Construction
Emmons Place
Rental
Open
Spring 2023
Emmons Place is a new construction and redevelopment project by Northwest Housing Alternatives that will create 144 affordable units in Northwest Portland.

The Starlight
Rental
Open
Fall 2022
The Starlight, Central City Concern’s new construction project in Old Town, replaces an existing building to create 100 deeply affordable units for people experiencing homelessness.

Hayu Tilixam
Rental
Open
Fall 2022
Hayu Tilixam is Community Development Partners’ new 50-unit, affordable multifamily construction project in Cully.

The Henry
Rental
Open
Summer 2020
The Henry in Downtown Portland is a 173-unit development owned by Central City Concern that serves some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Kenton Townhomes
Home Ownership
Open
Spring 2022
Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East has constructed the 30-unit Kenton Townhomes to provide affordable homeownership opportunities for families in the Kenton neighborhood.

Olin Townhomes
Home Ownership
Open
Fall 2020
Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s Olin Townhomes development consists of 12 affordable homes for families in the Portsmouth neighborhood.

Woody Guthrie
Rental
Open
Summer 2019
Rose CDC’s Woody Guthrie Place provides 64 units of affordable and workforce housing in the Lents Town Center.

Vibrant!
Rental
Open
Spring 2019
Developed by Innovative Housing, Inc., Vibrant! adds 92 affordable units for low-income and formerly homeless households in the Pearl District.

Fora Health Treatment Center
Rental
Open
Fall 2021
Fora Health, formerly DePaul Treatment Centers, has completed a new 70-bed facility in outer Southeast Portland for its alcohol and drug use treatment programs.

Medford
Rental
Open
Summer 2021
Central City Concern rehabilitated its Medford building in Portland’s Old Town to continue providing 60 units of low-barrier affordable housing.

SW Fourth Avenue Improvement Project
Transportation
Engineering And Design
2020-2022
Crews and contractors with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will reconstruct and repave SW Fourth Avenue between SW Lincoln and W Burnside streets. Improvements include a protected bikeway, a bus-and-turn lane, safer pedestrian crossings, upgraded ADA ramps, and better street lighting.

Gateway to Opportunity
Transportation
Under Construction
Construction from 2018 to 2021
Gateway to Opportunity will invest in more convenient transit connections, encourage bicycling, and contribute to increased safety, to enhance the quality of life and provide better connections to schools, parks, neighborhood businesses, and public transit for all East Portlanders.

SW Naito Parkway Main Street
Transportation
In Planning
Planning 2020
This project will reconfigure the Ross Island Bridgehead to improve connections and open space for development.

Lair Hill Neighborhood Traffic Access Management Project
Transportation
Engineering And Design
Implementation Test Winter 2019 to Summer 2020
This nine-month pilot project reduced cut-through traffic in the Lair Hill area south of downtown, keeping regional car traffic heading east on the Ross Island Bridge on safer routes. The project limited through-traffic on narrow residential streets from Dec. 16, 2019 through Sept. 1, 2020.
Force Avenue Pump Station Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Design continues. Construction of the new pump station is anticipated to begin in July of 2024 and take up to a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to remodel the 48-year-old Force Avenue Pump Station in North Portland. Increased pumping capacity will accommodate growth and future demands on the sewer system. Improved reliability, access, and safety will protect public health and the environment.
SW Washington Street: Park Ave to 10th Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction will occur in the Spring of 2023.
Environmental Services has postponed construction on a sewer service lateral repair in SW Washington Street due to the need for additional design engineering. The repair, now planned for drier weather this spring, will help prevent backups into buildings and streets.
SW Main-Taylor Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction began in January and will take a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is constructing a project to repair 10,765 feet, or two miles, of aging public sewer pipes in downtown Portland. Having provided 100 to 150 years of service, the pipes require repairs to reduce risks of basement flooding and sewage releases to downtown buildings and streets.
Taggart Outfall Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
An additional maintenance access hole improvement will complete construction in late Summer 2023..
Environmental Services has resumed construction on a project to improve the function of the Taggart Outfall sewer tunnel. Last year crews repaired 3,700 feet of sewer pipe inside the tunnel. This year crews will modify an existing maintenance hole to improve its function during high rainfall events.

SW Market-Madison Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Project design will continue through spring of this year. Construction is anticipated to begin in July and take a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to repair 11,720 feet (more than two miles) of public sewer pipes in downtown Portland. Having provided up to 140 years of service, the pipes require repairs to reduce the risks of basement flooding and sewage releases to downtown buildings and streets.
NW Westover Road Sewer Repairs
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction began in September 2022 and will continue through the Spring of 2023.
Environmental Services continues construction on a project to build almost 1,600 feet of public sewer improvements in NW Westover Road, NW Summit Avenue, and NW Lovejoy Street. This project will reduce risks of basement sewer backups and street flooding.
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