Construction

Mt. Tabor Yard serves as the central dispatch for PP&R maintenance and nursery services for over 140 employees who are responsible for maintaining parks facilities and services across the city.

This project will strengthen the structural supports (known as trestles) that hold a water pipe near Kelly Creek and Beaver Creek in Gresham.

Thanks to the Parks Replacement Bond, improvements will be made at the Urban Forestry Yard. The project includes construction of a new covered and secure storage area for large equipment and an enclosed shop building.

The master plan for SE 150th and Division Street Park reflects a collaborative effort involving neighbors and community groups to create a welcoming space with activities for people of all ages.

The Willamette River Crossing project is currently in the design and exploration phase. We completed a geotechnical probe in August 2020 and additional geotechnical exploration from January to March 2021. Our contractor is now developing a new proposal for the best way to cross the river.

The Entrance and Nature Center will provide an inclusive welcoming entrance to Forest Park. The entrance is under construction now. In a future phase, the Nature Center will showcase the park’s special character and its timeless importance to Portland and the greater region. 

The Errol Heights Street Improvement Project will pave the neighborhood’s gravel streets, add sidewalks to the two main east-west routes through the neighborhood, add street lights, address drainage issues, and improve water quality in Johnson Creek.

The Portland Water Bureau continues design and planning work to replace the water mains (pipes) serving NW Penridge, Skyline Crest, and Greenleaf Roads. These mains will be replaced with larger pipes to increase the flow of water to people's homes and to help put out fires.

The 80-unit Beatrice Morrow apartments, completed by PCRI in the Eliot neighborhood, serves displaced or longtime residents of North/Northeast Portland under the City’s Preference Policy.

Construction at the Washington Park Reservoirs started in 2016 and will continue until 2025. Read on for the most recent update.

Charlotte B. Rutherford Place, developed by Central City Concern, provides 51 units of affordable housing in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood, with priority given to displaced or longtime residents of North/Northeast Portland through the City’s Preference Policy.

Developed by BRIDGE Housing, the Vera brings 203 new affordable housing units to the South Waterfront.

Rose CDC’s Orchards of 82nd, a 48-unit housing project and multicultural community space, addresses gentrification and displacement in Southeast Portland’s Jade District.

The Portland Housing Bureau purchased the 51-unit East Burnside Apartments after completion and is operating the building, located in the Hazelwood neighborhood, as regulated affordable housing.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be constructing a neighborhood greenway on NE 9th between NE Tillamook and NE Holman and a safer experience for people traveling on NE 7th.