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MASTER PLAN
 scroll For the Lynnwood Public Facilities District

Creating the Heart
of Lynnwood's City Center

The Lynnwood Public Facilities District (“The District”) is an independent state agency created in 1999 to provide community and economic benefits for the City of Lynnwood and Snohomish County.

In the next few years, The District will be growing its investment in Lynnwood with a transformational civic master plan that will redevelop 13 acres into a walkable, arts, culture, entertainment, events – and everyday destination.

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The District

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Going from Gray to Green

The District owns 13 acres of land and buildings, including the Lynnwood Event Center at the Northeast corner of 196th Street SW.

Four additional freestanding buildings are part of a 1960’s-era strip mall with almost 9 acres of asphalt surface parking.

More About our Vision

The District will be sustainably designed with eco construction and green practices in daily operations.   Asphalt parking will become a center lawn and landscaped plazas that connect people to nature.

Design elements will encourage everyday use, spaces for play, and larger areas for public programming and festivals.

The mixed-use redevelopment includes:

  • Expanded indoor and outdoor Event Center
  • Associated green lawn for outdoor events, festivals, and community park use.
  • Plazas to host farmers‘ markets, art shows, auto shows, and a winter ice-rink.
  • Public promenade connected to other downtown areas
  • Public parking garage with Uber/Lyft locations
  • Retail spaces designed to curate and support local, homegrown retail
  • Kiosk spaces for artists and makers
  • Community dog park
  • 300 room, privately developed hotel
  • Two, privately developed, residential and retail buildings
  • New ring road to access The District that connects to the city street grid
  • Pedestrian promenade connecting the site to the light rail station and Alderwood Mall

Current Status/Project Updates

The District and the City of Lynnwood adopted a Development Agreement on October 17, 2025 that serves as the land use road map for developing the 13 acres. The District is now commencing with schematic design. 

What is Schematic Design?

Schematic design is when the vision and site maps begin to take shape with both architectural and spatial design.  At the end of this phase, The District will have renderings of what the exterior of the buildings and outdoor areas will look like.  It will include design standards for the full 13 acres and a list of community amenities.

There are fundamentally 5 design phases for the project:

  • Master Plan Development
  • Schematic Design – current planning phase
  • Design Development
  • Construction Documents & Specifications
  • Bidding & Construction
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Chris Collier

Position #3

Chris Collier is a Washington State native. He received his BS in Information Technology from Central Washington University and a Master of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College. In large part thanks to his work at NASA with the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, and later working for Governor Inslee in constituent services, he has lived far and wide from Washington DC to Texas, Arizona to Olympia, and all points in between, including time overseas. At the Alliance for Housing Affordability, Chris supports the member cities in understanding and responding to housing affordability. This includes data gathering and analytics, technical expertise, state and local policy, housing vouchers, presentations to councils, planning commissions and community, and more. He has worked as the AHA Program Manager since 2016.

Frank Percival

Position #2

Frank E Percival became the President / CEO of the Lynnwood Chamber of Commerce in January of 2024.

He previously served as the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Mortgage Professionals, a statewide trade organization representing thousands of licensed Washington State mortgage loan originators.

A Seattle native with over 30 years of experience as a leader in the mortgage industry, and decades of serving leadership & fundraising positions with organizations like the Greater Seattle Business Association, Lifelong (a Health Services Organization), WAMP, Pride Foundation, Habitat for Humanity – Snohomish, Compass House, and Leadership Tomorrow – Seattle.

Frank has been a resident of Lynnwood for the past 14 years, where he and his husband were fortunate to have found their “forever home” (in which they love to gather their 3 grown sons & their families – Washington State residents, all – as often as possible).

Frank is honored to represent businesses & professionals in his new role with the Lynnwood Chamber, and is dedicated to help foster a thriving community that exemplifies equality, equity, access & representation for all of our neighbors.

Vivian Dong

Position #2

Vivian Dong is a senior engineer with extensive expertise in technology, advertising, and finance. She is also the founder of Safe Lynnwood, a grassroots community organization composed of ordinary parents and residents deeply committed to enhancing the safety and well-being of Lynnwood city. Moreover, she serves as the Community Director for Asian Parents for Educational Excellence, an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the Asian immigrant community and the public education system. Having confronted the challenges of being an Asian immigrant herself, her primary motivation is to assist those facing similar circumstances, helping them overcome unique obstacles, fulfill their dreams, and find a comfortable place to call home in this community.

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