STCU will begin construction this month on its Lincoln Heights Branch, to serve a growing membership and help alleviate traffic at the credit union’s existing branches on Spokane’s South Hill.
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Located at 2807 E. 29th Ave, the Lincoln Heights Branch will be constructed on the footprint of a former U.S. Bank branch that burned due to equipment malfunction in 2024. STCU purchased the site earlier this year and tentatively plans to open the branch in late 2026 or early 2027.
The location is 1½ miles from STCU’s South Branch and two miles from the Moran Prairie Branch, both of which see high traffic at times. Like its neighbors, it will be a full-service STCU branch location, with a lobby and two drive-through lanes, a walk-up ATM and onsite parking. It will be staffed by a team of five.
The 4,800-square-foot branch is designed by Bernardo Wills Architects of Spokane, which has designed other STCU branch locations, including the Mt. Spokane Branch that opened in January. Anticipated cost for construction of the is expected to be about $4.5 million, including the cost of land acquisition.
In recent years, STCU has greatly expanded its footprint, acquiring branch locations in many rural communities, particularly in Eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. At the same time, the credit union has looked for in-fill opportunities in areas of rapid growth in Spokane and Kootenai counties, home to a great many of its members.
“We love branching out to serve new and existing members in communities that might otherwise lose the opportunity for face-to-face interactions with a local financial institution,” said Lindsey Myhre, STCU President and CEO. “At the same time, we will not overlook our many members right here in Spokane, where STCU got its start 92 years ago.”
The Lincoln Heights Branch will be STCU’s 52nd branch location, and its 20th in Spokane County, more than any other credit union or bank. More than half of all households include one or more STCU members.
About STCU
Founded in 1934 by teachers at Lewis & Clark High School, STCU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving more than 300,000 members of all walks of life. For 21 consecutive years, Inlander readers have voted STCU the region’s best credit union.