Asbestos Removal in Hillyard Spokane WA

A railroad town that became a neighborhood

Hillyard started in 1892 as a separate town around the Great Northern rail yards and was named for railroad builder James J. Hill (HistoryLink).

Its Market Street business district is listed on the Spokane Register and the National Register (Visit Spokane). The area was later joined to the city of Spokane.

A working-class rail town built homes quickly and cheaply, and many were updated piece by piece over the decades.

Bungalows, storefronts and conversions

Residential streets have small houses with basements, attics and detached garages. The business district has older storefronts with apartments above. Each building type raises different questions: houses are likely to be owner-occupied, which opens the homeowner allowance, while apartments above shops do not qualify (SRCAA).

Mixed-use buildings are specifically excluded from the allowance, so a storefront with an apartment needs a certified contractor.

Neighborhoods around Hillyard

Hillyard touches several other northeast Spokane neighborhoods.

• Logan: the neighborhood south of Hillyard near the university.
• Nevada-Lidgerwood: a northwest neighbor.
• Whitman: a neighborhood to the west.
• Bemiss: a neighborhood to the south.
• Minnehaha: an eastern neighbor near Spokane Valley.
• Spokane Valley: the city just east.

Rules for a Hillyard project

• Mixed-use buildings do not qualify for the homeowner allowance (SRCAA).
• Survey by an accredited AHERA building inspector comes first.
• City of Spokane permits apply for demolition and building work.
• Waste goes to Graham Road Landfill.