If you have wondered what is going on at the triangular shaped parcel of land where MLK & Hancock and Grand meet up here’s what is happening. This 15,500 sq. ft. parcel is called the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Gateway and Heritage Marker project and is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2012.
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Gateway and Heritage Markers
Posted in Land Use on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Box Lift Building Opens with New and Old Businesses
Posted in Land Use on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Angela Kremer If you’ve walked or driven down MLK towards Broadway at night you may have noticed the illuminating lights of the rehabbed green building known as the Boxlift Building. The olive green building recently was completely renovated through a financial and technical assistance from the Portland Development Commission. The Boxlift, located two blocks [...]
NE Quadrant Planning Update
Posted in Land Use on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The NE Quadrant Plan has two primary purposes; to evaluate options to enhance I-5 performance (meaning expand) between I-84 and I-405, and to update the Central City Plan (including revising zoning as necessary). This is a lot of work for both City and State staff and for the Citizen Advisors (CAC) from each of the [...]
Land Use News For Winter 2012
Posted in Land Use on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New Construction Means New Residents Two new residential in-fill developments are moving forward in Eliot. The first one is rising on the site of the former Morning Star Baptist Church. While it was sad to see the church leave the neighborhood, the vacant lot wasn’t a welcome replacement. Now several duplex-style townhomes are being built [...]
Central City Plan—NE Quadrant
Posted in Land Use on October 19, 2011 | Comments Off
The recession has slowed development activities in Eliot so the major land use action involves City plans for the NE Quadrant as part of the Central City Plan update. The Central City Plan covers the downtown area east of the West Hills as well as our area of NE (Lower Albina, Lloyd District, Rose Quarter, [...]
Editorial – MLK Gateway Project Status
Posted in Land Use on October 9, 2011 | Comments Off
The other day while walking to work I passed by the triangle where MLK and Grand come together at Hancock. I noticed the sign announcing construction for the new gateway project to begin Spring 2011. Then I recalled all the hubabalu about the project last May. I was angry that our neighborhood lost out on [...]
These Are Our Streets!
Posted in Land Use on July 13, 2011 | Comments Off
Since it was platted by Edwin Russell, William Page, and George Williams in 1872, the city of Albina (now Eliot) was set up with a Manhattan-style grid with long east-west blocks that are 2.5 times as long as the north-south blocks. This, combined with the steep cliffs separating the neighborhood from the river made all [...]
Children’s Hospital on its way to February 2012 opening
Posted in Land Use on July 3, 2011 | Comments Off
By Maegan Vidal Only 8 months away from opening its doors in February 2012, the new home for The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is 70 percent complete. The hospital will better care for the community by dramatically increasing its capacity to serve kids and families. The new home is nearly four times the size [...]
Got Traffic?
Posted in Land Use on June 20, 2011 | Comments Off
The Central City plan process is in full swing in N/NE Portland. The process will re-examine and rezone the entire “central city” which includes the Lloyd District, Convention Center, Broadway/Weidler corridor, and portions of Eliot south of Russell. Our area of town is the first of the four central city “quadrants” to plan. The effort [...]
Fremont Bridge Upper Deck Paving Project
Posted in Land Use on June 14, 2011 | Comments Off
A contractor for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will start work soon on a project to replace the original I‐405 Fremont Bridge’s upper deck asphalt pavement. Due to the complexity of the work and the unique, long‐lasting pavement material that will be used, the project will:
Imagining a Different Course for MAX
Posted in Land Use on April 19, 2011 | Comments Off
In 2001, a light rail line opened with service between the Portland Expo Center and downtown Portland. This service could have included service to residential Eliot and Legacy Emanuel Hospital with two stops on the east side of I-5. Imagine a dense commercial and residential corridor linking MLK with lower Albina along Russell Street. Vancouver [...]
Planners Planning
Posted in Land Use on April 13, 2011 | Comments Off
The First Course The Portland Plan planning process continues as does the Central City and Rose Quarter Plans. The Portland Plan process focuses on an updated vision of what residents want Portland to be like in 25 years. That kind of process allows for setting goals that include government and the private sector, such as [...]
Land Use and Transportation Update for Spring 2011
Posted in Land Use on April 10, 2011 | Comments Off
A rumor is circulating that the owner of the old Roth auto lot on the northwest corner of MLK and Tillamook has leased to a sex superstore operator who is planning a 24-hour operation at the site. Historically, such uses that are allowed by zoning (this is) and that don’t require any building exceptions (this [...]
Land Use and Transportation Update for Winter 2011
Posted in Land Use on January 21, 2011 | Comments Off
Portland Plan The Portland Plan process continues. Of most interest to Eliot is the Central City Plan process embedded within the larger process. It will evaluate and potentially change zoning among other things. The current focus is the NE quadrant of the central city that includes the Rose Quarter, Lloyd District, Lower Albina, and portions [...]
New Housing Coming to Eliot
Posted in Land Use on December 31, 2010 | Comments Off
New Apartments Planned for MLK and Monroe – Developer Chris Rogers of Phase Two Development and his architect, Ralph Tahran presented their proposal for a new apartment project on the SW corner of MLK and Monroe. They have not submitted plans to the City, but envision a 5-story, 44-unit structure. It would be a mix [...]
RQ Development Open House Summary
Posted in Land Use on November 30, 2010 | Comments Off
On November 15 the Rose Quarter Development Project along with the N/NE Quadrant of the Central City plan held a joint open house at the Memorial Coliseum. Materials and video related to the Rose Quarter open house have been posted on the Rose Quarter website.
Grant Warehouse Becomes Ivy Street Homes
Posted in Land Use on October 14, 2010 | Comments Off
The vacant lot on the southeast corner of MLK and Ivy used to be a service station turned alchemy lab known most recently as the Grant Warehouse. The former owner had polluted the site with an unknown toxic brew which was discovered during a fire. Consequently the City tried to force Mr. Grant to clean [...]
The Central City Plan – And So It Begins
Posted in Land Use on October 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Portland has launched 2 major planning activities – the Portland Plan and the Central City Plan (CCP). Both will chart a future for Portland over the next 25 years. This will compliment Metro’s 2040 Plan. The Portland Plan has a high level look at 9 issues of importance to city residents, such as economic development [...]
Eliot’s GNA Committee for the Rose Quarter
Posted in Land Use on April 6, 2010 | Comments Off
Written By Angela Kremer The Rose Quarter is a regional attraction with regional traffic, noise and trash that impacts the Eliot Neighborhood. The redevelopment of the Rose Quarter is both an opportunity and threat to the livability of Eliot. Fortunately, there is a way for Eliot neighbors to have a say in what happens in [...]
The Planners are Coming! The Planners are Coming!
Posted in Land Use on March 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Portland is a City that likes to plan. And, it likes to have lots of meetings when it plans. At least 3 planning processes are getting started that will affect the future of Eliot. Each will require involvement of the Eliot Neighborhood Association as well as participation from Eliot neighbors. The three are:
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