Lynnwood environmental review advances 124-unit affordable-housing project
Lynnwood’s environmental-review record now includes applications for a proposed two-building, 124-unit affordable-housing development, giving residents a documented update on a project that remains under review rather than approved for construction.
The Washington State Department of Ecology’s SEPA record says the Housing Authority of Snohomish County, or HASCO, submitted planning and SEPA applications to Lynnwood on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026. The filing describes two proposed buildings containing 124 affordable-housing units and identifies Lynnwood city staff, including Emily Kato, as a city contact.
For renters and households seeking income-restricted housing, the filing indicates that the proposal has entered formal planning and environmental review. It does not mean the units are available, funded or ready to lease.
A separate 175-unit proposal
Lynnwood’s public-notice page separately lists a mitigated determination of nonsignificance for a 175-unit multifamily affordable-housing development. The city says that proposal was deemed complete on Dec. 5, 2025, and that the notice was displayed through July 21, 2026.
The available records appear to describe two separate affordable-housing proposals. They do not establish whether the projects are related, and the 124-unit and 175-unit figures should not be added together or described as one 299-unit development.
A mitigated determination of nonsignificance is a review action listed in the city’s notice; the available packet does not identify it as final land-use approval for construction. The record also does not establish that either proposal is under construction.
What happens next
The city’s planning commission handles development and land-use matters within Lynnwood. The state SEPA filing and the city public notice document separate dates and project descriptions, but the available material does not identify a final city action linking the two proposals or resolving their next steps.
The development information indicates that the project remains within a 45-day ongoing-development fallback window, even though the public notice’s listed display period ended July 21, 2026. The packet does not provide a specific next hearing, decision date or construction deadline.
It also does not identify a financing commitment, building permit, construction schedule, tenant eligibility rules, affordability levels, completion date or occupancy date. Those omissions matter for residents trying to determine when homes might become available and who would qualify.
For now, the verified change is that HASCO’s proposed 124-unit project has been entered into Lynnwood’s planning and environmental-review record, while the city is separately tracking a 175-unit affordable-housing proposal. Both remain proposals in the available records, not completed housing.
Sources
- SEPA Record 202601052, Washington State Department of Ecology
- Public Notices, City of Lynnwood
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