Civic Neighborhood Vision and Design District Update
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Gresham’s Civic Neighborhood is one of three commercial centers where the City is focusing urban redevelopment strategies to expand and attract business, create jobs and enhance community amenities.
Ongoing projects
Alta Civic Station construction
Located next to the Civic Drive MAX station and scheduled to be complete by the end of 2021.
- A large public plaza surrounded by retail and restaurant space, with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes above.
- Eight buildings with 318 residential and live-work units, surface parking, and approximately 12,000 square feet of commercial space.
- A 21,000-square foot plaza with children’s play area, outdoor dining, seating and a flexible recreation space for the public.
- Alta Civic Station design
Civic SW mixed-use development
An application for the Civic SW mixed-use development, located to the south of the Civic Drive MAX Station, is submitted and under review. The Civic SW project is proposing 435 mixed-income apartments and approximately 9,900 square-feet of commercial floor area located in five buildings above a subterranean parking structure. The site is being developed by Palindrome Communities.
Civic Neighborhood design guidelines
The Civic Neighborhood regulations and design guidelines went into effect on May 17, 2018.
Project information
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Project Background
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Status and Updates
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Project Documents
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Contact
The vision, goals and development rules for Civic Neighborhood are more than 20 years old.
This project provides an opportunity to
- Update the vision
- Ensure rules and processes match the vision.
- Encourage desired and well-designed development.
This project will:
- Revisit the vision and goals for Civic Neighborhood, the district bounded by Burnside, Eastman, Division and Wallula.
- Update development rules to remove obstacles to development.
- Create design guidelines and standards specific to Civic Neighborhood consistent with the vision/goals.
- Develop new rules and processes that are clear to staff, applicants and the general public.
- Set rules that balance the need for clarity, flexibility, quality design and financial feasibility.
Vision update
Issues and opportunities
Background documents