Development Services

"Urban Pioneers" are already moving into The Meriwether, the first of many condominium buildings rising up from the ground in Portland's South Waterfront District. OHSU's office and research tower is pictured in the background.

The Portland Development Commission (PDC), from its start as an urban renewal agency, has been heavily involved as a leader in the planning and implementation of comprehensive Central City and neighborhood revitalization projects.

The principal work of PDC's development services is to implement plans unique to each Urban Renewal Area with a varied and integrated approach to revitalization. Development work includes commercial, retail and institutional, residential and mixed use, streets, mass transit and parks development.

Consistent in our work is the ultimate goal towards creating healthy and vibrant neighborhoods througout the city.

Development Services

PDC's development efforts include:

• Strategic Redevelopment Planning
• Predevelopment Assistance
• Property Acquisition and Redevelopment
• Public Infrastructure Projects

Our efforts fall within Urban Renewal Areas (URAs) and target areas. Links to each of our URAs are found under the main Urban Renewal Areas button to the left where you can find featured project detail.

Financial assistance for property redevelopment may be available through the following programs (more information about each can be obtained by clicking on the links):

• Commercial Property Redevelopment Loan Program
• Signage and Lighting Improvements Grant Program
• Development Opportunity Services Grant Program
• Community Livability Grant Program

Development Projects

Selected current work is also accessible through a color-coded listing of projects keyed to a map of our URAs.

If you live in or near an Urban Renewal Area (URA), you might like to see what PDC has underway in these areas of our city. Or if you are someone who would like to work with us on projects that we have planned or underway, click on the URA area of interest on the map below (or click on the URA titles listed in the legend).

You can view or download a high-quality version of this map (PDF format, letter or tabloid size).

You can quickly determine whether your property is located within an Urban Renewal Area boundary by searching for a specific address using our GIS Mapping tool, and then clicking on the Development link in the top navigation of the resulting query results window.

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