Plans for opening the first phase of the redeveloped Tacoma’s Old City Hall late this year have been pushed into next year.
That’s according to the Surge Co. redevelopment team, led by local developer Eli Moreno.
Moreno and his crew have been working since before the pandemic to restore the city landmark , which was added to the National Register in 1974, and bring it back to life.
The bulk of that work at the site, 625 Commerce St., has involved shoring up the 1890’s-era building’s shell, reinforcing the interior perimeter with rebar and concrete from the base to the tower roof, and installing reinforced slab floors on each level, among other improvements.
The site’s Instagram page posted a recent photo showing some of the work that remains as the brick-lined interior begins to take shape for leased spaces.
The first phase includes restaurant, retail, office and coworking spaces. Moreno told The News Tribune in July that the site was “scheduled to open the first phase of the building by the fourth quarter of this year.”