Monthly report

Tacoma development report: September 2026

In September 2026, 66 new projects were filed in Tacoma, including 5 new homes, 23 apartment or townhome projects, 2 commercial, 22 land-use applications and 12 demolitions (69 housing units). That's down 12% from the month before and down 1% from a year earlier.

New filings66▼ 12%

Housing units filed69

Permits issued61

Completed0

What was filed

Apartments & townhomes23

Land use22

Demolition12

New homes5

Commercial2

Roads, transit & utilities2

Last 12 months

88 Oct 78 Nov 44 Dec 61 Jan 49 Feb 73 Mar 68 Apr 180 May 62 Jun 37 Jul 75 Aug 66 Sep

All new filingsNew homes, townhomes & apartments

Notable new projects 60 of 66

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Reports by ZIP code

98404 137 98405 115 98409 107 98407 89 98406 77 98422 71 98421 56 98418 44 98408 42 98402 38 98403 30 98444 30 98445 19 98465 13 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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