Urban village, town center planned in Covington amid exponential growth
A new urban village is expected to break ground in 2023, and the city of Covington plans to develop a town center as well. Author: Kierra Elfalan Updated: 12:04 AM PDT May 1, 2021
COVINGTON, Wash. An urban village complete with a movie theater, restaurants, condos, apartments and townhomes is coming to the city of Covington.
The new development called LakePointe Urban Village is expected to break ground in 2023 following the construction of the Covington Connector, which is a $30 million project that will provide access to LakePointe. It s under construction right now, said Covington City Manager Regan Bolli. It will widen and extend 204th [Avenue] to go down into that development and connect to Highway 18, and once that s done, then that commercial development and residential development will start.
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a peninsula extending into a 20-acre lake with retail shops, restaurants, single-family and multifamily homes, a pavilion park, open space and trails. A celebration of what the future holds for the Covington area, it offers a symbiotic relationship between public and private as well as indoor and outdoor spaces and a gathering place for the community.
“We are thrilled the City of Covington was so receptive to the overall vision and design of LakePointe,” said Brian Ross, CEO of Oakpointe Communities. “We are already in lease discussions with a variety of prospective tenants including major retailers, a multiplex theater, restaurants, outdoor cafés and coffee shops, wine bars and breweries, soft good retailers, specialty and boutique retailers as well as a gourmet grocer and other neighborhood serving and lifestyle retail.”