There was actually an
article about this in The Oregonian the other day.
Quote:
The Portland Development Commission is on the cusp of a deal that could transform the Oregon Convention Center's front door into a vibrant entertainment destination, making good on decades of dreams for the area.
The redevelopment agency wants to join with a team of local developers to create a four-acre high-rise entertainment district that would kick off with construction of a 19-story office building later this year. Called 100 Multnomah, the $133 million tower would rise next to Interstate 5, with commanding views of downtown Portland.
Following that, developers and the agency see the potential for a $400 million restaurant- and entertainment-heavy cluster of buildings at the Northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard-Holladay Street intersection, where there is the convention center MAX stop and not much else.
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Of course, if you believe in what history tells us about big vision projects in Portland, it'll die a slow death, wrapped in the red tape of Portland's 9-million tiers of goverment, planning agencies, and neighborhood associations.
-Pop