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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

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

  • PDC Update: May 2013
    May 06, 2013
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  • Startup PDX Challenge semi-finalists named; Public vote begins
    May 02, 2013
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  • Flurry of applications arrive ahead of Thursday deadline for PDC's $10K entrepreneurship contest
    April 03, 2013
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PDC Project Team

General PDC Activities

  • Steven Shain, email or 503-823-0137
  • Katherine Krajnak, email or 503-823-0013

Business and Development Assistance

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

Housing Information

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