s ), ▁the ▁Fox ▁Theater ▁( now ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Sym phony ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁W SU ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁and ▁Bi omed ical ▁Sciences ▁Building ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁D aven port ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁R id path ▁Hotel ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁the ▁on going ▁renov ation ▁of ▁River front ▁Park ▁( as ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ). ▁The ▁K end all ▁Y ards ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁construction ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁history . ▁Direct ly ▁across ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁from ▁dow nt own , ▁it ▁will ▁bl end ▁resident ial ▁and ▁ret ail ▁space ▁with ▁pla zas ▁and ▁walking ▁tra ils . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Top ography ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁in ▁eastern ▁Washington ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁Id aho , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Canada – US ▁border , ▁ ▁due ▁east ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Cal g ary . ▁The ▁lowest ▁elev ation ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁the ▁northern most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁within ▁city ▁limits ▁( in ▁R ivers ide ▁State ▁Park ) ▁at ▁; ▁the ▁highest ▁elev ation ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast