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Urban Renewal

Downtown Rockwood

Rockwood Rising — now Downtown Rockwood— is creating opportunity and empowerment in the heart of the Rockwood community. 

Featuring restaurants and micro-retail, a community plaza and splash pad, housing, job training and entrepreneurship services, quality health care, child care, and more.

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Rockwood Market Hall

Local, fresh and authentic food options from both micro-restaurants and groceries, as well as handmade artisanal goods from micro-retail spaces. 

Visit the Rockwood Market Hall.

Interested in a restaurant or retail space? See Rockwood Market Hall leasing information.

Commissary kitchen

The Market Hall also features a 1,042-square-foot commissary kitchen. It is available for rent by the hour or on a monthly basis. Learn more about the commissary kitchen and rental prices.

Community plaza

At the heart of the Downtown Rockwood, the community plaza is the new living room for the Rockwood community. Featuring sprawling seating, playgrounds and a splash pad, the plaza can host public art, festivals, farmers markets and more. Event booking inquiries.

Community services, job training

Learn more about available services in the Lumen Business Center.

  • Dr. Ibolit Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Massage
  • La Villa Grill and Bar
  • Little Wings Academy
  • Wallace Medical
  • Mt. Hood Community College’s Small Business Development Center supports entrepreneurs in creating, growing and running a successful business. Offers one-on-one advising and training workshops.
  • WorkSource Oregon helps “people find jobs and businesses find talent.” Offers job search assistance, job creation, hiring support, retention and advancement.
  • Oregon Tradeswomen, across the street from the Downtown Rockwood Plaza, offers training, career education, and leadership development for women and Black, Indigenous and other people of color to join the skilled trades.
AVIVA Apartments

Housing

The AVIVA Apartments offer vibrant living in the heart of Downtown Rockwood. Now open for move-ins.

Studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom floor plans, amenities, and on-site retail are available to those interested in being residents of the newest community in Gresham.

AVIVA Apartments

Tenant Opportunities

Rockwood has the youngest median age, greatest diversity and highest concentration of immigrants of any town center in the metro area.

Whether your business dream is to operate a weekend pop-up shop or open the doors to your brick and mortar store, we have a space for you.

Read more about Downtown Rockwood leasing opportunities and contact us about your business idea.

Project Background

Downtown Rockwood’s mission is to bring neighborhood revitalization without displacement, empowering residents to build prosperity for themselves and their families.

Transforming the Rockwood Fred Meyer site

In 2005, the Gresham Redevelopment Commission purchased the land at the former Rockwood Fred Meyer site, 18611 SE Stark St. 

Since 2014, Urban Renewal staff have met with community members in schools, churches, libraries, coffee shops and other gathering places to engage the neighborhood on this project. 

These community conversations directly informed the project’s design and identified the services and amenities that Rockwood residents desired most.

Completed in 2024, Downtown Rockwood is ready to serve the Rockwood community.

  • An aerial photo showing the complete three building Downtown Rockwood development with plaza and splash pad.
  • A crowd of people enjoy ethnic dishes inside the Rockwood Market Hall dining area.
  • Families gather to enjoy the playground and splash pad on the Downtown Rockwood community plaza.
  • The Lumen Business Center offers community services in Downtown Rockwood.
  • An overhead view of the five-floor AVIVA Apartments next to the Rockwood Market Hall at the Downtown Rockwood community hub.

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  • The Downtown Rockwood redevelopment is creating opportunity in the heart of the community.

  • Visit the Rockwood Market Hall a fresh, authentic dining center and marketplace featuring the diverse flavors of Rockwood.

  • The Rockwood Market Hall opens to a community plaza with seating, splash pad, playgrounds and plenty of space for farmers markets, festivals and community events.

  • The Lumen Building opened in 2021. It features quality health care and child care services, job training and entrepreneurship opportunities, and a delicious family-owned restaurant.

  • Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, a partner in the Downtown Rockwood redevelopment project, is launching a food apprenticeship program for local students to learn marketable skills in the food manufacturing and culinary arts fields.

  • Ready for move-ins, the AVIVA Apartments are a 5-story commercial and residential building in the heart of Downtown Rockwood.