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Central Eastside

With its entrepreneurial vibe, industrial properties and proximity to the waterfront and downtown, the CES is a focal point for the city’s economic development strategy and its goals for urban innovation and a dynamic central city.

Urban Renewal Area (URA) Fast Facts

Created: August 1986

Total Acres: 692.3

Expires: August 2018

Last date to issue long-term debt (?): August 2018

Boundaries: View the Central Eastside URA boundaries.

Neighborhoods: Portions of Kerns, Buckman, and Hosford-Abernethy. 

What's New

  • Six areas in east Portland accepted as Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative micro-districts
    February 07, 2012
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  • Announcement of Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative micro-districts to help small businesses and commercial areas in east Portland
    February 03, 2012
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  • Neighborhood leadership group will hold first meeting November 18
    November 16, 2011
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Upcoming Events

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PDC Project Team

General PDC Activities

  • Steven Shain, email or 503-823-0137
  • Trang Lam, email or 503-823-3419

Business and Development Assistance

  • Erik Olson, Business Finance
    email 503-823-3222
  • Pam Johnson, Storefront Program
    email or 503-823-3334

Public Participation and Advisory Committees

  • Joleen Jensen-Classen, email or 503-823-3352

Housing Information

  • David Sheern, Portland Housing Bureau
    email or 503-823-4103