Riverbend sells par-3 course to developer

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Updated: June 5, 2017

The Kent City Council voted to sell the Riverbend par-3 golf course property for $10.5 million to a developer who plans to build a mixed-use project with 500 apartments.

Auburn-based FNW Inc./Landmark Development Group plans to build 500 apartments as well as restaurant and retail space in place of the par-3 course just south of West Meeker Street along the Green River Trail with views of Mount Rainier.

Once the property sale closes, construction could start in July, said City Attorney Tom Brubaker who helped negotiate the purchase and sale agreement.