There are quite a few projects going up right now in and around Eliot.  North Eliot is getting most of the action. The two proposed large six-plus story tower developments at NE Fremont and Williams as well as the project at NE 7th and Russell have driven the most uproar.  However, there are a number of  other developments being proposed  or already under construction.

Proposed to LUTC:

• Tearing down a house at 3116 N Vancouver for 18 micro apartments, each under 300 square feet, on a 40×45 foot lot with no parking raised some eyebrows.
• The construction of the 5 story building at Monroe and MLK has transitioned to the interior of the building, reopening the sidewalk after 3 years .
• 2 adjacent projects are under way – 12 units of apartments on Monroe and 11 units of townhouses on Morris.  The Morris project is on the site of the previous Morris St Garden.
• Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare is proposing to redevelop their site at Morris and MLK into a large L-shaped building with a rear courtyard, pending affordable housing grants.
• 12 townhouses are being proposed north of the I-405 onramp at Ivy and Commercial.
• The former Port City site on Williams south of Russell is on the auction block from Multnomah County.
• The large garden on tillamook street, formerly project grow is next to the site of 2 recently burned down houses.  Will this site be used for a large project or a smaller one?
• There is a proposal for a 7- unit long monopoly-house shaped building at 436 NE Ivy
• Emanuel Hospital is doing a large expansion of their operating room on N Kerby
• A set of backyards on NE Graham was subdivided into 4 lots.
• Cook St Lofts: a 5-story 100+ unit apartment complex on N Vancouver south of Cook St
• Cook St Apartments: a 6-story 206 unit apartment complex between N Vancouver and N Williams north of Cook St
• The Woods – 72 apartments in a flashy 6-story apartment building at N Fargo and N Williams (NW corner)
• Next to Pizza-a-go-go at Cook and Williams there is construction going on.  Across the street there is ongoing environmental remediation before construction can commence
• Just outside Eliot construction is progressing quickly on the One North project at N Fremont and Williams

The Eliot Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC) gets the inside scoop on these projects as well as transportation issues. We meet at 6:30 pm at St. Philip the Deacon Church at NE Knott and Rodney Streets on the 2nd Monday of every month.  Drop by or check out our meeting minutes.