Monthly report
Tacoma development report: July 2026
In July 2026, 37 new projects were filed in Tacoma, including 8 new homes, 5 apartment or townhome projects, 2 commercial, 19 land-use applications and 3 demolitions (20 housing units). That's down 40% from the month before and down 31% from a year earlier.
New filings37▼ 40%
Housing units filed20
Permits issued19
Completed0
What was filed
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- Construction on new wood construction 3-story, 6-plex of 4787 square feet. Apartments & townhomes · Jul 31, 2026 In review
- Construct two new attached ADUs in detached accessory building. Work includes structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbi Apartments & townhomes · Jul 13, 2026 In review
- Build new duplex : Unit A First FL. 487 Sqft; Upper Fl.502 SqFt. ;Storage Area: 50 SqFt. ** UNIT B: Unit A First FL. Apartments & townhomes · Jul 7, 2026 Approved
- Demo of Garage to convert to DADU **Includes plumbing and mechanical ** ** DEMO permit required** Apartments & townhomes · Jul 15, 2026 In review
- New Building, single family residence attached to existing dwelling to create a duplex Apartments & townhomes · Jul 9, 2026 In review
- Construction of a new approximately 40,000 sf tilt up ware house core/shell for future Tenant Improvement. Commercial · Jul 16, 2026 In review
- Construction of an approximately 11,050-square-foot addition to the existing Tacoma Power Shops Building at the Cushman Commercial · Jul 13, 2026 In review
- The ~1.75 acre site is a full block group of three parcels located between n. Madison St. and N. Monroe St., and between Land use · Jul 2, 2026 In review
- 3727 S PARK AVE Zoning Verification Letter - New Construction of 6-story 73-unit affordable housing project. Looking for Land use · Jul 31, 2026 Completed
- New Construction Of 2 Story, Type VB, E/F-1 Education Building For Tacoma Public Schools For Idea (Industrial Design, E Land use · Jul 31, 2026 In review
- ULS FINAL for two lots on one parent lot Land use · Jul 30, 2026 Completed
- Perform a boundary line adjustment between parcels 0321234025 & 0321234020 to conform with zoning requirements specifica Land use · Jul 29, 2026 Completed
- Prepare a lot Segregation and BLA for tax parcel 547000-0120. Seg/Merge Reference 2027-0121 Completed 09/15/2026 5470000 Land use · Jul 28, 2026 Completed
- 1767 S 48TH ST Zoning Verification Letter - Please provide a Zoning Verification Letter for the property commonly know Land use · Jul 24, 2026 Completed
- Install one (1) custom double side non-illuminated blade sign to the corner of the building. Land use · Jul 23, 2026 Completed
- Foss Maritime is proposing programmatic pile maintenance at its property located on the Middle Waterway at 313 East F St Land use · Jul 22, 2026 Completed
- SSDP exemption and critical areas AAw/SR: Sound Transit proposes to perform geotechnical and geoarchaeological subsurfac Land use · Jul 22, 2026 In review
- Window replacement project for single-family home. Scope: replace all windows within existing openings with Milgard C700 Land use · Jul 18, 2026 Completed
- Cooks Landing Final Plat Application for LU19-0053 Land use · Jul 17, 2026 In review
- Glacier Northwest proposes to perform minor replacement and reconfiguration of the existing steel gantry headframe struc Land use · Jul 15, 2026 Completed
- A Final Short Plat that proposes to split a single lot into two individual lots used for urban residential purposes. Land use · Jul 10, 2026 In review
- Critical Areas Minor Development and SEPA determination and critical areas review for: The Pacific Box Warehouse project Land use · Jul 10, 2026 Completed
- COT SEPA Determination for 2026 parking code update Land use · Jul 9, 2026 Completed
- Segregation of underlying lot at 6810 S Yakima Ave Tacoma. Seg/Merge Reference 2027-0058 PC Completed 07/23/2026 Origina Land use · Jul 7, 2026 Completed
- Mitigation/Monitoring for Substantial Development for construction of a single-family home. See extension in LU20-0205 Land use · Jul 2, 2026 In review
- Weed Removal, Debris Management, and Site Protection as designated in the application memorandum. Land use · Jul 1, 2026 Approved
- Construction of ADU: Main Fl: 541Sqft.; Upper Fl. 459sqft. Deck/porch: 717 SQFT. Related to Main BLDRN25-0060 **Plumbin New homes · Jul 1, 2026 In review
- Construct a new two-story 796SF 2BD/1BA DADU with a 602SF attached garage. **Plumbing and Mechanical Included *** New homes · Jul 24, 2026 Approved
- Construct a two-story 998SF 3bed/2ba DADU. Includes plumbing and mechanical scopes per plans. New homes · Jul 24, 2026 Approved
- Adding a 647 sq ft DADU above a garage, facing the alley. Reference BLDRN26-0279. Includes mechanical and plumbing per a New homes · Jul 14, 2026 · Ramsaur Construction Approved
- Construction of new DADU 425 sq ft studio of SFD. New homes · Jul 29, 2026 In review
- New construction 1628 sq. ft. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths single family home. **Plumbing and Mechanical included** New homes · Jul 24, 2026 In review
- Add 24 x 25 Detached Pole Garage. at SFD. **No plumbing, No Mechanical ** New homes · Jul 2, 2026 Approved
- Rebuild dilapidated two-car garage with the same footprint at SFD. (Related SDEV26-0245) ** Includes plumbing ** New homes · Jul 9, 2026 Approved
- Demo of existing SFD (Garage will be demolished under related DEMOR26-0053) Demolition · Jul 23, 2026 Approved
- removal of old 450 SF garage Demolition · Jul 17, 2026 Approved
- Demo 480 SF detached garage. Demolition · Jul 22, 2026 Approved
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