Abstract:
The Eastside Mixed-Use Study is comprised of
Blocks 67, 68, 69, 74, 75, and 76. Bound to
the south by the Burnside Bridge and to the
east by NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Block 76 presents
the ability to prominently mark the threshold
between the City Center and the Central
Eastside. Blocks 67 and 68 - a rare
superblock in the city grid - contains the
possibility of retaining a single, large retailer to
anchor the mixed-use development. In an
effort to weave a relatively dense development
into the Central Eastside and stimulate
subsequent redevelopment, several ideas are
proposed: retail at the ground floor
complimenting the light industrial heritage of
the Central Eastside, a mix of affordable,
market-rate and live-work studio housing
above, a build-to-suit office complex, and
parking. In addition, the study proposes to
shift the proposed Burnside/Couch Couplet
from 3rd Avenue to MLK Jr Blvd. [From the document]
Description:
18 pp. Maps, figures. Published October, 2003. Captured February 19, 2009.