New retail and business complex planned near the Tri-Cities Airport

A new business and retail complex is planned near the Tri-Cities Airport.

The Port of Pasco agreed this week to a 30-year lease with The Landing for two acres across from the Columbia Basin College campus in Pasco.

The new project will be near the intersection of Argent Road and Varney Lane.

Construction is expected to start in the spring on the first, multi-tenant building that will include four storefronts of flexible space.

When that’s finished, the company plans to start on its second building with space for six retailers. That construction should begin in late 2020, said a news release from the port.

“With all the new development at the Tri-Cities Airport Business Center, we knew it would be the perfect location for The Landing,” John Hawley, president of The Landing, said in a news release. “This is a great location for new restaurants, coffee shops and other services.”

“We not only serve fliers at the Tri-Cities Airport, but Columbia Basin College and nearby neighborhoods,” he said in the release.

Hawley could not be reached Wednesday about the project.

The port aims to make the Tri-Cities Airport Business Center a blend of companies focused on aviation, as well as commercial storefronts.

The port owns 85 acres along Argent, next to the airport.

Airport Director Buck Taft told the Herald the port will receive $34,000 a year for the lease on the two acres.

The Landing will be near the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and the Pasco Trucks and AutoAuction, also on land leased from the Port.

“We are pleased to welcome The Landing to our growing group of tenants at the Airport Business Center. They are a great fit for our vision to bring services, professional jobs, and amenities to the Airport/CBC district,” Jean Ryckman, president of the port commission, said in a news release.

This story was originally published November 20, 2019 at 12:52 PM.