Overview
- The council’s approval follows hours of public comment showing sharp divisions between supporters touting housing, jobs and revenue and opponents warning of density and developer-favored terms.
- The plan envisions new civic facilities west of Northwest Second Avenue—including a city hall, community center, police substation and an enhanced Memorial Park—and private development to the east.
- Current projections call for about 765 multifamily residences with at least 77 workforce units, 182 condominiums, office and retail space and a hotel, with updated designs emphasizing shaded, pedestrian-focused streetscapes.
- Developers estimate more than $4 billion in lifetime rent and tax revenues, while the city pegs its public infrastructure share at roughly $57 million.
- Memorial Park would remain 100% city-owned with expanded usable recreation space, the leased area has been reduced by about 75%, and entitlement work will proceed now as the project stops if voters reject the March 10 ballot measure.