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What’s being built there? Thompson Hill subdivision + Hay company rebuilds after fire

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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 Tri-City Herald feature gives descriptions and updates about the construction projects shaping the future of the greater Tri-Cities area.

Suggest projects at news@tricityherald.com.

Kennewick

Tri-City Development has graded about 19 acre off the Bob Olson Parkway in anticipation of a future residential development in Kennewick.
Tri-City Development has graded about 19 acre off the Bob Olson Parkway in anticipation of a future residential development in Kennewick. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

Sherman Street Residential

2716 S. Sherman st.

Tri-City Development is grading an 18.8-acre site at the northwest corner of South Sherman Street and Bob Olson Parkway in anticipation of a future residential development.

The project includes leveling the site with fill imported from the Apple Valley subdivision construction to the south of Bob Olson, in the Thompson Hill area.

No additional permits have been issued.

AutoZone, the Memphis, Tenn.-based auto parts retailer, is nearing completion on construction of a 18,850-square-foot warehouse addition to its existing retail business at 1220 W. Fourth Ave. in central Kennewick.
AutoZone, the Memphis, Tenn.-based auto parts retailer, is nearing completion on construction of a 18,850-square-foot warehouse addition to its existing retail business at 1220 W. Fourth Ave. in central Kennewick. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

AutoZone expansion (update)

1220 W. Fourth Ave.

AutoZone Parts Inc. is adding a 18,850-square-foot warehouse at its store in downtown Kennewick. Corstone Contractors is the general contractor.

Pasco

A new commercial builiding is under construction at 1304 N. Fourth Ave. in Pasco. Octavio Rodriguez is building a 4,000-square-foot building at Fourth and Marie, north of Atomic Foods in central Pasco.
A new commercial builiding is under construction at 1304 N. Fourth Ave. in Pasco. Octavio Rodriguez is building a 4,000-square-foot building at Fourth and Marie, north of Atomic Foods in central Pasco. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

New Commercial building

1304 N. Fourth Ave.

A former car wash was demolished near Atomic Foods in central Pasco and is being replaced with a 4,000-square-foot commercial building.

Octavio Rodriguez is building the $600,000 square foot project at Fourth and Marie. Potential tenants have not been identified in building permits.

Zen-Noh Hay Inc. is replacing a storage building that burned at its hay facilities in east Pasco.
Zen-Noh Hay Inc. is replacing a storage building that burned at its hay facilities in east Pasco. Wendy Culverwell

Zen-Noh Hay Inc.

2444 E. Dock St.

Zen-Noh Hay, which ships compressed hay cubes to dairy and beef farmers in Japan, is rebuilding a hay storage building at its facilities in the Port of Pasco after a damaging fire in 2023.

Teton West of Washington LLC is the contractor for project, which has a construction value of nearly $3.5 million, according to a permit issued by the city of Pasco in February.

This story was originally published May 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM.

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Wendy Culverwell
Tri-City Herald
Reporter Wendy Culverwell writes about growth, development and business for the Tri-City Herald. She has worked for daily and weekly publications in Washington and Oregon. She earned a degree in English and economics from the University of Puget Sound. Support my work with a digital subscription
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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.