and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Website Design by Blaser Consulting This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page plans for Alderwood Mall incorporate dense multi-family housing in an area of big box stores and expansive parking lots Shaun Kuo has reported for The Urbanist on the development boom coming to Seattle’s Northgate Mall situated at the doorstep of a Link light rail station which includes plans for over 4,000 units of housing While not as many units have planned as of yet in the Alderwood Mall area shutting out many would-be homebuyers from the housing market and driving vulnerable people into homelessness By seizing the opportunity to create a new future for Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood has distinguished itself nationally, drawing the attention of Bloomburg’s City Lab, whose article “The Dying Mall’s New Lease on Life: Apartments” focused on Alderwood Mall’s redevelopment calling it “a sign of what might be a national trend.” the largest development underway in the Alderwood Mall area continues to be car-oriented casting some doubt over what the future will hold for a corner of Snohomish County that has already seen many changes as a result of ambitious planned developments also contributed to new growth shifting away from the area By 1979, Alderwood Manor had been annexed into the City of Lynnwood and transformed into Alderwood Mall a large indoor shopping center that in the 1980’s and 1990’s was estimated to attract around 33,000 visitors daily some traveling from as far away as Vancouver A 1991 article from the Seattle Times waxed poetically about Alderwood Mall an answer to progress’ call for ultimate accessibility Where else can you buy a national bestseller compare prices on cassette decks and have a Renoir print framed in one afternoon The late eighties were arguably the height of America’s shopping mall craze. The mall became a place for many Americans not only to shop, but also to simply hang out, a quote-unquote “third place” where people enjoyed spending time outside of their homes and work But from the beginning, deep flaws were present in the conceptual foundation of America’s shopping malls. As private, often highly supervised spaces, they were good at attracting certain people — mostly White middle-class suburbanites — but as well as malls succeeded in attracting these consumers the need for continual updates and gimmicks that created an arms race among competing malls Alderwood Mall was not immune to the need for near constant reinvention. By 1995, a $12 million renovation was planned for this “center of life.” A representative for owner DeBartolo Properties Management Inc. disputed the idea that mall was being updated because it had deteriorated instead maintaining that Alderwood was a particularly successful example of a mall because it had made it 16 years until the need for renovation emerged which he said was updated about once a decade He also emphasized Alderwood Mall’s expansion from 985,000 square feet to 1.03 million square feet would be good for the region attracting people to “drive longer distances to shop there come to the mall more often and stay longer all of which generate higher sales.” prompted the need for another major renovation and expansion an open-air shopping and dining area on the mall’s northern side and two new parking garages to the mall’s southwest corner The new additions prompted Alderwood Mall to brand itself as a “lifestyle center” rather than shopping mall a pivot toward dining and entertainment accompanied the rise of online commerce and the general sentiment that mall’s were in decline some began to see opportunity — why not restyle shopping centers which were already becoming lifestyle centers in a bid to remain afloat into actual neighborhoods by adding housing Built on the site of the Sears department store, which shuttered in 2017, Avalon Alderwood is a six story development that includes 328 homes 64,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space All of its housing is priced at market rates While it was initially estimated to be completed this past summer Across Alderwood Parkway from the mall, an 18-story mixed-use development was approved last May by the Lynnwood City Council which will replace the Alderwood Medical Building will offer 346 homes and 3,465 square feet of commercial space Although 395 parking spaces are included in the project two out of five Lynnwood City Councilmembers voted against the project as a result of concerns over insufficient parking and the fact that the development’s housing will also be priced at market rates However, both of those projects pale in comparison with Lynnwood Place a 19.1 acre development that will eventually include 18,000 square feet of commercial space and 500 market rate homes the project will be completed in two phases the first of which was the construction of a Costco in addition to the mixed-use development marketed as “The Woods,” the project also includes a Home Depot with a parking lot for 441 vehicles on its roof the full project will be completed in spring of 2022 Marketing for the residential buildings presents it as luxury housing — calling the Woods “a new sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of modern life.” If so it will be a sanctuary surrounded by asphalt In addition to the parking for the development’s two big box stores another 876 parking spaces will be dedicated to the mixed-use development as Lynnwood Link moves closer to its opening date new development will shift further away from prioritizing access for cars Click to access erc-008981-2020-exhibit-6-legacy-alderwood-hotel-operating-agreement.pdf Natalie Bicknell Argerious (she/her) is a reporter and podcast host at The Urbanist A passionate urban explorer since childhood she loves learning how to make cities more inclusive You can often find her wandering around Seattle's Central District and Capitol Hill with her dogs and cat Email her at natalie [at] theurbanist [dot] org The Urbanist hosts social hour meetups every month. In April, we’re hosting four social events and kicking off our urbanism-themed walking tours starting in Kirkland on April 26 we’ll be hosting a booth at the opening celebration at Downtown Redmond Station Check our urbanist events calendar to see everything happening this month, including events hosted by partner organizations. You can submit your event for inclusion My grandparents built a large farm house in Alderwood Manor in the 30s and 40s I would love to have any info available Thanks © 2025 Aurora News-Register Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.