What’s being built there? $71M convention center + Aquatic park + New gymnastics site
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What’s being built there? A reader’s guide
What’s being built there? is an occasional Tri-City Herald feature that offers quick explanations of the building projects taking shape in the community. Suggest projects via email: news@tricityherald.com.
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Welcome to “What’s being built there?”
This regular feature from the Tri-City Herald offers information on construction projects shaping the future of the Tri-Cities area.
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Kennewick
Three Rivers Convention Center Expansion
7016 Grandridge Blvd.
Preparation work has started on one of the largest public sector developments coming down the line in the Tri-Cities — the $71.3 million expansion of the Three Rivers Convention Center by the city of Kennewick and the Kennewick Public Facilities District.
Lydig Construction is the contractor for project, which will add 115,000 square feet to the regional meeting facility. ALSC Architects, which designed the original center, designed the update to seamlessly merge the new building with the old.
Preliminary work is focused on adding new parking to the area, said Corey Pearson, manager of the convention center campus.
At its heart, the addition will feature a 60,000-square-foot meeting hall, which can be configured with up to six basketball courts. The project is a key economic development initiative conceived to attract business and visitors to the Tri-Cities.
The convention center is funded with bonds that will be repaid from convention center earnings, sales taxes authorized by the state Legislature and a contribution from Benton County’s Rural Capital Fund.
Clodfelter Subdivision
10046 W. 15th Place
A small but visible triangle near Desert Hills Middle School in Kennewick is being prepared for an eight-lot subdivision.
Muzzy Construction is developing the site, at South Clodfelter Road and West 15th Place.
Muzzy, which owns the two-acre parcel, secured a building permit to construct utilities and a private road in late 2024.
Pasco
Pasco Aquatic Center
5204 Road 100
Bouten Construction Co. and the Pasco Public Facilities District have begun work to build a voter-approved aquatic center in the Broadmoor area.
The city of Pasco issued the permit on April 9.
The +$31 million project includes a 34,700-square-foot aquatic center with indoor and outdoor pools, locker facilities, offices, mechanical and storage along with parking and other site amenities.
Former Pasco Mayor Matt Watkins is managing the project as director of the public facilities district. Jordan Tiegs of Bouten Construction leads the project team.
Mid-Columbia Gymnastics
5102 Convention Drive
Mid-Columbia Gymnastics is building a 17,500-square-foot prefabricated metal building for its second location.
The new gym is north of Fairchild Cinema. Hummel Construction & Development LLC is the contractor. the project has a $1.5 million construction value, according to building records.
R3T Ventures Hangar
3015 Rickenbacker Drive
R3T Ventures is building a 10,130-square-foot aviation hangar, warehouse, offices and restroom in the Tri-Cities Airport Business Center.
The site, leased from the Port of Pasco, offers access to the Tri-Cities Airport at the Port of Pasco. R3T is led by Robert Duncan, Tyler Duncan and Troy Walker.
Teton West of Washington LLC. is the contractor. The project has a construction value of $700,000 and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2025.
Richland
Idaho Central Credit Union
3180 Duportail St.
Chervenell Construction Co. has started preliminary work for the Richland branch of Idaho Central Credit Union. ICCU is expanding into the Tri-Cities, with branches in Kennewick, Richland and Pasco.
The Richland branch will have about 5,000 square feet and a drive-thru.
The city of Richland approved the building permit in March. Construction is valued at about $900,000.
This story was originally published April 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
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