Hillsboro Block 67: City Moves Ahead With Redevelopment Proposal

HILLSBORO, OR — A plan to redevelop Block 67 and bring housing, shopping, office space, and a public plaza is moving ahead, the city announced. Hillsboro is negotiating with two companies to develop a mixed use agreement for the spot.

Block 67 covers from 6th to 7th Avenue between Washington and Baseline Streets.

"This announcement is incredibly exciting for our community and the future of Downtown Hillsboro," Mayor Steve Callaway said.

"The City of Hillsboro purchased this property to ensure this block was developed well and developed right to support our dynamic downtown. Rembold's proposal meets and surpasses our expectations."

Rembold is a Portland-based real estate development company led by women. The company stated that they've worked on several projects in Beaverton and is currently working on a grocery store-anchored retail center in North Plains.

The proposal that they submitted in reaction to a request by the city last November, includes affordable housing, a large public plaza, a grocery store and other shopping, and space for medical offices.

They developed their proposal in partnership with Related Northwest.

Rembold Vice President Keli Bader said that the company "is thrilled to be moving forward with the development of Block 67. We look forward to working with the city of Hillsboro and greater community to bring this dynamic project to downtown."

The city said that Rembold obtained letters of support for their plan from several organizations including The Hillsboro School District; Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Washington County, and The Hillsboro Downtown Partnership.

The selection of Rembold and Related Northwest was the latest step in a years-long process to determine what to do with the space.

Last year, the city received more than 1,100 responses to a survey asking residents what they would like to see happen on the block.

"This project concept does an amazing job of capturing the elements that our community hoped to realize," Hillsboro Economic and Community Development Director Dan Dias said.