Current Work

Investment priorities for a first phase of development include:

  • Infrastructure critical to catalyzing four million square feet of mixed-income development, work includes new streets, water, sewer, stormwater, and electric utilities. (Underway; complete fall 2026)

  • Quality jobs and workforce training including monthly monitoring to ensure business equity and workforce equity performance goals are met and workforce training capacity is increased including through a commitment to on-site training opportunities. (Underway)

  • Affordable and middle-income housing in two high-density, energy efficient, residential developments providing more than 450 units of housing on Parcel 4A and Parcel 6. 

PHASE 1 SCHEDULE

 

Parcels

 

 

Timeline

UPCOMING/IN PROGRESS

 
Apartment housing

Winter 2023 - Winter 2028

Affordable housing development at NW Johnson and NW 9th Ave
(led by Portland Housing Bureau)

Park bench

Winter 2023 – Spring 2025

Park Design
(led by Portland Parks & Recreation)

Crane

Winter 2025 – Fall 2028

Extension of NW Johnson St and NW Kearney St through USPS property
(led by Portland Bureau of Transportation)

 

Spring 2025 - Winter 2028

Development of middle-income
housing on Parcel 6
(under evaluation, pending funding)

 
 

COMPLETED

 

Jul - Sep 2020


COMPLETED
Approval of USPS Property Master Plan

Approval of Project Agreement Term Sheets - includes CBA, Development Agreement, Public Investment

Jul - Oct 2020

COMPLETED
Demolition of Vehicle Maintenance Facility and contaminated soils remediation

Jul 2020 - Feb 2021

COMPLETED
Relocation of USPS Retail to adjacent parking structure

 
 

Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

COMPLETED
Sitework & soils remediation

Summer 2022 - Winter 2023

COMPLETED
Demolition of main processing and distribution facility

Summer 2024 – Winter 2025 

COMPLETED
Off-site Utilities
(led by Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland Water Bureau)