Historic building along downtown Bellingham waterfront listed for sale
The historic Granary Building along Bellingham’s waterfront is listed for sale.
Originally built in 1929 as an egg and chicken feed distribution center for the Washington Egg and Poultry Cooperative Association, the Granary Building was restored into a restaurant and commercial space in 2019.
Ireland-based Harcourt Developments bought the building for $200,000 as part of a 2015 redevelopment agreement with the Port of Bellingham. The development company is also responsible for the ongoing development of the three multimillion-dollar residential condo buildings next door to the Granary Building.
There is no official asking price for the property, broker Steve Brunette told The Herald. However, the property is valued at more than $11.2 million, according to the Whatcom County Assessor’s Office.
Originally selected in 2015 as the lead developer for about 19 acres of the Waterfront District, Harcourt had exclusive rights to develop commercial and residential projects in the area.
After years of construction delays and contract defaults resulting in an extensive legal battle with the Port of Bellingham, port commissioners officially terminated Harcourt’s development rights in mid-2025, leaving them just to finish the residential condos already in progress and to continue maintaining ownership of the Granary Building.
The port’s lawsuit alleged Harcourt to be in eight individual contractual defaults, including failure to complete its first two residential buildings within the contract’s timeline and several violations of state and federal environmental standards.
The port and the city of Bellingham have been working to redevelop a total of 237 acres on Bellingham’s central waterfront — formerly home to the Georgia-Pacific pulp and tissue mill — over the next several decades. A master plan has been approved to create what the port is calling “a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood with new parks and trails and thousands of new jobs.”
This story was originally published December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM.
