Lacey staff outline dozens of private development projects, large housing pipeline

City planning staff on April 22 updated the Lacey City Council on private development activity across the city, detailing projects that are under review, have land use approval, or are under construction.

The presentation, given by Sarah of the Community and Economic Development team, covered a long list of projects from Woodland Square to Fifteenth Avenue and included market‑rate apartment projects, single‑family subdivisions, hotel proposals and several commercial conversions and tenant improvements. Staff said the city’s 2025 permit numbers are still early but highlighted a large pipeline of units with land use approval waiting for final building permits.

Sarah told council the Seventh Avenue project by MJR — a 376‑unit apartment project with about 18,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space — still intends to move forward and has land‑use vesting that expires in May. She said MJR has already completed some utility work on Seventh Avenue and that their building permit is “ready to pick up.”

Other projects discussed included Lacey Midtown (629 Woodland), an office‑to‑residential conversion of roughly 50 units; a variety of Woodland Square…