Tacoma Brewery Blocks Phase I

The development at Brewery Blocks revitalized over 42,000 SF of dining and retail space in the historic area of downtown Tacoma. Bordering the University of Washington Tacoma campus on the north Brewery Blocks is located off the Foss Waterway Bridge on South 21st Street. AHBL provided civil engineering, landscape architecture, and land surveying for the design and construction of frontage street improvements associated with a two-block section. The project required road and utility improvements to Commerce Street from South 23rd Street to South 21st Street including new sidewalks and intersection features the improved accessibility, pedestrian safety while meeting current ADA requirements. Other frontage improvements included development of new curb and gutters, ramps, driveway entrances, and doorways. The AHBL design team worked coordinated with the City of Tacoma to meet site drainage requirements and address comments throughout plan review, in addition to Tacoma Water Department to coordinate new utility services on site.

AHBL was brought into this mixed-use facility by the project owner to help facilitate permitting of this project that involved five floors of CLT over an existing concrete building. The City of Tacoma and project owner asked that AHBL help the structural engineer of record resolve a handful of technical concerns before a permit could be issued. AHBL was able to work with the structural EOR (an out of state engineer) to develop solutions that addressed the City’s concerns related to the lateral force resisting system of the CLT addition.

Renderings: Horizon Partners Northwest

Teaming Partner

• Developer: Horizon Partners Northwest