EconomyAnchorage · July 13, 2026
the empty midtown lot wakes up
Chugach Alaska Corporation breaks ground on Village in the City, a multi-phase Midtown Anchorage campus with offices, a museum, apartments and childcare.
Daily Alaska staff · July 13, 2026 · Anchorage
Chugach Alaska Corporation has broken ground on Village in the City, a multi-phase development on a four and a third acre lot it owns on 36th Avenue near the Old Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage, land that has sat vacant for years and that the corporation is donating for the project.
The first building in the campus will hold offices, tribal services, and a permanent home for the Chugach Museum, which has waited since 2022 for a dedicated space to tell the region's history. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance called the coming museum a place where neighbors, tourists, and school groups can connect with the first people of the region.
Future phases call for two apartment buildings, on-site childcare, and space for shops and restaurants, all within walking distance of existing Midtown Anchorage businesses.
The first phase of the project is expected to wrap by the end of summer 2028.
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Questions people ask
village in the city anchorage where
On a four and a third acre lot on 36th Avenue near the Old Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage.
who is building village in the city anchorage
Chugach Alaska Corporation is building it and owns the land, which it's donating for the project.
when will village in the city be finished
The first phase is expected to wrap by the end of summer 2028.
what's in village in the city besides museum
Offices, tribal services, two future apartment buildings, on-site childcare, and retail and restaurant space.
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- Chugach Alaska Corporation broke ground on Village in the City on a 36th Avenue lot near the Old Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage. · akbizmag.com
- The site is four and a third acres and the corporation is donating the land for the project. · akbizmag.com
- The first building will include a permanent home for the Chugach Museum, which has waited since 2022 for a dedicated space. · akbizmag.com
- Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance called the coming museum a place for neighbors, tourists, and school groups to connect with the region's first people. · akbizmag.com
- The first phase of the project is expected to wrap by the end of summer 2028. · akbizmag.com
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