The Ardea Apartments in 2013 - Portland, Oregon

The South Waterfront is a high-rise district under construction on former

brownfield In urban planning, brownfield land is any previously developed land that is not currently in use. It may be potentially contaminated, but this is not required for the area to be considered brownfield. The term is also used to describe land prev ...

industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of downtown

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, U.S. It is one of the largest

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projects in the

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. It is connected to

downtown Portland Downtown Portland is the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is on the west bank of the Willamette River in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found ...

by the

Portland Streetcar The Portland Streetcar is a streetcar system in Portland, Oregon, that opened in 2001 and serves areas surrounding downtown Portland. The NS Line runs from Northwest Portland to the South Waterfront via Downtown and the Pearl District. The L ...

and

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(at South Waterfront/SW Moody Station), and to the

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(OHSU) main campus atop Marquam Hill by the

Portland Aerial Tram The Portland Aerial Tram or OHSU Tram is an aerial tramway in Portland, Oregon, that connects the city's South Waterfront district and the main Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) campus, located in the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It is one ...

, as well as roads to

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and

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Description and history

The South Waterfront is part of the

Portland Development Commission Prosper Portland, formerly the Portland Development Commission (PDC), is the community development corporation A community development corporation (CDC) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated to provide programs, offer services and engage ...

's North Macadam Urban Renewal District. The first phase of the South Waterfront is the $1.9 billion "River Blocks" development. Construction began in early 2004. The full build-out of the district envisions many residential (primarily condominiums) and medical research towers ranging in height from 6 stories to 35+ stories. As of August 2010, nine towers have been completed in the district: the 16-story

OHSU Center for Health & Healing Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) Center for Health & Healing is a medical building in the South Waterfront district of Portland, Oregon. It is connected to the main OHSU campus on Marquam hill by the Portland Aerial Tram. History The O ...

, the twin condominium towers known as the Meriwether, at 21 and 24 stories, the 31-story John Ross Tower condominium, the 22-story

Atwater Place Atwater Place is a high-rise condominum tower in Portland, Oregon's South Waterfront The South Waterfront is a high-rise district under construction on former brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of downtown Po ...

condominium tower, the 31-story apartments

The Ardea The Ardea, formerly 3720, is a 30-story apartment skyscraper in the South Waterfront district of Portland, Oregon. The building was completed in March 2009, however was turned over in phases allowing occupancy beginning in August 2008. The A ...

, the 22-story

Riva on the Park Riva on the Park is a skyscraper in Portland, Oregon's South Waterfront The South Waterfront is a high-rise district under construction on former brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of downtown Portland, Orego ...

, the 30-story

Mirabella Portland The Mirabella Portland, also known as simply the Mirabella, is a high-rise building in the South Waterfront District in Portland, Oregon, United States. Architecture and interior design for the Mirabella was performed by Ankrom Moisan Architects. ...

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, and

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. The Mirabella is the district's first senior living community. A linear park called

South Waterfront Greenway The South Waterfront Greenway is a linear park and urban walkway along the Willamette River in the South Waterfront district of Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Description and history The greenway will stretch from the Marquam Bridge ...

, running along the west bank of the

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, is partially completed. The district currently has its own park between the Riva on the Park and OHSU. The

Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge The Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge, more formally known as the US Congresswoman Darlene Hooley Pedestrian Bridge at Gibbs Street, is an approximately pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States, which opened on July 14, 2012. It connect ...

, which opened in July 2012, connects the South Waterfront District with Lair Hill over I-5. The

Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People is a cable-stayed bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was designed by TriMet, the Portland metropolitan area's regional transit authority, for its MAX Orange Line ligh ...

, a new

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bridge for the

that carries only

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s, bicyclists and public transit vehicles between the South Waterfront and Hosford-Abernethy, opened on September 12, 2015. In addition to residences, the district contains restaurants, grocery, retail, and service businesses, with more in the planning stages. Construction of three new OHSU buildings in the district is scheduled to begin in 2016, and the university has earmarked $500 million for the work, which is expected to take about two years. Together with the existing OHSU Center for Health & Healing, the new facilities will be part of the Knight Cancer Institute, which also has facilities outside the South Waterfront. The largest of the buildings will be for patient medical care, another will be for research and administration, and the third will provide housing for patients and their families.

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