Giant hammering beats followed rhythmic cadence in the drum circle as Nick Reyes, Wesley Walsey and Ted Walsey brought the gym to life.

The Yakima-based developer intends to build 60 apartments, 18 townhouses and has already broken ground on the construction of a Starbucks near McDonald’s and The Dalles Bridge. The construction could address the dearth of housing in The Dalles, which has seen housing stocks at historic lows in the last several years.