Waterfront apartments expanding. New midsize complexes coming to Kennewick, Richland

With construction season in full swing, the Tri-Cities is seeing an increase in requests for building permits, including several new apartment complexes.

The quickly expanding Columbia River Walk Apartments along the riverfront in Pasco will soon enter a new phase of development.

Columbia River Walk has submitted permitting for three new buildings, in two phases. Total value will come in at around $12.5 million.

Phase III will consist of a 3-story, 48-unit building. Phase IV will be two more 3-story buildings with 36-units each.

In all, they will be adding 120 apartments to their 2120 W. A St. property along the Columbia River.

That comes just after the company also recently submitted paperwork to create a small retail area with a coffee shop near the apartment complex.

When finished, Columbia River Walk will have 288 units.

The apartments range from 1-bedroom to 3-bedroom with prices starting around $1,300 per month. Available 2-bedroom units start at about $1,500 per month.

Willowbrooke Apartments

A new apartment complex is coming to Richland near Claybell Park and Amon Elementary School.

The 14-acre property will have four buildings totaling 108 units and a clubhouse.

Willowbrook Apartments is still in the early stages of development, having just received approval from the state of Washington on its environmental impact study.

It’s being developed by Idaho-based Big Creek Land Company. The developer said in its filings that these units will be aimed at middle-income earners.

Kennewick property

W. McKay Construction has begun ground work for a new complex in Kennewick near the Zintel Canyon Greenway.

The property will be on West 15th Avenue between South Ely Street and South Conway Street.

The lot was originally permitted for a self-storage facility, but that never came to fruition.

Crews are currently on site laying the groundwork for a courtyard style apartment complex with four buildings with at total of 52 units.

It will feature a basketball court and swimming pool in the interior of the property.

W. McKay Construction is owned by Benton County Commissioner Will McKay.

This story was originally published May 9, 2022 at 11:49 AM.

Cory McCoy

Tri-City Herald

Cory is an award-winning investigative reporter. He joined the Tri-City Herald in Dec. 2021 as an Editor/Reporter covering social accountability issues. His past work can be found in the Tyler Morning Telegraph and other Texas newspapers. He was a 2019-20 Education Writers Association Fellow, and has been featured on The Murder Tapes, Grave Mysteries and Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen.