A building boom along the bank of the Columbia River in Vancouver has jumped to the other side of the Interstate Bridge.

Kirkland Development, a Vancouver firm, announced it had bought the site of two restaurants, Joe’s Crab Shack and Who Song & Larry’s, at 101 and 111 S.E. Columbia Way. It didn’t disclose the price, and the sale wasn’t yet reflected in county records.

Kirkland said it plans a 350,000-square-foot development on the site, including offices and residential units, though it said the development could ultimately include a hotel, retail and restaurants as well.

The Portland-based architecture firm Otak will design the project.

Kirkland is also developing one block of the bigger Vancouver Waterfront west of the Interstate Bridge. It’s building a 138-room Hotel Indigo and the Kirkland Tower, a 12-story, 40-unit luxury condominium building. Those buildings are expected to open in 2020.

-- Elliot Njus

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