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It looks like they are finalizing the sales price of the last parcel of land to buy for this project. Hopefully, final design is already in process.
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From yesterday's DJC

PDC, Opus sign MOU on Burnside Bridgehead

The nonbinding agreement aims to guide the $200M redevelopment

The PDC and Opus NW LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Burnside Bridgehead project in the Central Eastside Urban Renewal Area.
The MOU is a nonbinding agreement that sets the basic understandings that both PDC and Opus have agreed upon to guide the $200 million development project.
Under specific terms of the MOU, Opus will be responsible for conducting existing and future market studies to determine the mix of uses, exploring with Beam Development Co. the possibility of partnering to develop one or more compinents of the project, conducting environmental and geotechnical studies of the property and identifying any work that may need to be done, and working with a citizens advisory committee to form the final development program for the project.
For its part, the Development Commission will be responsible for obtaining zoning changes for portions of the site, conducting a traffic analysis of the proposed development, working with the Portland Office of Transportation on the design and construction of the Burnside/Couch couplet, working with the Office of Transportation on the possible extension of the Portland Streetcar to the porject, analyzing the feasibility and marketability of affordable housing in the project, and purchasing the Convention Plaza Building at 123 N.E. Third Ave. - which lies in the center of the proposed development and is the only property not yet owned by the PDC.
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
In 2004, PDC solicited and received
three competitive development proposals
for the Burnside Bridgehead Project
- a significant, mixed-use “gateway”
project. The project is envisioned to transform five city
blocks at the base of the Burnside Bridge and provide a distinctive
entryway to eastside neighborhoods. It is one of the
signature projects within the Central Eastside Urban Renewal
District, one of eleven such districts in the city.
A redevelopment site of this size – over 195,000 square feet – is
extremely rare in the Central City and offers a unique opportunity
to develop a landmark retail/commercial, housing and
offi ce project in the Central Eastside area. In April 2005, PDC
selected Opus Northwest LLC as the preferred developer for
the project.
Getting the Public Involved
A Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) was formed early in the
project to serve as an ad hoc advisory group to the development
team and PDC. The CAC has, and will continue to provide
advice throughout the predevelopment and implementation
stages of the Burnside Bridgehead project to ensure that the
fi nal project creates an asset that surrounding neighborhoods
can be proud of and achieves the policy goals of PDC and
the City of Portland.
The CAC currently meets at least once per month. The meetings
are open to the public, and time is provided at each
meeting for input from the general public. Please note that
the timing of these meetings is subject to change and can
be confi rmed by calling 503-823-3200 or by consulting the
online calendar one week in advance of the meeting date
at: www.pdc.us/ura/eastside.asp#calendar.
PDC would like to thank the representatives from the following
organizations, businesses and property owners for serving
on the Citizen Advisory Committee:
Central Eastside Urban Renewal Advisory Committee
Central Eastside Industrial Council
Buckman Community Association
Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development
Kerns Neighborhood Association
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Adjacent Property Owners
The Skateboard Community
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
City Club of Portland
Portland Institute of Architects, Portland Chapter
Portland Business Alliance
Williams & Dame
Affordable Housing Advocate
Real Estate Commercial Broker
Real Estate Financial Lender
PDC and Opus Northwest created a Public Participation
Plan to clearly defi ne the opportunities for public involvement
throughout the project. PDC and Opus Northwest are
committed to working with stakeholders and the broader community
throughout the life of the project to ensure that public
aspirations and concerns are understood and considered by
staff, the developer and the PDC Board.
Specifi cally, the public participation plan outlines:
• Public participation goals
• Identifi ed stakeholders
• Public participation tools – including the
formation of a Citizen Advisory Committee
• Preliminary public participation timeline, roles
and responsibilities
• Tools for dissemination of public input
• Tools for evaluation of the public participation
process
The full document may be downloaded at www.
pdc.us/public-participation/pp-plans.asp.

Memorandum of Understanding
On March 8, 2006, PDC and Opus Northwest signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) setting forth the roles and
responsibilities of PDC and Opus to implement the $200 million
Burnside Bridgehead development project. While the MOU is
not legally binding, it sets the stage for how the project partners
will move forward to realize an exciting new development.

PDC and Opus have begun negotiating the terms and conditions
of a legally binding Disposition and Development
Agreement (DDA). The DDA will establish the obligations for the
acquisition, fi nancing, development and operation of the project.
PDC expects to have the DDA fully executed by the end of
2006.
Zone Changes Requested;
One Block of Five to Remain
as Industrial
Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, a
plan for future land use, designates
a Central Employment or “EX” zone for
all of these blocks except one, allowing
a wide range of employment, retail and
residential uses.
The majority of the property comprising the Burnside Bridgehead
project site is currently zoned General Industrial, abbreviated
IG1. This land use zone requires development that
is industrial in character in order to promote viable industrial
sanctuary.
The Comprehensive Plan contains a map showing the type, location
and density of land development and redevelopment
permitted in the future. When the Comprehensive Plan Map
identifi es a parcel of land as appropriate for a more permissive,
fl exible use, the change must be made on a case-by-case
basis following the city’s standard zoning amendment procedures.
The fi rst step for this project is to request a zone change from
IG1 to EX on four of the project’s blocks. Group Mackenzie, a
local consulting fi rm, was selected to process this zone change.
The zone change application was submitted to the City Bureau
of Development Services in December 2005 and is currently
in process.
The remaining block has a zoning and Comprehensive Plan
designation of IG1, limiting development on the block to industrial
uses. After careful study with the Central Eastside Industrial
Council, the Burnside Bridgehead CAC and other stakeholders,
the project team has decided to leave the IG1 designation
as is. The property will remain available to support industrial
uses within the Burnside Bridgehead project.
Good Transportation Access
Provides Foundation for a Good Project
The development team and the Citizen Advisory Committee
are working together to provide good access in, through and
around the Burnside Bridgehead project area for all kinds of
traffi c – motor vehicles, bikes, bus transit, and pedestrian traffi c
alike. Several options have been raised and the team continues
to refi ne the concepts. The CAC has been an invaluable
source of insight in the analysis of the transportation alternatives.
The fi nal design concept is contingent upon resolution
of various issues pertaining to the redesign of the Burnside-
Couch couplet, a separate but parallel effort led by the
Portland Offi ce of Transportation (PDOT).
Uniting the Burnside-Couch Couplet and
Burnside Bridgehead Project
Converting two-way Burnside and Couch streets into a pair of
one-way streets from I-405 east across the Willamette River as
far as the NE Sandy Boulevard/E. Burnside Street intersection
(at approximately SE 13th) has been in the works for several
years. The eastside portion of the project, from the Willamette
River east to roughly 13th Avenue is a critical component of
the Burnside Bridgehead Project. A traffic couplet allowing
vehicles traveling west on Couch to the Burnside Bridge is
envisioned as a central corridor in the Burnside Bridgehead
project. By redesigning the streets, the city hopes to slow traffic,
improve pedestrian connections, improve commercial access
with left turns at all intersections, and generally create a more
pleasing streetscape environment.
The Portland City Council recently voted to divide the project
into two discrete projects – one on the east side and the other
on the west side of the Willamette River. This allows the eastside
design work to proceed while City Council continues to review
issues specific to the westside. The resolution also directed the
PDC and PDOT to prepare a funding plan that aligns the timing
of the traffi c improvements with the opening of the Burnside
Bridgehead project.
PDC is supportive of the Burnside Couch transportation project
as it has been envisioned and supports the decision to move
forward with the eastside design. Full funding of the eastside
portion of the project is critical to the success of the Burnside
Bridgehead project and will provide enormous benefi ts to the
entire district, as well.
Acquisition of Convention Plaza Property
The Convention Plaza property at 123 NE 3rd Avenue is
another key piece of the Burnside Bridgehead project.
In January 2004, PDC entered into an Option to Purchase
with the property owner. The PDC Board voted to exercise the
Option and proceed with the acquisition at its January 11, 2006
meeting. The transaction closed in May 2006. PDC will transfer
the property to Opus Northwest in advance of demolition and
construction according to the terms and conditions to be negotiated
in a Disposition and Development Agreement.
The Convention Plaza Building is a fi ve-story offi ce building
which currently houses approximately 25 tenants. PDC has
assumed all of the current tenant leases and will continue to
operate the building until demolition and reconstruction is imminent.
At that point, the property will be conveyed to property
developer, Opus Northwest. The current schedule projects
demolition and property transfer by the end of 2007. Existing
tenants will be eligible for relocation assistance as provided for
by Oregon Sate Law and PDC’s Relocation Policy.
For More Information please visit the PDC’s
website at www.pdc.us/bridgehead.
Also contact Trang Lam by calling
503.823.3200, or email lamt@pdc.us.
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The current schedule projects
demolition and property transfer by the end of 2007.
is this when they expect construction on this entire project will begin? or just this block? End of 2007 seems like a long time to get this deal together....
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demolition and property transfer by the end of 2007.
is this when they expect construction on this entire project will begin? or just this block? End of 2007 seems like a long time to get this deal together....
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i found a rendering of the burnside bridgehead but i don't know how to post it because it is in a pdf document. help anyone? i don't know if it is just a concept drawing but it looks all right. anyway heres the link:
http://www.pdc.us/pdf/ura/central_ea...-news_6-16.pdf
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even more wow if they actually started building it. I always hate the waiting part when you are just an outsider to a project.
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Some of the tenants in the Convention Plaza have leases that are locked in till the end of 2007 (I know one of the tenants). Since most of the below grade levels in this development are all tied together, similar to Brewery Blocks, the Convention Plaza needs to go first before they can begin. Yeah, the waiting sucks, but they still don't have the final design done. It's likely they wouldn't have been able to start till next year anyway.
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found some renderings it looks like there are three different teams that proposed a project:
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I looked at the final reccomendation at it looks like recommended this last project which is good, this is by beam:











notice the wind turbins





i don't know what this all means regarding construction time tabels but the beam project sure looks promising with all the parking underground and the enviromentally friendly wind turbines and such i wonder if they are going for a leed platinum rating
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Unforunately, iirc, the city chose Opus for this project. Personally, I think Beam had the best overall vision...
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whats going in place of the lowes?

i hope there is some sort of destination attraction that draws people to the neighborhood/complex
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^^^ I agree, the Beam proposal was beautifully put together. If he had had just a few more larger projects under his belt at the time, he might have gotten the job, but the PDC was worried about his ability to pull it all together.

The Opus design could turn out nice, and it sounds like Beam might get the nod to do one building or something. And hopefully they'll incorporate some of his ideas, like the wind turbines.

Too bad we have to wait so long for construction. That area is going to be insane for awhile, with the couplet, the eastside streetcar (maybe) and the bridgehead all under construction.
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I think Beam and Works PA did the real leg work for this project and created something that would of changed the makeup of the eastside. It is still a shame the city didnt just run with that proposal.
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Keep an eye on Works PA, they are the architects that work with Beam. They have some amazing ideas for the eastside. It could turn into quite a cool urban city over there.
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Keep an eye on Works PA, they are the architects that work with Beam. They have some amazing ideas for the eastside. It could turn into quite a cool urban city over there.
Works Pa has some great things going. Hopefully they can see some of thier ideas to frutition. Thier latest condo project could be great if they can pull it off. It's a technically difficult one.

BTW, the Beam proposal ws put together by a collaboration of firms.

Ankrom Moisan, Colab and Diloreto. The principal person involved from Diloreto's office left to co-found Works PA.

Could've been a brilliant project.
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darn i liked the beam design the opus doesn't seem ambitious enough
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I hope that the opus desing incorporates the public square concept that beam had with access to the burnside skate park.
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Not sure if this article ever got posted on the forum, and this thread seemed like an appropriate place for it.

Two major projects are set to begin on East Burnside in Portland

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), Nov 1, 2006 by Kennedy Smith

Traffic gets a bit congested during the morning drive along East Burnside leading up to the Burnside Bridge headed into downtown. Commuters, freight trucks and buses stop and go, day laborers hang out at an empty lot at Sixth Avenue, and early risers jog up and down the street.

But underneath the hustle and bustle, the noise and traffic, there's a change going on at East Burnside from the bridgehead to 12th Avenue.

"It's going to be a street that people don't even recognize once it gets all built out," said Tim Holmes, president of the Central Eastside Industrial Council.

Two major projects are set to begin on East Burnside - Opus Northwest's Burnside Bridgehead and the Burnside-Couch couplet headed by the Portland Office of Transportation.

When complete, the Burnside Bridgehead project will be a 195,000- square-foot, $250 million mixed-use center at the east end of the Burnside Bridge. The Burnside-Couch couplet project will turn East Burnside and Northeast Couch streets into one-way thoroughfares, with East Burnside heading east and Couch heading west. It will extend to the intersection at 12th Avenue, where Sandy Boulevard meets Burnside, and will reconnect Couch where it gets dissected by Sandy.

Lloyd Lindley, an urban designer who was involved with the Burnside-Couch couplet, completed economic analysis of the couplet, which indicated that in 20 years a revitalized Lower Burnside would generate about $7 million a year in new taxes and have a net assessed value of more than $300 million.

"You can look down the street and see the underdeveloped parcels that have the potential to be unlocked once there's better pedestrian access, wider sidewalks and narrower streets," Lindley said.

"This area is priming itself for change," said Bill Hoffman, project manager at PDOT. "What we have is two gateways at the Central Eastside: one at 12th and one at the bridgehead. What happens in between it will act as a catalyst."

Although the two major projects are still on the drawing board and not expected to be completed until at least 2009, activity is already picking up on the street, Hoffman said.

That's partly due to the popularity of the Doug Fir Lounge at 830 E. Burnside St. and its adjacent Jupiter Hotel. The restaurant and music venue has brought to town a slew of popular musical acts and has been listed as a top destination in magazines like Sunset, Jane and Metropolis, as well as the Frommer's guidebook. To boot, the Doug Fir has helped keep afloat a few independent art boutiques located directly across the street.

Up the road on 11th Avenue is developer Kevin Cavenaugh's emerging Burnside Rocket, an under-construction mixed-use building slated to house a restaurant, office and retail space. Cavenaugh is reaching for gold status from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.

Between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Dave Dernbach of Mattsonian Investments LLC is busy renovating 10 studio apartments on the second floor of a currently vacant building. He bought the property nine months ago because he saw the neighborhood as "up and coming."

The ground floor of the building was leased Tuesday to Jeff and Shelia Kish, who plan to open a vintage and new clothing store in December.

Bernbach said the renovations are designed to maintain the building's historic feel, but right next door, there's a modern touch being added to the street.

Developers Brian Faherty and Lance Marrs on Nov. 16 will go before the Portland Design Commission to seek final approval of Bside 6, a 7-story mixed-use building designed by Works Partnership Architecture, which earned two awards from the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its design.

"When we had a pre-design review, the question of how this building would fit with its surroundings came up," Faherty said. "You have historic buildings next to surface lots, and the Plaid Pantry next door. But we think it's going to fit very well, especially with the Rocket and the Burnside Bridgehead in the future. We're a part of the pioneering of the new Lower Burnside."

Faherty said he realized about three years ago that it was prime time to snatch up property along East Burnside. "We work on Southeast Oak and Sixth, so we're already part of the neighborhood. What we liked about the Central Eastside is that it's a real working men and women neighborhood, and we like the fact that Burnside, more than other streets like Hawthorne and Belmont, could become this neat little urban enclave to have retail, businesses and services to provide more of a mix and more diversity to the expanding neighborhood."

The corner of the empty lot where Bside 6 is slated to stand is currently a top spot for day laborers, who gather there everyday. Faherty said that's part of the fabric of the neighborhood. "That is something that we kind of embrace as a working neighborhood; we're not trying to displace them. They're already sort of moving down to Couch Street."
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