Pearl District | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
 Location in Portland | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′48″N 122°40′53″W / 45.53012°N 122.68136°WPDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Pearl District Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | Neighbors West/Northwest |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 5,997 |
| • Density | 13,000/sq mi (5,000/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 5315 |
| • Occupancy rate | 79% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 1493 households (28%) |
| • Renting | 2699 households (51%) |
| • Avg. household size | 1.13 persons |
The Pearl District is an area of Portland, Oregon, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significant urban renewal since the mid-1980s when it was reclassified as mixed use from industrial,[2] including the arrival of artists, the removal of a viaduct and construction of the Portland Streetcar. It now consists of industrial building conversion to offices, high-rise condominiums and warehouse-to-loft conversions.
The increase of high-rise condominiums and warehouse-to-loft conversions was made evident with the construction of the Cosmopolitan on the Park building, which opened in Summer 2016. The Cosmopolitan on the Park residential building is now the tallest building in the Pearl District and the 8th tallest building in Portland, contributing to the changing Portland skyline.[3]
- ^ a b "Pearl District". PortlandMaps. City of Portland. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Marshall-Wells Lofts <> History". www.marshall-wells.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Nextportland (December 9, 2014). "North Pearl High-Rises, Part I: The Cosmopolitan on the Park (images)". Next Portland. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.