Better Business

With buyers priced out by Seattle's soaring prices, real estate demand in South Puget Sound is booming. Lakewood envisions a mixed-use urban core to meet that demand.

• A downtown plan centered on walkability, density, and amenities
• Multi-family tax exemptions and Opportunity Zones

Bring your unique retail, dining, or entertainment concept here, and get your piece of $14 billion in regional economic impact driven by the 4th largest military base in the world.

• 2.85 million square feet of commercial space
• 132,000 serviced by JBLM (the state's 2nd largest employer)
• Pent up demand for unique retail and dining experiences

With easy access to I-5 and the Port of Tacoma and some of the largest industrial parks in the state, we can help you scale up your light industrial or warehousing operation fast.

• No local B&O tax, no development impact fees
• Foreign Trade Zone #86 administered by the Port of Tacoma
• Approved EB5 Regional Center
• Woodbrook Business Park
• Lakewood Industrial Park

The South Sound’s growing population is hungry for medical services, Class A office buildings, and great jobs that don’t require a long commute. And we have affordable but desirable land to build your next campus.

• Tax incentives for building in Lakewood
• Well-trained veterans ready for a second career
• Lots of commuters who would love to work locally