After over a decade, Cascadia, the monster planned community to be built just south of Bonney Lake on the plateau above Orting is finally going to break ground in the next few days according to the Business Examiner.
Location of site on Google Maps: Aerial photo of site
Here is an article from the Puget Sound Business Journal in 1998 on the project:
Cascadia dream finally nears reality
(man, were they 7 years off with that headline....)
A sprawling undeveloped plateau in eastern Pierce County may soon be transformed into a city unto itself, with housing for 10,000 people, an industrial/commercial complex, and recreational and hospitality facilities.
The dream is for Cascadia, designated an employment-based planned community under the county's comprehensive land-use plan, to rise on the 4,719-acre parcel between Bonney Lake and Orting over the next 20 years. It would become the state's largest planned community ever.
The first phase of construction will include 1,719 single and multifamily homes, an 80-acre business park, additional land for commercial use, and a conference hotel and golf complex with an 18-hole competition-quality golf course.
Cascadia Development Corp. of Bellevue, the project's sole owner, will complete preparation of an environmental impact statement and receive final plat approvals from Pierce County by year's end. It has worked with SWA Group of Sausalito, Calif., on the overall community design and landscaping.
Construction should begin in spring 1999, said Cascadia principal Patrick Kuo.
Two more development phases will follow. Phase II will total about 1,742 acres -- which includes 696 acres for residential use and 319 acres for business. Phase III incorporates the remaining 1,287 acres and will be parceled out similarly, but with more flexibility to match markets and the community's needs at the time of development.
Completing an integrated community of this magnitude from the ground up beckons comparisons with Reston, Va., Disney's Celebration in Orlando, Fla. -- even Brasilia, Brazil, the city carved out of a jungle.
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From the Puyallup Herald last Friday:
Elementary No. 9 set to open in Cascadia Development by 2007
After more than a decade of hype, the promise of a master-planned community that could eventually include 6,500 homes is finally coming to fruition.
...
Cascadia development
* A groundbreaking for the 4,719-acre planned community is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. May 6, 2005 at 14500 198th Ave. E. in Sumner.
* The development will include 6,500 homes; 626 acres for business and industry, a resort-style hotel, conference centers and an 18-hole golf course; a town center with retail and restaurants; 183 acres for schools; 1,280 acres for parks and open space; and several entertainment areas.
Location of site on Google Maps: Aerial photo of site
Here is an article from the Puget Sound Business Journal in 1998 on the project:
Cascadia dream finally nears reality
(man, were they 7 years off with that headline....)
A sprawling undeveloped plateau in eastern Pierce County may soon be transformed into a city unto itself, with housing for 10,000 people, an industrial/commercial complex, and recreational and hospitality facilities.
The dream is for Cascadia, designated an employment-based planned community under the county's comprehensive land-use plan, to rise on the 4,719-acre parcel between Bonney Lake and Orting over the next 20 years. It would become the state's largest planned community ever.
The first phase of construction will include 1,719 single and multifamily homes, an 80-acre business park, additional land for commercial use, and a conference hotel and golf complex with an 18-hole competition-quality golf course.
Cascadia Development Corp. of Bellevue, the project's sole owner, will complete preparation of an environmental impact statement and receive final plat approvals from Pierce County by year's end. It has worked with SWA Group of Sausalito, Calif., on the overall community design and landscaping.
Construction should begin in spring 1999, said Cascadia principal Patrick Kuo.
Two more development phases will follow. Phase II will total about 1,742 acres -- which includes 696 acres for residential use and 319 acres for business. Phase III incorporates the remaining 1,287 acres and will be parceled out similarly, but with more flexibility to match markets and the community's needs at the time of development.
Completing an integrated community of this magnitude from the ground up beckons comparisons with Reston, Va., Disney's Celebration in Orlando, Fla. -- even Brasilia, Brazil, the city carved out of a jungle.
(Click Here for rest of article)
From the Puyallup Herald last Friday:
Elementary No. 9 set to open in Cascadia Development by 2007
After more than a decade of hype, the promise of a master-planned community that could eventually include 6,500 homes is finally coming to fruition.
...
Cascadia development
* A groundbreaking for the 4,719-acre planned community is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. May 6, 2005 at 14500 198th Ave. E. in Sumner.
* The development will include 6,500 homes; 626 acres for business and industry, a resort-style hotel, conference centers and an 18-hole golf course; a town center with retail and restaurants; 183 acres for schools; 1,280 acres for parks and open space; and several entertainment areas.