Affordable housing development breaks ground in Tacoma after $6M city investment
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- Construction began in 2026 and leases begin in July 2027.
- The Bridge Meadows development will have 60 units: 41 for elders and 19 for families.
- Tacoma invested $6,329,500 in the project alongside county and state funding.
Construction on a new affordable housing development called Bridge Meadows has begun in Eastside Tacoma next to Stewart Heights Park.
Once complete in 2027, the development will have 60 residential units for both low-income adults age 55+ and “families creating permanency for youth formerly in foster care ... through adoption or kinship care,” said Bridge Meadows chief advancement officer Atalanta Powell on Tuesday.
“We are also exploring offering housing for families who are reuniting post-foster placement and families seeking to avoid foster placement through supportive housing placement,” she said.
Half of the units will be reserved for people who make 30% of the Area Median Income (which for Tacoma was $30,600 for two people in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development). The other half will be reserved for those who make 50% of the AMI, Powell said, or $50,950 for two people.
“Rents [are] estimated between $632 and $1,643 per month,” Powell said. “Of those [60 units] 41 will be for elders 55 years old and up, and 19 are for families.”
The housing complex (which has one- to four-bedroom units) is at 628 E. 60th St., Powell said. Leases begin in July 2027.
The project was developed on land formerly owned by the Tacoma Housing Authority, said Bridge Meadows in a news release May 11. Bridge Meadows is an intergenerational affordable housing nonprofit headquartered in Portland that provides permanent living for elders and youth impacted by foster care.
Tacoma invested $6,329,500 in the project, Powell said. Pierce County contributed $5.5 million, the state contributed $4,898,500 through its Housing Trust Fund program. The project also received a $515,000 Washington State Appropriation Grant, Powell said.
In addition to apartments, Bridge Meadows will have a shared courtyard and on-site community building “designed to foster meaningful intergenerational connection and support,” per the news release. Design renderings depict families connecting with their neighbors in courtyards surrounded by blue and green buildings.
More than $37 million was invested in the project, which included support from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund, The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Ben B. Cheney Foundation, CFO Selections, and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, per the news release.
“The project was [also] made possible through collaboration with a broad network of public, private and nonprofit partners, including Walsh Construction, Carleton Hart Architecture, Community Development Partners, Affordable Housing Consortium of Tacoma-Pierce County and Churchill Stateside Group,” according to the news release.
This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM.
