Lents Town Center

What's New

Lents Town Center Annual Report FY 2010-11
Community Livability Grant
Green Features Grant
Lents Town Center URA Budget FY 2011-12
Accomplishment Map - This map shows accomplishments in the Lents Town Center URA.
Calendar Items
- Urban Renewal Advisory Committee Meeting
- See upcoming meetings and events for Lents Town Center

Urban Renewal Area (URA) Fast Facts

Created:	1998
Total Acres:	2,846.3
Expires:	2020
Boundaries:	View the Lents URA boundaries.
Maximum Indebtedness:	$245 million (2008)
Debt Capacity Remaining (2009-10):	$158 million
Neighborhoods:	Brentwood/ Darlington, Lents, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Powellhurst, Gilbert, South Tabor, Foster-Powell, and Pleasant Valley.
Business Associations:	Foster Area Business Association, Midway Business Association, and 82nd Ave Business Association

Overview: Why Lents?

With the completion of the Outer Southeast Community Plan, the Lents Neighborhood Plan, and the Lents Revitalization Plan, community stakeholders worked together to craft short and long-term objectives for public and private partners to guide an ambitious and comprehensive neighborhood development agenda. As a designated "Town Center," the future of Lents is also an important component of the Metro 2040 Framework Plan.

In September 1998, the City Council established a Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area (LTCURA) in order to accomplish community goals. These include generation of new family wage jobs, assistance to new and existing business, improvements to local infrastructure such as streets and parks, new housing construction and improvements to existing housing. Implementation of the plan began in fiscal year 1999-2000.

On May 8, 2007, PDC staff presented an overview of the plan amendment study process to the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (URAC and requested their project ideas for consideration, concerns, and feedback.

Moving forward, the Lents Town Center Plan Amendment Study revisited the existing urban renewal boundary (2,472 acres) and explored an increase in maximum indebtedness to fund community development projects. The study area for the expansion included three areas centered along major transportation corridors: Foster Road, Powell Boulevard, and 122nd Avenue.

For more information on the Expansion of the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area, see our Future of Urban Renewal web site.

Objectives: What do we want to accomplish?

Assist in fulfilling community goals to facilitate the emergence of Lents as a key Town Center within the Metro Region.
Provide support for the revitalization of commercial and residential areas in and near Lents.
Stimulate business development and investment in the area.
Provide increased opportunities for residents to compete for new quality jobs.
Provide housing opportunities for the Lents community’s diverse income and tenure needs.
Improve local streets and parks.

Current Projects

Assurety NW Headquarters in the
Lents Town Center

Current Activities: What are we working on today?

SE 92nd and Harold
Business Development Strategy
Clean Energy Works Oregon
EcoDistrict Pilot
- Portland Sustainability Institute
- Foster Green EcoDistrict
SE Foster/ Woodstock Streetscapes
Johnson Creek Industrial Revitalization Project
Ramona Street Revitalization

Other City Sponsored Projects in Lents Town Center

Past Projects

Programs Available

Programs Available in the Lents Town Center URA

Do you want to start or expand a business?
Business Finance Services
Are you looking to develop your property?
Development Opportunity Services (DOS) (predevelopment grants)
Commercial Property Redevelopment Loan Program
Do you have a business that needs a facelift?
Lents Storefront Improvements
Storefront Improvements Fact Sheet
Are you interested in sustainable business practices?
Green Features Grant
Are you interested in making improvements to a community facility?
Community Livability Grant

Public Involvement

Public Involvement (all committees and meetings are open to the public)

Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (roster, agendas, meeting minutes and summaries)
Art Gateway Subcommittee
Transportation Task Force
PDC Board of Commissioners Documents with Lents agenda items
ilovelents.com - The Lents Neighborhood Association Web Log

Publications & Maps

Fiscal Budgets

Presentations

Market Studies

Lents Town Center Market Studies

General URA Policy & Strategy

June 18th Coucil documents:
- Exhibit A - PDC Commission Documents
  - Attachment A: Resolution No. 6583 (19 K PDF)
  - Attachment B: Lents Map (553 K PDF)
  - Attachment C: Lents URAC Report (5 MB PDF)
  - Attachment D: Lents Report (12 MB PDF)
  - Attachment E: Letters of Support (12 MB PDF)
- Exhibit B: Planning Commission Report Summary (2 MB PDF)
- Exhibit C: Lents Plan (2 MB PDF)
- Ordinance (16 K PDF)
Lents Town Center Resolution

Resolution No. 6583 (19 K PDF)
- Exhibit A: Lents Map (553 K PDF)
- Exhibit B: Lents Plan Amendment Study
  Final Report (5 MB PDF)
- Exhibit C: Lents Urban Renewal Plan
  First Amendment (12 MB PDF)
- Exhibit D: Report Accompanying the Lents Town
  Center Urban Renewal Plan Amendment (2 MB PDF)

Lents Town Center Redevelopment Feasibility Study
- Volume 1: Summary, Volume 2: Appendices
Project Summary, October 2007
Economic Development Strategy, Feb 2001
Housing Strategy, Oct 2000
Housing Study, updated 2006
Urban Renewal Plan, Sep 1999

Maps

Lents Town Center URA map, September 2008
This map shows the Lents Town Center URA boundaries, including local parks and schools.
Lents Accomplishment Map, June 2010
This map shows accomplishments in the Lents Town Center URA.