Monthly report
Tacoma development report: January 2025
In January 2025, 74 new projects were filed in Tacoma, including 16 new homes, 14 apartment or townhome projects, 4 commercial, 21 land-use applications and 19 demolitions (30,059 housing units). That's up 14% from the month before and up 1750% from a year earlier.
New filings74▲ 14%
Housing units filed30,059
Permits issued35
Completed0
What was filed
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All new filingsNew homes, townhomes & apartments
Notable new projects 60 of 74
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- Construct One 3 story, 6 unit Multifamily Building per plans Apartments & townhomes · Jan 16, 2025 In review
- Project includes construction of (1) New Apartment building to Be (3) Floors with (6) Total Units. Units to be served by Apartments & townhomes · Jan 14, 2025 Cancelled
- Construct a 2 story, 4 Unit 5,432 sf (fourplex) per Washington State Building Code and Residential Energy Code per plan Apartments & townhomes · Jan 24, 2025 Approved
- Construct one of two wood-framed, 2-story, 4-unit, R-2, 5,432 SF Multi-family Buildings with 4 living units; 3, two-bedr Apartments & townhomes · Jan 24, 2025 Approved
- Construct 1 New 3 Story, 1530 SF, VB, R-2, Building With 3 New Residential Apartment Units. Apartments & townhomes · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- CONSTRUCT A NEW 3 STORY, 1530 SF, VB, R-2, BUILDING WITH 3 NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS. **Separate permits required Apartments & townhomes · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- Construct 3 story, 4,075.2 sqft. Duplex with 1,220 base footprint. Each unit includes 3 bedrooms, and 2.5 bathrooms. Plu Apartments & townhomes · Jan 17, 2025 Status unknown
- Construct a new three-story 1736SF duplex. Lower unit is 1BD/1BA and upper unit is 2BD/2BA. Includes plumbing and mechan Apartments & townhomes · Jan 16, 2025 Completed
- Construct a new three-story 1736SF duplex. Lower unit is 1BD/1BA and upper unit is 2BD/2BA. Includes plumbing and mechan Apartments & townhomes · Jan 16, 2025 Completed
- Construct a new three-story 1736SF duplex. Lower unit is 1BD/1BA and upper unit is 2BD/2BA. Includes plumbing and mechan Apartments & townhomes · Jan 16, 2025 Completed
- Construct a new three-story 1736SF duplex. Lower unit is 1BD/1BA and upper unit is 2BD/2BA. Includes plumbing and mechan Apartments & townhomes · Jan 16, 2025 Completed
- Construct a new three-story 1185SF duplex: one unit is 1BD/1BA, other unit is 1BD/1.25BA. Includes plumbing and mechanic Apartments & townhomes · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- Construct a new four-story 978SF duplex, each unit is 1BD/1.25BA. Includes plumbing and mechanical per approved plans. Apartments & townhomes · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- New construction DADU in backyard adjacent to alley. SFD Garage with apartment above. Apartments & townhomes · Jan 28, 2025 Cancelled
- CONSTRUCT A NEW 3 STORY, 1530 SF, VB, R-2, BUILDING WITH 3 NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS. **Separate permits required Commercial · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- CONSTRUCT A NEW VB, R-2, BUILDING WITH 3 NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS. **Separate permits required for plumbing and m Commercial · Jan 31, 2025 Approved
- New 38' x 50' steel pre-engineered building for tire storage Commercial · Jan 24, 2025 In review
- Pouring Footings for a dump enclosure, and building a 6ft tall enclosure with cinderblocks Commercial · Jan 16, 2025 · Id Builder Construction Cancelled
- The cleaning and inspection will be conducted across the full river channel. A containment system will be installed prio Land use · Jan 31, 2025 Completed
- Construction of 55 rental townhomes to provide much needed missing middle housing in Tacoma. Land use · Jan 31, 2025 Cancelled
- Most windows, except for those with ornate glass work to be replaced. Currently single pain, to be replaced with double Land use · Jan 30, 2025 Cancelled
- Crews with handheld manual, electric or fueled landscaping tools will trim vegetation within approximately 3 feet of the Land use · Jan 30, 2025 Cancelled
- Lu25-0016 2520 S 41st ST ZVL Land use · Jan 29, 2025 Completed
- Vegetation management is needed to provide unobstructed, safe access for longshoremen operations and an unobstructed tie Land use · Jan 27, 2025 Approved
- A boundary line adjustment moving a line between vacant 2 parcels five feet to accommodate for future building setbacks Land use · Jan 24, 2025 Completed
- A preliminary short plat application to subdivide an existing 1.26 acre lot into 6 residential lots with tracts for acce Land use · Jan 23, 2025 Completed
- January 22, 2025 City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services 747 Market Street, 3rd Floor Tacoma, WA, 98402 Su Land use · Jan 22, 2025 Cancelled
- Detached garage with a ADU above it on their property, at rear of lot. 4:12 roof pitch. Smooth non-textured Hardi or sim Land use · Jan 21, 2025 In review
- Battery Electric Locomotive - The Project will replace two, Tacoma Rail owned, circa 1965 diesel-electric locomotives wi Land use · Jan 17, 2025 In review
- 3037 South Center Street Zoning Verification Letter Land use · Jan 17, 2025 Completed
- Remove and replace stairs and balustrade; add handrails. Land use · Jan 16, 2025 Completed
- Modification to Conditional Use Permit and Setback Variances for a proposed addition to the existing church, including a Land use · Jan 14, 2025 Completed
- 5020 5057 and 5058-5064 MAIN ST ZVL Land use · Jan 14, 2025 Completed
- 1531 & 1621 E Portland Avenue Zoning Verification Letter Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Completed
- Installation of athletic field lighting for softball field. Work includes 5 light poles up to 60' height and foudations Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Cancelled
- 7220 Tacoma Mall Blvd- Zoning Verification Letter Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Completed
- zoning letter Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Cancelled
- Zoning Letter Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Cancelled
- 2117 E River & 2200 E Portland Ave Zoning Verification Letter Land use · Jan 13, 2025 Completed
- Building a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom single family dwelling with detached garage.*mechanical and plumbing included* (Related New homes · Jan 31, 2025 Completed
- The Project will reuse an existing basement and small portion of an existing home, while mostly rebuilding the home. Th New homes · Jan 28, 2025 Approved
- New single family home with attached garage: * includes Plumbing and Mechanical New homes · Jan 15, 2025 In review
- Build a house with a small lot design. I will include fixtures and scope of work to include the first unit the main hous New homes · Jan 17, 2025 · Novotny INC Cancelled
- Construction of a 1426 single-story, single-family residence, plumbing and mechanical included. **FRR25-0194 (10.06.25): New homes · Jan 13, 2025 Completed
- Construction of a 1300SF 1-story 4BD 2BA SFD with 90SF porch and 235SF attached garage. Includes plumbing and mechanical New homes · Jan 13, 2025 Completed
- NEW CONSTRUCTION D-AD: Two (2) stories: Main Floor -616 SF and Upper Fl. 440 Sf =1056 SF. IN THE REAR YARD OF THE EXI New homes · Jan 14, 2025 Cancelled
- Construct a new wood-framed, R-2, 2-story, 1-bedroom, 994 SF, Single-family residence with a private car port and front New homes · Jan 24, 2025 Approved
- Demolish existing garage and rebuild detached garage with DADU on 2nd floor on same footprint New homes · Jan 14, 2025 Status unknown
- Construct a 990 SQFT DADU SFD New homes · Jan 16, 2025 Approved
- Construction of a new detached ADU in the backyard, behind the principal dwelling unit **FRR25-0078 APPROVED 04/16/25 Re New homes · Jan 31, 2025 Completed
- Construction of a 621 sq ft 1bed/1ba DADU. Includes plumbing and mechanical per approved plans. New homes · Jan 17, 2025 · MKM Legacy LLC Completed
- Construct (1) bedroom (1) bathroom 476 sqft. DADU at the rear of SFD. New homes · Jan 17, 2025 · Novotny INC Cancelled
- Build a 520 sqft 1 bed/1 bath Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) on parcel. Please see site plan and Building Plans New homes · Jan 7, 2025 · Horizon West General Contractor, INC Cancelled
- The project consists of new Garage Structure - 576 sf garage at SFD ** APPROVED LAND USE VARIANCE LU23-0206 **** New homes · Jan 3, 2025 Approved
- 13' x 20' to include overhang wooden structure with corrugate metal roof 8' x 11' section divided by interior wall wi New homes · Jan 20, 2025 Cancelled
- Demolition of portable building 2 at Oakland High School campus. Demolition · Jan 9, 2025 Completed
- Demolish house Demolition · Jan 8, 2025 Completed
- -Demolition and removal of detached garage at SFD -Concrete slab to stay intact Demolition · Jan 7, 2025 Completed
- Demolish BLDG F-1, 11,000 sf building at Tacoma Community College associated with SDEV23-0036 Demolition · Jan 29, 2025 Completed
- Demo existing deteriorating 4052 sf office / storage building Demolition · Jan 7, 2025 Completed
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