, ground level residential, park space, a park and ride for public transit and more.
With a few dozen single-family homes under construction in August 2026, Greenstone was just preparing to start the permitting process for about 100 multifamily units in the development, which will likely take more than two decades to fully build out, explains Jim Frank, who founded Greenstone.
Some of the earliest Mead Works residents include two dinosaurs — well, statues of them, anyway. “Rex,” a silver, cartoonish 400-pound tyrannosaurus, got his 15 minutes of fame in 2026 after he was stolen from a roundabout near Mead Works, buried in the woods, and then unearthed by sheriff’s deputies channeling their best Indiana Jones after receiving tips about his whereabouts. (Greenstone declined to press charges on the grand theft dino, which could’ve landed some local teenagers with felonies thanks to Rex’s $50,000-plus value, Frank says.) His brother, a stegosaurus, can be found in Fossil Park inside the development, which is already wildly popular with nearby residents, Frank says…