At Gordon T. Jacob, one of our main goals is to provide additional housing to the Tacoma market. Much like other areas in the US, Tacoma is facing a major housing crisis. Tacoma must become denser while at the same time remaining affordable for it’s current residents. It’s a tough act to balance, but as Tacoma natives, we are proud to be a part of the solution.
We spend much of our time working with city council members and staff at the City of Tacoma to build relationships and influence favorable building laws so that Tacoma can reach the required amount of living units for it’s residents to flourish.
We’re honored to have one of our buildings featured in The Urbanist as they unpack the housing crisis in Tacoma and the proposed bill for Home In Tacoma that could bring the density that is needed.
The Urbanist goes on to say, “One could argue that Tacoma needs to add even more housing if it intends to end the housing affordability crisis. Regardless, what’s clear in any scenario is Tacoma needs tens of thousands of more housing units as quickly as possible. Anything less will leave Tacoma in the same situation of rapidly rising housing costs and displacement pressure.”
Over the past few years, we’ve become specialized in building affordable middle housing units. As you saw in the picture above, we’ve built numerous stacked duplexes, as well as garden style apartments, and ADU’s.
So what does this mean for you? The city is desperate for new housing units, and there are many people searching for a place to live. If you’re looking for an investment, there is no better time to start investigating what an ADU or DADU could look like for you.
If you too, want to contribute to the local housing stock, would you consider partnering with us? We would be thrilled to help you convert part of your home into an ADU, or build you a brand new DADU. It will be an investment that pays dividends for yourself and the city you live in.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! You can also check out our DADU page at www.gordontjacob.com/DADU. We can’t wait to hear from you!