Progress in Portland’s Old Town / ChinatownChina Business Network

November 5, 2008

Old Town / Chinatown RedevelopmentOld Town / Chinatown RedevelopmentA) Ankeny / Burnside

• Waterfront Park/Burnside Bridge/Ankeny Plaza

• Block 8• White Stag• Mercy Corps• Fire Station• Smith Blocks

B) North Old Town / Chinatown C) Goldsmith Blocks

• Uwajimaya/Housing• Block 32

D) Broadway Corridor• Resource Access Center• Union Station• Pacific Northwest College of Art

A) Ankeny / Burnside• Waterfront Park/Burnside

Bridge/Ankeny Plaza• Block 8• White Stag• Mercy Corps• Fire Station• Smith Blocks

Ankeny Burnside Development Framework Principals• Development of Catalytic Opportunity Sites

• Selection of new home for Saturday Market

• Implement Streetscape and Park Improvements

• Update Design Guidelines / Regulatory Incentives / Historic Cast Iron Re-use

• Explore establishment of a Management District

Partner Bureaus:• Bureau of Planning• TriMet• Office of Transportation• Parks and Recreation• Bureau of Environmental Services• Multnomah County• Portland Police Bureau

Stakeholder Collaboration:• Property Owners, Business Owners, Residents,

Community-based Organizations. • Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association

and Visions Committee• Portland Saturday Market• New Investment Representation (University of

Oregon, Mercy Corps, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Ankrom Moisan)

Ankeny Burnside Development Framework Partners

Block 8• Oregon College of Oriental Medicine• Ankrom Moisan Architects

White Stag • University of Oregon Portland Center• Commercial Businesses• Galleries, Store, Community Space, Events

Mercy Corps• World NGO Headquarters

Fire Station #1 RehabilitationSmith Blocks

• RV Kuhns Investment Advisory

Ankeny Burnside Projects

Waterfront Park Improvements

Waterfront Park Structure for Saturday Market

Mercy Corps

University of Oregon

C) Goldsmith Blocks• Uwajimaya/Housing• Block 32

CHINATOWN GATEWAY

BLOCK 32BLOCK 33

Block 33/32

Block 33

Rendering of Asian Grocery Store (Block 33)

Block 32

B) North Old Town / Chinatown Redevelopment Strategy

North Old Town/Chinatown Redevelopment Strategy

• Define the overall redevelopment vision for the Study Area• Develop a mid-to-long term implementation strategy • Identify location for Blanchet House• Identify location for Transition Projects Inc / Resource Access Center

Development Opportunities: Block 25

Block 25Owned by

City of PortlandOwned by

PDC

Owned by Blanchet House

• Owned by City, PDC, and Blanchet House• City to provide 130 parking spaces to NW Natural at no cost during business hours• Significant development potential (9:1 FAR, 350’)• Northern gateway to Old Town/Chinatown; Adjacent to only market-rate condo project, Flanders Festival Street, Chinese Garden, public transportation

Blanchet House Redevelopment• Located in Old Town/Chinatown since 1952• Current facility houses up to 28 men who staff meal service program• Only facility serving 3 meals per day; Serves 600 - 800 meals per day• New facility will maintain the current meal program, internalize queuing lines, and provide transitional housing for up to 50 men

Other Key Development Opportunities

• Block 24 owned by NW Natural rate payers

• Block 26 (except Royal Palm Hotel) owned by property owner interested in pursuing redevelopment in the future

• Block A&N owned by PDC; Location of historic fire station

• East of Pearl (Block O) construction underway

Public Input: Development Priorities• Create a northern gateway• Augment the Chinatown identity• Enliven the street level• Develop workforce housing• Support local businesses• Asian restaurant with private banquet room• Boutique hotel with meeting spaces• Market / Grocery• Community / Cultural Center • Small business spaces • Parking• Preserve historic buildings

Development Vision & Implementation

D) Broadway Corridor• Resource Access Center• Union Station• Pacific Northwest College of Art• Block R• Post Office Site

• Long-Term Use, Ownership, and Funding of Union Station • Catalytic Development Opportunities• Pacific Northwest College of Arts – 511 Building (3-5 years)• Resource Access Center on Block U• Post Office Letter of Intent

Broadway Corridor

•Ankeny Burnside Projects•Block 33 (Uwajimaya)•Affordable Homeownership Assistance

•Resource Access Center (Block U)•Blanchet House•Block 25 Redevelopment•Block A & N Redevelopment•Union Station•Block R Redevelopment•Greyhound Property•Other Chinatown Redevelopment

Downtown Waterfront Projects:

River District Projects:

Outreach to China