Image from city of Tacoma Projects are popping up all over Tacoma, including a $125 million mixed-use complex in the Brewery District, an extension of the in-city light rail system and the country’s first Vietnamese-funded housing development.

Why local developers are bullish on Tacoma

Tacoma is reaping the benefits of an economic boom that is spilling over from Seattle and King County.

By BECKY SUSAN
The Rush Companies

Advice for developers: Know what's below first
Improper handling of contaminated soils can cause delays and increased costs.

By REBECCA MARDER
Landau Associates

Tacoma getting first Vietnamese-funded housing in U.S.
As Seattle struggles with housing affordability, HQC expects renters will like Tacoma.

By MELISSA ENGLISH and HUI TIAN
Special to the Journal

Tacoma invests in venues to spur tourism
Tacoma has seen six consecutive years of growth as a tourist destination.

By BENNISH BROWN
Travel Tacoma + Pierce County

City of Destiny’s ‘time to make it’ has come
Technology firms continue to locate and expand in Tacoma, inhabiting co-working spaces and incubators.

By KIM BEDIER
City of Tacoma

Horizon Partners taps another historic renovation
The Brewery Blocks project will create housing, offices, restaurants and bars just south of UWT.

By MIKE BARTLETT and DEANNA DARGAN
Special to the Journal

Sound Transit gets on board with more tracks
Two big rail extension projects are coming: one connecting to the regional system and the other to Hilltop.

By SCOTT THOMPSON
Sound Transit

Industrial: South Sound is a ‘goldmine’
Strength is coming from some large “blue chip” leases in new development projects.

By TY CLARKE
Kidder Mathews

Multifamily: Seattle's hot market pushes south
Price premiums for multifamily properties are becoming the norm in Tacoma.

By AUSTIN KELLEY
Kidder Mathews

Office: Vacancy rates down, rents rising
Medical buildings are the strongest and safest bet in Tacoma.

By WILL FRAME and DREW FRAME
Kidder Mathews