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Block 67 Redevelopment Update

In September 2022, the City awarded Rembold, a local real estate development company, the exclusive right to negotiate for the purchase and development of Block 67 through a competitive RFP process.

Their proposal for the site — titled Viridian — included market-rate housing, retail space, a public plaza, and mid-sized grocery store to be delivered by Rembold, and an affordable housing development to be delivered by Related Northwest and Centro Cultural.

During the past year, Rembold and partners conducted surveys, estimates, and other due diligence tasks to advance the design through several iterations.

Now, project work is suspended due to the current state of the real estate and capital markets, and unprecedented increases to both borrowing and construction costs.

The parties remain interested, and committed, to the project should the economic conditions become more favorable.

Block 67 Survey Results

View results of the City's September 2021 Block 67 survey, which resulted in 1,165 responses.

View the Block 67 Survey Overview

View full quantitative survey results

In addition to previous community engagement, further opportunities for public input, including neighborhood meetings, will be included as part of any development process prior to the project being formally authorized by the Hillsboro Economic Development Council (HEDC).

Overview

Making Downtown Hillsboro a more vibrant, livable place continues to be a top community priority. The redevelopment of Block 67 will help further meet the community’s goals for Downtown Hillsboro as well as enhance the connection between Hillsboro’s Health and Education District and the historic Downtown.

The City does not intend to retain ownership of the block in the long-term. Rather, it intends to divide it and work with developers to deliver projects in support of the City’s goals for Downtown.

For additional information on Block 67, contact Justin DeMello online or by phone, 503-681-6492.

Block 67 area map

Project History

Initial Proposal

Project

In August 2017, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking development partners for Block 67 and Project^ was selected. City of Hillsboro staff and Project^ development partners discussed project updates with community members at two open houses and valuable feedback was provided by the community.

Due to rising construction costs and challenging market conditions, the project was put on hold early in 2020. This pause allowed the City to reassess the development environment, which underwent tremendous changes during 2020-21 due to the CoVID-19 pandemic.

Initial Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Open House #3 Presentation Materials

Open House #4 Presentation Materials

Block 67 Project Updates Shared by City, Developers (February 2019)

Block 67 Update: Rising Costs Lead to Reevaluation of Development Plans (March 2020)

Public Open Houses

Beginning in the Spring of 2017, open houses for the Block 67 project have been held by City staff to inform and engage community members. View the materials used at these events below:

Open House #1 Presentation Materials

Open House #2 Presentation Materials

Open House #3 Presentation Materials

Open House #4 Presentation Materials

Virtual Open House Presentation Materials

Virtual Open House Presentation Recording | en Español

Questions?

For additional information on Block 67, contact Justin DeMello online or by phone, 503-681-6492. For more information on Downtown Hillsboro activity, visit hillsboro-oregon.gov/downtown.