{"id":1004129771,"date":"2015-10-21T03:42:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004129771"},"modified":"2020-04-23T05:57:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T13:57:49","slug":"a-new-vision-emerges-for-portlands-industrial-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/a-new-vision-emerges-for-portlands-industrial-district\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Vision Emerges for Portland\u2019s Industrial District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Ioana Neamt, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004129772\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004129772\" data-attachment-id=\"1004129772\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/a-new-vision-emerges-for-portlands-industrial-district\/download\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"wp-image-1004129772 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of the prospective Water Avenue Yards redevelopment\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download.jpg?resize=768,497 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004129772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering of the prospective Water Avenue Yards redevelopment<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A derelict three-block site on the banks of the Willamette River in central Portland might soon experience a revival that could change the fate of the city\u2019s longstanding industrial district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boora.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Boora Architects<\/a> is determined to revitalize the land that sits between Southeast Taylor and Southeast Madison Street in the Central Eastside Industrial District, and turn it into a mix of industrial studios, a waterfront park, outdoor performance space, and more. \u00a0According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/portland\/blog\/real-estate-daily\/2015\/10\/what-happens-when-a-portland-architect-dreams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Portland Business Journal<\/a>, the land is currently owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation, and the city is expected to negotiate a purchase for the property this fall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004129773\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004129773\" data-attachment-id=\"1004129773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/a-new-vision-emerges-for-portlands-industrial-district\/download-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004129773 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of the prospective Water Avenue Yards redevelopment\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg?resize=300,162 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg?resize=768,415 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/download-1.jpg?resize=1024,553 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004129773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendering of the prospective Water Avenue Yards redevelopment<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Renderings released by Boora of the project\u2014dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/wateravenueyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Water Avenue Yards<\/a>\u2014depict a vision that includes a series of low-rise industrial studios with 400,000 square feet of flexible space, a waterfront park with river access, a beer garden, and other potential attractions, all nestled under the I-5, just north of Hawthorne Bridge. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/portland\/index.ssf\/2015\/10\/new_waterfront_access_in_portl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Oregonian<\/a>, the waterfront access would require the partial demolition of the Eastbank Esplanade, and the architecture firm is yet to find a developer for the mixed-use project. The City of Portland is currently in negotiations with the Oregon Department of Transportation over the three-block property.<\/p>\n<p><em>Renderings courtesy of Boora Architects via <a href=\"https:\/\/wateravenueyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Water Avenue Yards<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local architecture firm has an ambitious vision for Portland\u2019s Central Eastside Industrial District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":1004129772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21752,21742,1610],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004129771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-mixed-use","category-latest","category-seattle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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