Kennewick · Benton County
Vista Field
A closed municipal airfield in central Kennewick being rebuilt as a 103-acre town center, one of Washington's largest new-urbanism plans and a multi-decade build.
- 103
- Acres
- 8
- Phases
- 2013
- Airfield closed
Vista Field was Kennewick's municipal airport until it closed on December 31, 2013. The Port of Kennewick is redeveloping the 103-acre site into a mixed-use district of housing, retail, parks and plazas. The Port describes it as one of Washington's most extensive new-urbanism master plans, and the most ambitious undertaking in its century-plus history.
The runway closed on the last day of 2013. What replaces it is expected to take more than twenty years to finish.
The work is real rather than hypothetical. A groundbreaking in April 2019 began phase one infrastructure: roads, utilities, streetscape, a commercial plaza, a linear park and water features. That work opened roughly 20 acres for sale to private developers, and the first businesses have since opened. Projections for full buildout run to 3,380 jobs and $460 million in private investment.
The honest caveat is time. The plan runs to eight phases and is expected to take more than twenty years to complete. Buying here early means buying into a plan and living beside its construction, with the specific mix of what gets built next door still to be determined. Which phase a parcel sits in is the question that matters most.
Housing Stock
- New construction within a master-planned mixed-use district
- Housing integrated with retail and civic space rather than separated from it
- Phase one infrastructure complete, opening roughly 20 acres to private development
- Product mix in later phases not yet fixed
Getting Around
- Central Kennewick, adjacent to the Toyota Center
- Near the Columbia Center retail corridor
Parks & Amenities
- Commercial plaza, linear park and water features built in phase one
- Adjacent to the Toyota Center
School District
Listed for reference only. Attendance boundaries change and can differ street to street, so confirm the assigned schools for any specific address directly with the district.
Thinking about Vista Field?
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Area information is gathered from public sources and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Development plans, construction timelines, zoning, utilities and district boundaries change, so verify anything you intend to rely on. Nothing here is a representation about the people who live in an area. All real estate offered is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination. Equal Housing Opportunity.