Monthly report

Tacoma development report: August 2026

In August 2026, 75 new projects were filed in Tacoma, including 14 new homes, 10 apartment or townhome projects, 2 commercial, 25 land-use applications and 23 demolitions (49 housing units). That's up 103% from the month before and down 10% from a year earlier.

New filings75▲ 103%

Housing units filed49

Permits issued40

Completed0

What was filed

Land use25

Demolition23

New homes14

Apartments & townhomes10

Commercial2

Roads, transit & utilities1

Last 12 months

67 Sep 88 Oct 78 Nov 44 Dec 61 Jan 49 Feb 72 Mar 68 Apr 180 May 62 Jun 37 Jul 75 Aug

All new filingsNew homes, townhomes & apartments

Notable new projects 60 of 75

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Reports by ZIP code

98404 143 98405 118 98409 107 98407 93 98406 78 98422 58 98421 53 98418 45 98408 41 98402 36 98403 32 98444 29 98445 20 98465 15 98466 5

Counts are by application date (issue date when no application date is published) for new homes, apartments and townhomes, commercial buildings, demolitions, land-use applications and public works. Renovations and trade permits are not counted. Recent months can rise as cities post late records.

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