What's Being Built: Providence Expansion in Lacey

Short answer: it's not the hospital. When Lacey residents hear "Providence expansion," many picture a new tower at Providence St. Peter Hospital. The project currently listed by the City of Lacey (#26-0057) is smaller and more specific: a 2,834-square-foot expansion to the east side of the existing Providence Regional Cancer System medical facility at 4525 3rd Avenue SE.

What we know

• The addition goes on the east side of the existing cancer system clinic, and is designed to strengthen the streetscape along 3rd Avenue SE.
• The design adds storefront glazing, articulated wall planes, sunshades, varied parapets, and material transitions — with brick veneer, metal panels, and glazing intended to match the surrounding medical campus.
• Applications were submitted in May 2026: Site Plan Review, Woodland District review, and Commercial Design Review, with a Notice of Application posted the same month.
• The applicant is Providence Health & Services; the City's associate planner for the project is Reace Fant.

What we don't know yet

• Whether the City has issued its Site Plan Review decision (no decision was posted as of October 5, 2026).
• A construction start date or opening date — none has been announced.

Source: City of Lacey Project #26-0057 — Providence Expansion. Verified October 5, 2026.