Portland's latest planned neighborhood

The 25-acre property of a trucking company will be redeveloped into a mixed-use urban center in northwest Portland. Con-way Inc., started in Portland, now based in Ann Arbor, MI, still retains office space on the site. The company will continue to occupy two buildings while two others may be adaptively reused. The rest is planned to be developed intensely with 1,100 to 1,500 housing units, 752,000 square feet of offices, and 146,000 square feet of retail. The master plan was recently approved by the city. Several of the development buildings are already under contract, the company reports. The site is on an existing "bicycle boulevard," and a proposed extension of the Portland Streetcar. It will be developed in 15 blocks, mostly typically small Portland 200-by-200-foot blocks. Five of the cross streets will be limited to pedestrians and bicycles, making nice public spaces. A square, a neighborhood park, a "pocket park," and a long building forecourt are also included in the plan. GBD Architects was the lead designer, Spencer Consultants the planner, and Kittelson & Associates the transportation engineer.

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