In 'Midtown,' Snohomish aims to balance small town flavor with growth
SNOHOMISH — A T-Mobile salesperson, a high school student and eleven of their neighbors helped shape the future of “Midtown,” a new special zone for housing and commercial growth along Avenue D.
Over the past decade, developers have erected many single-family homes, but few apartments, condos or townhomes in Snohomish. The city of 10,000 people has long needed to diversify its housing options, Planning Director Glen Pickus said.
There are over 4,000 homes in the city. About 64% are single-family and 36% are multi-family, and about 45% of residents are renters. The city expects the population to rise to 12,000 people by 2035, meaning possibly over 1,000 homes — a mix of single- and multi-family — need to be built, according to the city’s planning website.
Snohomish’s housing crisis is like a microcosm of Snohomish County, Pickus said. The newly minted Midtown district, a one-mile strip spanning from Sixth Street to Highway 9, will hopefully allow the city to begin to chip away at the issue.
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