For decades, Alfy’s Pizza fed and entertained hungry patrons from its quirky 1978-era building at 4820 196th St. S.W. in Lynnwood. A generation of kids, teens and families made the restaurant a mainstay in the area for buffet lunches, family dinners, weekend get-togethers and youth league sports banquets. The business fell on hard times in…
The City of Mountlake Terrace has received a land use application from Gracorp Properties, LP to build a seven-story, 301-unit apartment building on the former Roger’s Market Place property at 23120 56th Ave. W. in the city’s Town Center neighborhood. Roger’s, an independent grocery store that had served Mountlake Terrace for decades, was demolished in March 2019. Sound Transit…
The clearing of property has begun at 52nd Avenue West and 212th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace. The new private construction project, located at 21216 52nd Ave. W., is called Terrace View Estates. It will be a residential, medium-density multi-household complex consisting of 18 townhomes in three buildings. — Story and photos by David Carlos
The City of Mountlake Terrace is reviewing the site plan for an eight-story, mixed-use apartment building with 425 units proposed for 5901 236th St. S.W., just east of the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center and Sound Transit’s planned light rail station. The owner of the proposed Candela Apartments project is Mill Stream Properties LLC. Mill Stream…
The City of Mountlake Terrace will move forward with a multifamily property tax exemption (MFTE) program for the city’s Town Center. The council voted unanimously at its Monday, Oct. 3 business meeting to approve a resolution of intent to designate the Town Center subarea for the program, which offers a tax exemption for developers of…
Curious about a building project in Mountlake Terrace? With light rail arriving in 2024, new developments are popping up in the city, and you might be wondering as you drive or walk by — what’s being built there? The City of Mountlake Terrace has on its website a map of development projects citywide, with detailed…
After receiving more information on the pros and cons of approving a multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) program for development in the city’s Town Center area, the Mountlake Terrace City Council agreed at its July 18 business meeting to finalize details after additional discussions later in August. Some councilmembers expressed a sense of urgency is approving…
UW Medicine recently opened a clinic location in Mountlake Terrace for patients with primary and/or specialty care needs. To do so, the organization relocated its Primary Care at Lake Forest Park clinic along with the UW Medicine Heart Institute Edmonds to create one comprehensive site for providing primary and specialty care in the area north…
What do you want Snohomish County to look like in 2044? The county is seeking public input as it works to develop a vision for the county’s future, which will be used in the 2024 Comprehensive Plan. The 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update will guide growth, preservation, and development in Snohomish County over a 20-year planning…
The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that a site previously identified in Mountlake Terrace for the possible location of a work-release facility won’t be feasible. “After receiving feedback from the pre-application process with the City of Mountlake Terrace and in consultation with the property owner and our contract consultant, KMB Architects, our evaluation…
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Snohomish County is asking for public comments to help develop its 2024 Comprehensive Plan update. The county is currently gathering feedback to assist with creating an overarching vision statement and also regarding the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) scoping process for the environmental review portion of the update. The county’s population is estimated to experience an…
Mountlake Terrace developer Landsverk Quality Homes has purchased a planned 12-unit townhomes development project located on the northeast corner of 216th Place Southwest and 50th Avenue West. Work has already begun on the Altair Townhomes subdivision, at 4907 216th Pl. S.W., which will feature units of approximately 1,650 square feet with three bedrooms plus an…
The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its June 3 work/study session continued discussions about changing the municipal code to allow residents to keep more poultry on single-family properties. The council also proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day in Mountlake Terrace. The celebration commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. “Juneteenth symbolizes for many…
Work recently started on the 49-lot Echo Park planned residential development near Brier. The subdivision project is located on 7.9 acres of property along Atlas Road and Barker Road in an urban growth area of unincorporated Snohomish County. Its rezoning application and site plan from developer Pacific Ridge Homes were approved in November 2020. Plans…
The Terrace Station mixed-use development project at 6004 237th St. S.W. has recently added two commercial tenants — but 24 Hour Fitness won’t be one of them. The project also features an apartment complex and is adjacent to the Lynnwood Link light rail alignment located just south of the current Mountlake Terrace Transit Center. Evergreen…
A pre-application has been submitted by Wescott Homes considering a 52-unit townhome project on the MLT 228 property, NextMLT reported.The property at the Southwest corner of 228th Street Southwest and 44th Avenue West has had several development concepts over the years. (See related posts at the bottom of this story.) The current concept by Wescott…
A pre-application has been submitted for a project on four parcels abutting Veterans Memorial Park and the Transit Center in Mountlake Terrace, NextMLT reports. The proposal describes the project as a six-story multi-family building. A pre-app is intended to present a development concept to the city and obtain initial feedback. Plans almost always change, and…
Atlas 236, the new mixed-use building at the northeast corner of 236th Street Southwest and 56th Avenue West, is nearly complete and the owner already has plans for one of the commercial spaces, NextMLT.com said. Baguus Little Asia, a Pan-Asian restaurant, will be opening in mid-2021 in one of the spaces along 236th. AFCO &…
A pre-application site plan has been submitted for a five townhome project at the southeast corner of 236th Street Southwest and 55th Avenue West, according to NextMLT. The project would be on one 0.17 acre lot in the RS-T Transitional zone that has been vacant for many years. The RS-T zone allows single-family residential, townhomes…
Two adjoining properties at the southwest corner of 228th Street Southwest and 44th Avenue West have been listed for sale for $4.5 million, NextMLT reports. After being operated as a store called Handy Mart for many years, the store on the corner property shut down in 2015 due to unpaid tax bills and the 0.54…
Landsverk Quality Homes, a developer based in Mountlake Terrace, is proposing a cottage home development on a 1-acre site off 240th Street Southwest, NextMLT reports. Landsverk purchased the property earlier this year for $750,000. In 2008, the city of Mountlake Terrace passed a housing choices ordinance which allowed for alternatives to typical single family residential development….
Plans are underway for the the Public Storage site at 21818 66th Ave. W. to be redeveloped, Next MLT reports. The project will include demolishing five existing single-story buildings (self-storage units and commercial spaces) and constructing a four-story and a one-story self-storage building. The project includes construction of stormwater facilities, landscaping and frontage improvements along…
More than 50 townhomes will be built on 2.12 acres that formerly housed classrooms and offices of Cedar Park Christian School – Mountlake Terrace if plans for the site get approval from city officials this year. The development proposal, submitted by Mountlake Terrace builder AFCO & Sons, calls for 12 buildings made up of 52…
Editor’s note: NextMLT published this analysis of the current townhome market in Mountlake Terrace Town Center, plus what is expected in the future. We are reposting it here with permission. Townhomes are an important missing-middle solution to providing a diversity of housing choices. They are a popular choice for those who don’t want the cost…
