Port Orchard city staff told the council on July 22 that private development remains active across the city, with single‑family subdivisions, multifamily complexes and waterfront projects in various stages of permitting and construction.

Development director Nick Bond said the city’s pipeline focuses heavily on single‑family lots but includes several large multifamily projects and waterfront builds that are reshaping downtown and suburban neighborhoods.

The nut graf: Staff highlighted several leading projects — the Kitsap Bank site (shoreline permit secured), the 429 Bay Street mixed‑use building on the waterfront, the 192‑unit Forest Song apartments on Melcher, and multiple phases of McCormick Woods and McCormick West subdivisions — and warned council members that permitting, infrastructure and right‑of‑way work will continue for several years.

Bond said the Kitsap Bank tenant has applied for a building permit and received a shoreline substantial development permit; he said the bank is finalizing internal decisions and staff is “hopeful that their project moves forward sooner than that.” The 429 Bay Street mixed‑use building is under construction and includes a small ground‑floor commercial space facing the waterfront.

Large residential work includes Forest Song (192 apartments) nearing completion next fall, Stetson Heights and Stetson Ridge subdivisions (hundreds of lots across phases), McCormick East (159 lots preliminary plat), and McCormick West with many remaining lots to be platted. Bond said McCormick Village will contain roughly 400 middle‑housing units along with 20,000 square feet of retail in a mix of single‑family, ADU, four‑plex and eight‑plex buildings.

Other active projects listed were Kitsap Transit Park and Ride (property secured; construction likely 2026), Bridgeview and Riverstone multifamily projects, Salmonberry Apartments, and phase 2 of Blueberry Apartments (about 102 units proposed). Bond said some projects carry multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) preliminaries that were approved under an older program.

Ending: Bond cautioned that the city still confronts infrastructure needs — sewer lift stations and road connections — and that some projects depend on market or buyer interest; the council will see further permitting and development updates as applications return to staff.