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Originally Posted by bvpcvm
These guys proposed something five or more years ago and it was just as silly then. In fact, IIRC it was worse; there was some sort of underground people mover that went as far as the mall - I mean, come on, that's never happening. And it didn't. I'll bet this won't either.
That said, even if it does, it just seems like so much urbanwashing - a disingenuous attempt to appeal to the urban aesthetic, but with a suburban heart pumping underneath. Like Bridgeport Village.
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I remember something along those lines back when they first started developing the former Top o Scott golf course in ~2002 where most of this land sits. I've unfortunately even heard the phrase thrown around that this could be like a new Bridgeport Village. From what I remember from back then was that the original owner/developer of the land didn't have enough funding or ran out of money so only the par 3 golf course and a few houses were built instead of the entire development when they started.
As it sits now for what has been built to date within the eagle landing development, there is a neighborhood of ~80 homes that are fairly dense in their placement. More of a SE Portland spacing than your typical suburb spacing. There are also seven condo buildings with recent proposals for two more to be built. There is also about ~80 town homes that are built with another ~90 more to go to build out the area those are in. This also does not count the numerous apartments not connected with the eagle landing area that are nearby.
Depending on how much residential they put in with this new proposal, I think there is the potential for success if they continue with the dense theme established so far in the area.