After some delays, construction work has begun on part of Bellingham waterfront project
Construction is under way for a high-end housing condominium project on Bellingham’s waterfront.
Pile-driving work recently began on what will be three buildings near Waypoint Park and the Granary Building. Named The Waterfront, altogether the project will have 94 condo units, underground parking and some commercial space.
It’s taken time to get to the construction phase for this project. Harcourt purchased the Granary Building and property for the condo project in March 2018 with the idea of finishing the condos by October 2019. In that time, designs for the project changed and there were delays in infrastructure and permitting.
Harcourt began construction in the summer of 2020 by digging a hole, but no significant progress was made until the pile-driving began in December.
Earlier this year the Port of Bellingham and Harcourt reached a new agreement with a stricter timeline in place. Harcourt must have the first two buildings completed by October 2023, while the third and final building needs to be finished by October 2024.
According to Blu. Ink, a Bellingham real estate company that is marketing the condominium project, units are being reserved but some are still available. In 2019, the developer estimated the unit rates would range from $350,000 to about $1 million.
The Port of Bellingham also has plans in the works for an affordable housing development, but that will probably come later. The Millworks LLC and Mercy Housing Northwest project isn’t expected to start until 2023.
That plan would bring more than 70 units designed to fit the budget of workers, as well as a 50,000-square-foot food campus. The food campus will focus on local agricultural product processing, business incubation and workforce training.
In other news in the waterfront district, the port will soon be requesting proposals for redeveloping the Boardmill building, also near Waypoint Park. Those requests are expected to go out to the public in January.
