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Public-source demonstration · Record checked Oct 3, 2026
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Economic development

OMSI District & Water Avenue

Create a mixed-use district supported by public streets and access.

PlanningPCL stage classification · checked Oct 3, 2026
Last documented movementWater Avenue agreement authorizedSep 4, 2024PrimarySource record
Next known milestonePublish a current infrastructure and district construction scheduleNo public date foundPrimarySource record
Unresolved records1 decisions1 milestones · 0 historical recordsOpen the queue ↓

Public record

Infrastructure authorization documented; revised construction timing not confirmed.

Council authorized a Prosper–PBOT agreement of up to $16.9 million for Water Avenue. The wider district also requires development partners and infrastructure delivery.

PrimaryProsper Portland: OMSI District

PCL synthesis

Why this matters

Water Avenue is a material delivery dependency for the broader district. An authorization ceiling does not establish spending or a fully funded district.

Success would look like

Street infrastructure, connected public space and usable development sites.

If no further action is taken

Vertical development can remain constrained by unresolved infrastructure and financing.

Unknown from this review

What would clarify the picture?

  • Current construction start and full infrastructure funding status need confirmation.

Named public sources reviewed for this edition. Internal status and a complete portfolio inventory are not available.

Decisions & milestones

Authority, expected timing and the evidence behind the current record.

No public date foundNo public date foundMilestone

OMSI District & Water Avenue

Publish the revised Water Avenue construction schedule

PBOT / Prosper Portland / OMSI

No public deadline located in the reviewed sources.

Observed Oct 3, 2026 · Checked Oct 3, 2026
PrimarySource record
No public date foundNo public date foundDecision

OMSI District & Water Avenue

Confirm receipt of conditional state infrastructure resources

State of Oregon / project partners

No public deadline located in the reviewed sources.

Observed Oct 3, 2026 · Checked Oct 3, 2026
PrimarySource record

Dependencies

A requirement or coordination link is not necessarily a blocker.

Open in the map
deliveryPublic record

PBOT

Water Avenue infrastructure is a separate public delivery project.

Status: required

PrimarySource record
fundingPublic record

State of Oregon

Ordinance includes conditional state funding.

Status: Not established in reviewed sources

PrimarySource record
fundingPCL synthesis

Project financing

Wider district delivery requires partner financing.

Status: Not established in reviewed sources

PrimarySource record

Money

Financial figures retain their original meaning, period and overlap limits.

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Intended outcomes

PCL’s contribution pathways; effects are not causally established by this record.

Source ledger

Current and earlier references remain available. Check the date beside each source.

Suggest a correction

A public reconstruction of the work. Stages and connections are PCL’s organization of the cited record. This is not authoritative City status, a City partnership, or a complete inventory.

OMSI District & Water Avenue | CED Portfolio Map