AnalysisJuly 6, 2026

What's Being Built in Fremont Seattle in 2026

A look at the apartment and mixed-use projects rising in Fremont in 2026, with named developments, their permit stage, and what residents will see change.

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Fremont is filling in. More than two dozen apartment and mixed-use projects are active in the neighborhood right now, together adding well over 2,100 homes. None of them is a tower. Fremont zoning holds most new buildings to seven or eight stories, so the change here looks like a steady run of mid rise apartment buildings landing along a few key streets rather than a skyline shift.

The activity clusters tightly. Stone Way North, Woodland Park Avenue North, and North 36th Street carry most of the new construction, with a handful more along Fremont Avenue North. If you walk those corridors this year you will pass active sites, fenced lots, and finished buildings leasing up, often within a block of each other.

The projects reshaping Fremont

AddressHomesStoriesStageTeam
3665 Stone Way N2438In building permit reviewVIA Architecture
3833 Stone Way N2317Under constructionVeer Architecture
340 W Nickerson St2215In building permit review-
452 N 36th St1847In building permit review-
3670 Woodland Park Ave N1808In building permit reviewLegacy Partners
508 N 36th St1697Under construction-
4401 Fremont Ave N1455Under constructionCohen Properties

What is actually building today

Stone Way is the busiest corridor. 3833 Stone Way N has its construction permit in hand and is putting up a seven story, 231 home building. One block north, 3665 Stone Way N is the largest project in the neighborhood by home count at 243 units, and it sits in building permit review, so expect fencing and excavation to follow once the city issues the permit.

North 36th Street is close behind. 508 N 36th St received its construction permit in June 2026 and is the freshest active site in Fremont, a seven story building with 169 homes. Next door in the pipeline, 452 N 36th St would add another 184 homes at similar height once it clears review.

Fremont Avenue keeps its main street feel. 4401 Fremont Ave N, a Cohen Properties project, is under construction as a five story, 145 home building with ground floor commercial space, the kind of scale that fits the shopping street rather than overwhelming it.

What residents will see change

Expect ground floor retail and restaurant space under most of these buildings, which keeps Stone Way and Fremont Avenue walkable as they densify. Expect more neighbors too, since the active pipeline alone would add roughly a Fremont sized share of Seattle's new apartments over the next two to three years. And expect construction sequencing, because several of the largest sites sit within a few blocks of each other on Stone Way and Woodland Park Avenue, so crane and truck traffic will move around the neighborhood as projects start and finish.

What you will not see is height creep. The tallest buildings on this list top out at eight stories. Fremont has no high rise zoning, so its growth arrives as broad mid rise infill instead of the towers going up in South Lake Union a mile to the east.

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See it on the map

Browse every active Fremont project, with addresses, permit stage, and home counts, on the Fremont neighborhood page. To see how Fremont's mid rise wave compares with the towers rising elsewhere, read Seattle's largest active construction projects, and for the citywide neighborhood picture see which neighborhoods added the most homes.

Frequently asked questions

What is being built in Fremont Seattle?

More than two dozen apartment and mixed-use projects are active in Fremont in 2026, adding well over 2,100 homes. Most are mid rise buildings of five to eight stories, clustered along Stone Way North, Woodland Park Avenue North, and North 36th Street, and many include ground floor retail.

What is the biggest development in Fremont right now?

The largest by home count is a 243 home building at 3665 Stone Way North, which is in building permit review. The largest one physically under construction is 3833 Stone Way North, a seven story building with 231 homes.

Is Fremont getting high rise towers?

No. Fremont zoning caps most new buildings at about seven or eight stories, so the neighborhood is growing through mid rise apartment buildings rather than towers. The nearest high rise construction is in South Lake Union to the east.

How long will these Fremont projects take to finish?

A mid rise apartment building of this size usually takes about two to three years from the start of construction to leasing. Projects that already have an issued construction permit, like 3833 Stone Way North and 508 North 36th Street, will finish first. Those still in permit review will start later.

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