Washington County (Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Forest Grove, etc.)

[Room 606]

Even though this isn't transit-oriented development, per se, here's some good empirical evidence from Portland and the Bay Area on the parking issue being discussed:

http://www.transitinformatics.org/te...3-2Cervero.pdf

[JoshYent]

This is not dense enough for this section of Beaverton -------> period.

Granted it is good to see some development in the area, but this is completely inappropriate for Beaverton. Beaverton needs to increase its density this close to the Max. So does Hillsboro. I would really hate to see other properties this close to the Max be developed like this. Sigh.

[bvpcvm]

Community Partners for Affordable Housing selected to develop city-owned downtown Beaverton block

[Orlando]

Can anyone give us a photo update? The only time I'm out there is at night.

[philopdx]

Ask and you shall receive! Taken 12-3-2011.

[MarkDaMan]

Could more homes, retail be coming to Hillsboro's Orenco Station? Vancouver-based Holland Properties considering development
Published: Tuesday, December 06, 2011, 2:26 PM Updated: Tuesday, December 06, 2011, 2:34 PM
Casey Parks, The Oregonian

Vancouver, Wash.-based Holland Partner Group is looking at the feasibility of adding housing and retail to Orenco Station, according to an email sent by Holland representative Wink Brooks to the Orenco Neighborhood Organization. Brooks, who served as planning manager for Hillsboro for 23 years, said the development company wants to meet with neighbors to show them conceptual drawings and answer any questions.

In September, Holland Properties broke ground on the 190-unit "Living Green at Orenco Station" development. But Brooks' email suggests something much larger. He writes: "The plan includes potential development of four sites north of the MAX light rail line south of Cornell. It's Holland's hope to create a development that will include a mixture of retail and residential space, development that Holland hopes will spur the area to grow economically, while providing additional neighborhood amenities available for all Orenco Area residents to enjoy. A mix of housing is proposed, including traditional townhomes and apartments, mixed with ground-floor retail space. The number of units could range from 800 to 900, depending upon feasibility."

To accomplish that, Brooks writes that the city will have to make some land use changes. He writes that a hearing for those has been tentatively scheduled for early February. The group has also planned an open house for early next year, he said.

In an email to the neighborhood group, President Bonnie Kooken said, "What is built on these properties will have a definite effect on our community. The residents of historic Orenco are being given the opportunity to have some input into this development before it is started."

-- Casey Parks

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/...il_be_com.html

[Nunya]

I've been lurking forever but figured I should actually contribute something since I've enjoyed all the information I've gotten from all of you.

In September, Holland Properties broke ground on the 190-unit "Living Green at Orenco Station" development. But Brooks' email suggests something much larger. He writes: "The plan includes potential development of four sites north of the MAX light rail line south of Cornell. It's Holland's hope to create a development that will include a mixture of retail and residential space, development that Holland hopes will spur the area to grow economically, while providing additional neighborhood amenities available for all Orenco Area residents to enjoy. A mix of housing is proposed, including traditional townhomes and apartments, mixed with ground-floor retail space. The number of units could range from 800 to 900, depending upon feasibility."

To accomplish that, Brooks writes that the city will have to make some land use changes. He writes that a hearing for those has been tentatively scheduled for early February. The group has also planned an open house for early next year, he said.

The rumor I've heard is that Holland has plans for all of these sites already and will be developing them very soon based upon the low vacancy rates. The next development will also be taller which is the reason the City code needs to be revised to allow taller buildings for the sites.

[MarkDaMan]

Thanks for letting us know Nunya! I'm curious to find out how tall, "taller" is.

[Nunya]

My understanding is that the next block slated for development is supposed to be six stories so not terribly taller but defiantly taller than the surrounding developments. Similar plans have been tentatively developed for the other lots.

[Orlando]

Thank you. I helped design the building to the left.

[philopdx]

So I'm assuming the big building is the actual fab? What's the building you worked on? (If it's not breaking your NDA)

[MarkDaMan]

Man philopdx! What a pic!

Dubai and China may spend a crap load of money to create the 'tallest' building in the world, but we, America, build the world's most technologically advanced building. That this low rise, non descript building is in our own back yard. WOW, this is exciting.

[Q Resident]

Here is where we are today, December 14th 2011. As always, leveling the site and getting the foundation set took a great deal of time. Last week the first wall went up and so far most it's all stick built with some iron support beams. I am a resident of the Q and my balcony faces the new development. Below is a link to a picture I took moments ago. Sorry about the quality.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72131369@N06/6512616603/

[philopdx]

Update from Dec 18th, 2012:

[MarkDaMan]

Hillsboro City Council approves plan for AmberGlen housing complex
Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 7:15 AM Updated: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 7:15 AM
Casey Parks, The Oregonian By Casey Parks, The Oregonian

HILLSBORO -- A Tanasbourne site originally intended for a Hillsboro library will become a high-density housing complex, under a plan unveiled this week.

On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved an agreement to sell the five-acre property at Northwest Cornell Road and John Olsen Avenue to West Hills Development for $3.5 million. West Hills is the parent company for Arbor Homes, which will build the complex.

The development will be the first high-density housing complex inside the city's planned mixed-used, urban AmberGlen community. The city asked developers to build at least 200 units, said Assistant Planning Manager Colin Cooper, but the company could build more. Eventually the city hopes to bring between 5,000 and 7,000 units into the AmberGlen area, and this is a good first step, Cooper said.

"We think Arbor is going to push the upper limit of what can be built on the site without structured parking for a residential project," Cooper said. "We think they have a good preliminary plan that relates well to both the site and the surrounding street frontage, as well as the Rock Creek Greenway."

Later this month, the City Council will begin holding public hearings on proposed zoning changes to AmberGlen. Those changes would help transform the business park into a neighborhood more like Portland's Pearl District. The new zones will require a minimum of 45 dwelling units per acre.

The city paid $1.5 million for the land in 1999, intending to build a 60,000-square-foot library and police precinct. But in 2004, voters rejected the $25.5 million bond intended to pay for its construction. Instead, the city bought and renovated an existing building on Brookwood Parkway for about $13 million. The Hillsboro Main Library opened there in 2007.

When the city first placed the Tanasbourne site on the market in 2007, officials said about $2 million of the earnings would go toward financing the new library. City spokeswoman Barbara Simon said Wednesday that the money from the sale has not been allocated yet but would go into the facilities management funds.

Mayor Jerry Willey said the sale "means we can fund some of the projects we have earmarked. And somebody's going to develop the property. It's a win-win."

The site has gone through three other proposed sales since the city decided not to use it as a library. The first two bidders withdrew their offers, citing poor market conditions. Most recently, Polygon Northwest Company negotiated an offer in June 2011 but terminated the agreement in November.

-- Casey Parks

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/...l_approve.html

[MarkDaMan]

Beaverton pays $8.7M for Coldwell Banker Building
Portland Business Journal by Suzanne Stevens, Web editor
Date: Friday, March 2, 2012, 7:06am PST

The city of Beaverton hopes to save $400,000 a year with a two-part real estate transaction announced Thursday.

In one part of the deal, Beaverton has tentatively agreed to pay $8.65 million to buy the 108,000 square-foot Coldwell Banker Building from Miami-based LNR.]

“By buying this building, we’d be taking control of an expensive Central Plant lease,” said Mayor Denny Doyle in a statement. “If we do nothing we would have to continue to pay $400,000 per year (in expenses) for the life of the lease—spending $13.3 million and in the end having very little to show for it.”

In the second part of the transaction, Portland-based ScanlanKemperBard will acquire nearly all undeveloped lots at the property, known as The Round, for development. The only buildings SKB will not acquire are the residential lofts and the Coldwell Banker Building.

The Class A office building at The Round includes the 24 Hour Fitness building, parking garage and the bottom floor of the Crescent promenade area. As part of the transaction, Beaverton will amend current city limitations on the vacant lots and buildings.

According to a city news release:

SKB will pay the city in cash and real estate the approximately $990,000 that was still owed the city for public improvements at The Round.
SKB will improve some of the vacant lots for surface parking until the real estate market makes it feasible to build structures on those lots.
SKB will pay the city $250,000 for completion of the public plaza on the south side of the light rail tracks.
The city will receive an option for exclusive, free use of 220 parking spaces in the parking garage to be used for visitors and tenants of the Coldwell Banker Building.
The city will retire all outstanding debt owed the city by prior developers.

The city had originally planned a mixed-use development for The Round. That plan will remain in effect for another 20 years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/...l.html?s=print

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by philopdx

So I'm assuming the big building is the actual fab? What's the building you worked on? (If it's not breaking your NDA)

It's called the PUB (Process Utility Building).

Any updates?

[philopdx]

D1X Update 3-11-2012:

[MarkDaMan]

South Hillsboro will be 'development-ready' next year, city planners say
Published: Friday, March 23, 2012, 4:52 PM Updated: Friday, March 23, 2012, 5:01 PM
By Casey Parks, The Oregonian

After 15 years of planning, South Hillsboro could become a reality next year, the city has announced.

In Thursday's packed open house inside Brown Middle School, city planners said the city will begin looking for voluntary annexations soon. This summer, the council will consider approving a comprehensive plan for the 1,417-acre mixed-use area.

But before then, the city has a lot of work to do, said Jeannine Rustad, the city's urban planner.

"I keep telling people, 'See how much gray hair I have before the end of this,'" she said.

In 1998, Hillsboro began planning for the community, which is outside city limits. Leaders intended it to be a "complete community." That means schools within walking distance, parks, trails, a main street with a town center, and 11,000 diverse homes.

The city council endorsed the plan in 2008, but staff soon realized it didn't have a solid transportation plan to accommodate the growth.

Last year, the city secured a $250,000 Transportation and Growth Management grant then began working on a study of Tualatin Valley Highway, as well as local transportation solutions for South Hillsboro. The local fixes include developing Southwest Cornelius Pass into the area's main corridor, possibly expanding it to five lanes and linking it to Southwest Alexander and Blanton street extensions. The city is also looking at improvements for the intersection of Southwest 209th Avenue and Tualatin Valley Highway. Now the city is considering two development options. Both include a mix of low-, medium- and high-density housing. One option includes an additional mixed-use neighborhood center at Southwest 229th Avenue and Rosedale Road. The planning commission will review a blend of the options at its April 11 meeting.

Rustad said the city will reach out to property owners in the area this summer to offer incentives for voluntary annexation. Members from Aloha's citizen participation organization bristled at that news, but Rustad insisted the city respects the Aloha-Reedville area, which is adjacent to South Hillsboro.

"The city does not like to come and forcibly grab you in," Rustad said.

At Aloha's last CPO meeting, some members said the South Hillsboro plan does not include enough jobs. Aloha has about 55,000 residents but only 7,000 jobs, according to a Washington County report released last fall. Many in Aloha hoped South Hillsboro might bring more jobs.

Rustad said the area is just one piece of the city's plan for Western Washington County. City studies show that by 2015 or 2017, the area will have a shortage of housing, not jobs, she said. She added that South Hillsboro will create retail and commercial jobs.

Even if developers begin building next year, the project won't see a full build-out for 20 more years. But the area's two biggest property owners -- Newland Communities, which owns the 463-acre former St. Mary's property, and Joe Hanauer, who owns the 189-acre Butternut Creek parcel -- are eager to start.

"They've been ready, willing and waiting a long time," Rustad said.

Option A


Option B


http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/...be_develo.html

[65MAX]

Damascus, pay attention and take notes.