Lowell Elementary School and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital are two of the largest projects in Tacoma that are not housing. The new Lowell Elementary School at 1218 North Yakima Avenue is complete. It is a school building of about 59,000 square feet recorded at $13.5 million. Mary Bridge Children's Hospital at 305 South L Street is a new five story building of about 262,000 square feet. The city has finaled its $122.3 million construction permit. Both are part of a much larger pipeline of tracked projects across the city.
As of July 29, 2026, BuildVue's Tacoma page lists 89 total projects, 935 residential units, and an estimated $421 million in construction value. Of those 89, 66 are under an active construction permit, 11 are complete, 11 were withdrawn, and 1 is in land use review, also as of July 29, 2026.
The projects moving through the pipeline
The addresses, stages and values below come from each project's page. These figures change as permits are filed, reviewed and closed, so a later visit to buildvue.co/tacoma may show different numbers.
| Address | Project | Units | Stage | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2534 S G St | 201 | Design review | $35.3M | |
| 415 E 25th St | Tacoma Trax | 115 | Construction | $15.9M |
| 1622 S Mildred St | Mercy Aviva Crossing | 129 | Construction | $23.2M |
| 702 S 38th St | Apollo Heights | 130 | Construction | $19.1M |
| 2710 N Madison St | Land use review | $46M | ||
| 1218 N Yakima Ave | Lowell Elementary School | Complete | $13.5M | |
| 305 S L St | Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Construction | $122.3M |
The biggest apartment buildings with construction permits
Apollo Heights at 702 South 38th Street is the largest apartment building on this list with an issued construction permit. It has 130 units in a six story building, recorded at $19.1 million, and the city issued its construction permit in May 2026.
Mercy Aviva Crossing at 1622 South Mildred Street is close behind with 129 units and a recorded value of $23.2 million. The city issued its construction permit in November 2024. That permit is now at final inspection.
Tacoma Trax at 415 East 25th Street has the longest history of the group. Its construction permit for 115 apartments was filed in 2017 and issued in 2021 at a recorded $15.9 million. That permit has since expired with the building partly built. A redesign filed in 2025 proposes an eight story building with 202 units at a recorded $28.9 million. The city has sent that application back to the applicant for changes.
What is still in review
An eight story apartment building with about 201 units is proposed at 2534 South G Street, recorded at $35.3 million. It has been in design review since May 2025. An earlier construction permit for a 149 unit building on the same site was voided by the city, so the new proposal needs design approval and then its own construction permit before any building starts.
A development at 2710 North Madison Street is among the largest BuildVue lists for Tacoma by estimated value, recorded at $46 million. It is in land use review, an earlier stage than construction, with a permit filed in July 2026, so it is one of the newest large projects in the city's pipeline. It will need to clear land use review and then a construction permit before any building starts.