The city of Aberdeen announced Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 that Pinnacle MOD Seattle and the City of Aberdeen received some good news from Hearings Examiner Gary McLean who approved the company’s conditional use permit which allows them to operate a modular building assembly plant in the former South Shore Mall.

Pinnacle eventually plans to convert and occupy all 280,000 SF of the former shopping center to fabricate, manufacture and process materials for the purpose of assembling modular buildings. Pinnacle has also committed to setting aside part of their 31 acres for future development of mixed- use housing and commercial development. “This is an exciting day for the City of Aberdeen,” said Mayor Douglas Orr. “Our City is headed in the right direction because we are welcoming new
industry and creating jobs for our community. This is exactly what our City needed.”

Pinnacle MOD Seattle (Pinnacle) is a modular building production arm of NetZero Development.     Charles Cheung is the CEO of NetZero and Governor of Pinnacle MOD Seattle, LLC. “We  appreciate all the support we’ve received so far from Aberdeen City Management to make this project a reality,” he said. “We are committed to working closely with the great people of Aberdeen and Grays Harbor to make sure this project will be a long-term success,” he added. “[We want] to make sure this project will contribute to the long-term benefits of local communities.”

When at full capacity, the facility is projected to produce over one million square feet of completed modular building units annually and will create over 300 jobs for the local economy. “There are many cities across the nation that are struggling to figure out what to do with their empty malls,” said Community Development Director Lisa Scott. “We are so grateful Charles and his team found us and have been great throughout this whole process.”