The unmistakable orange Copeland Lumber buildings that stood for decades on Highway 20 in the north end of Oak Harbor were reduced to rubble over the weekend.

In their place, a Bellingham-based development company is building a commercial complex of five buildings over the next year. There will be a 13,000-square-foot Thrive Fitness club as the anchor, a coffee shop, two restaurants, and plenty of additional retail and office space.

Troy Muljat, who is one-half of KT Development with partner Kent Thomas, said the Oak Harbor hearing examiner approved their request last Friday to increase the size of the development from 49,000 square feet to 61,000 square feet.

“The footprint is a little smaller, but there will be two stories,” Muljat said.

Also, the partners got approval to put in two drive-throughs. One will be for a coffee shop and the other is a restaurant that will serve “healthy food,” Muljat said. He couldn’t name the food-service leasees yet because of a confidentiality agreement.

Muljat said a deal with a farm supply company fell through.

The development is going on the 3.5-acre site at the corner of Highway 20 and NE Seventh. The developers cobbled together several different parcels, including Diamond Rentals, the Copeland property and a dead-end section of Izett Street. The partners bought the portion of the street from the city for $143,000.

Muljat and Thomas has long wanted to build in the city. They originally looked at the other Copeland site on the waterfront, but passed on it.

The buildings of the development, which is named Harbor Station, will be constructed “50 percent in brick with nice metal awnings,” Muljat said. The plans call for plenty of rain gardens, walking paths and aesthetically-pleasing landscaping.

“We are really trying to put a lot of dollars into the project to make it a real landmark,” he said. “We’re going to build a quality project, a step above what you see out there.”

Joe Culver, owner of Monroe-based Thrive Fitness, said he’s excited about moving into Oak Harbor. His clubs cater to families with childcare in a “kids room,” an affordable $22-a-month fee, classes, a smoothie bar, and a full-range of cardiovascular and strength-training equipment.

“Our typical customer is the average mom on the street,” he said.

The Oak Harbor location will be the fifth Thrive Fitness club in the state, with one opening most recently in Anacortes. As a bonus of membership, people are free to use facilities in other cities.

Culver said the typical hours are 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., but they may open longer in Oak Harbor if there’s a need.

“We really want to be part of Oak Harbor in all sorts of ways,” he said.