New Apartment Buildings Completed in Seattle

Seventeen apartment buildings were completed in Seattle in the months our recaps cover so far in 2026. Together they add up to 1,046 units. They run from three to eight stories, and they are spread from Northgate down to West Seattle rather than clustered in one part of the city.

This post lists those buildings by the month the city closed out their permits, then covers the larger buildings with construction permits issued, which is where the next completions come from. Only development projects appear here. Single family houses and remodels are not counted.

Apartment buildings completed this year

The neighborhood in each row comes from that project's own page, which is sometimes more precise than the wider area a building gets grouped into.

Our monthly recaps cover January, February, March, May, and June, so this table does not include April.

The largest building of the year so far is 14343 15th Ave NE in Northgate, an eight story building with 207 units completed in January. Behind it, 1314 E Union St was completed in June with 139 units in the Central District, and 12059 Lake City Way NE was completed the same month with 120 units on the Lake City Way corridor.

Where the new units landed

Queen Anne had the most completions with four buildings, though three of them are small and the four together come to 94 units. Fremont had two completions totaling 114 units, almost all of that in the 95 unit building at 4905 Aurora Ave N. The Central District had two completions worth 148 units.

The unit counts rank differently. One Northgate building delivered 207 units, more than any neighborhood added across multiple sites. The Central District and Lake City each got over 100 units from a single building. Across the whole list, a few large buildings account for most of the housing while the smaller four story infill projects add five to thirty units at a time.

None of these buildings had its construction permit issued this year. A mid rise apartment building takes about two to three years from construction permit to leasing, so the ones completed in June pulled their construction permits well before 2026.

What comes next

Our ranking of the largest active construction projects reports that about 130 Seattle projects have an issued building permit. That count and the buildings below are current as of July 29, 2026, and both change as new permits are issued. Permit records do not include a completion date, so we cannot tell you the month any of them will finish. The next round of completions comes from this group.

These are the residential buildings on that ranking.

The biggest is 3020 NE 45th St near University Village, a Quarterra project with 734 units. The tallest is 2405 7th Ave, a 44 story apartment high rise downtown with 442 units from Holland Development. 800 Seneca St is a 33 story addition to a retirement community, and it received its west tower construction permit in December 2025.

The city issued construction permits to two Fremont buildings this year. 4401 Fremont Ave N pulled its permit in May 2026 for 145 units, and 508 N 36th St pulled its permit in June 2026 for 169 units. They are the newest construction permits in the neighborhood. For more on that corridor, see what is being built in Fremont.

Tracking a building you are waiting on

Open the project page for any building above and you get its permit history, including the date the city issued the construction permit and the date it closed the permit out. That page also shows the certificate of occupancy or final inspection date once one exists. You can also browse by area from the Seattle project index or browse the whole city on the map, which filters projects by design review, land use, construction, and complete.

Frequently asked questions

Which new apartment buildings in Seattle were completed most recently?

The three most recent completions on the record are 1314 E Union St in the Central District with 139 units, 12059 Lake City Way NE in Lake City with 120 units, and 2001 S Norman St in the Central District with nine units. The city closed out all three permits in June 2026.

How many new apartments have been completed in Seattle this year?

Seventeen buildings totaling 1,046 units were completed in the five months our recaps cover. January was the biggest month at 314 units across three buildings, June came next at 268 units across three buildings, and March was the smallest at 102 units across four.

Which Seattle neighborhoods are getting the most new apartments?

By units completed this year, Northgate leads on the strength of one 207 unit building, followed by the Central District at 148 and Lake City at 120. By number of buildings, Queen Anne leads with four, though most of those are small infill projects. The largest buildings with issued construction permits are in Ravenna, downtown, the University District, South Lake Union, Roosevelt, Fremont, and First Hill.

When will the big towers downtown be completed?

The permit record does not include a completion date, and we will not guess one. Until a certificate of occupancy or final inspection date appears in its permit record, the project page shows the date the city issued the construction permit, which is the best way to judge how far along a building is.