Old City Hall Updates
Watch the Renovation of this Iconic Building as it becomes a center of Innovation and Development in the heart of Tacoma.
Phase 1 Opening 2024
Phase 1 includes floors 2-4 which will be offices, restaurants & retail spaces.
Phase 2 Opening 2025
Phase 2 includes residential options & event spaces.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT: Knic Pfost
Meet Knic Pfost of Blue Cactus Press. A local micro-press that operates out of the Union Club, publishing books “from the edges”.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT: Kwabi Amoah-Forson
Meet Kwabi Amoah-Forson. Arguably one of Tacoma’s most well known and loved humanitarians.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT: Sharee Dammel
Meet Sharee Dammel, executive director of CJK Community Homes, a local nonprofit committed to providing clean, safe, contemporary, and affordable housing.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT: Lowell Wyse
Meet Lowell Wyse, executive director of the Tacoma Tree Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a community-based approach to growing the urban forest.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLD CITY HALL!
We're not the type to celebrate a "birthday month," but when you're turning 130 (yep, one hundred and thirty!) you just have to pull out all the stops.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT: Wayne Rowser
Meet Wayne Rowser, an exceptional hair stylist and drag performer!
March 2023 at Old City Hall
So many folks ask us when Old City Hall will start chiming once again. Installed in 1904, the bells in OCH's tower are synonymous with the building as a whole.
Surge Institute: Kristine Part 2
We are so excited to be able to talk about our Surge Institute programming in detail!
Surge Institute: Kristine Part 1
Surge Institute is a manifestation of our commitment to supporting Tacoma’s entrepreneurs of all ages.
OCH Round Table Part #4
In our fourth and final recap of our roundtable conversation, we cover a lot of ground!
OCH Round Table Part #3
At our roundtable, we asked our attendees what they thought was needed in Downtown Tacoma.
OCH Round Table Part #2
During our roundtable conversation, Eli asked small business owners what they’d like to see in Old City Hall.
OCH Round Table Part #1
We are honored to have spoken with Dion, Daz, and Ryan— just some of the awesome small business owners in our neighborhood!
Pretty Gritty Video Tour
WATCH: Official Tour of Tacoma's Old City Hall — Video by Pretty Gritty Tours
Tacoma Daily Index Feature
Tacoma’s Old City Hall finally finds some love — Tacoma Daily Index Feature
Puget Sound Business Journal Feature
Eli was featured by the Puget Sound Business Journal In July 2022.
Tacoma News Tribune Video
WATCH: Tacoma historian geek out on Old City Hall as architectural gem — Video by The News Tribune