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Malls · Oregon

Eastport Plaza

Imported, unreviewedOperatingPortland, OR

Opened 1960. Closed 1996.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1996extracted, unreviewed
Walkability17.5 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mYesOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Eastport Plaza
Eastport Plaza. Photo: Guerberj at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile14 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/173596165989404 overture · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.eastportplaza.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 115,495 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 75 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 6 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.90 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Southeast Holgate Boulevard openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 60% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +164% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …open-air shopping plaza extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowopen-air shopping plazaextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1996extracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Eastport Plaza” and “Portland” (7 hits, first 7 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). A strong match to a commercial-mortgage trust means the mall very likely backed, or backs, a securitised loan; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2014-10-24 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2014 from the trust name. Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (strong)Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC2522014-10-24 to 2014-10-248-K 2
CMBS trust (weak)GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC2612014-12-08 to 2014-12-088-K 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mSoutheast Holgate Boulevard (rail); 10 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km17, 19, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m7: AFFORDABLE AUTO WHOLESALE INC.; EASTPORT PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER LP; MARSHALL SWING SITE IMPROVEMENTS; MILLER PAINT COMPANY INC; ONE STOP AUTOMOTIVEEPA FRS
Census tract 410510083014,050 people, 6,384 per sq mi; median household income $64,432; median gross rent $1,515; 60% renters; 3.0% vacant units; 15.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.5 of 20; 224 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 648 m; land-use mix 0.89; 97,281 jobs within 45 min by car, 115,495 by transit; 38% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 6 grocers, 3 schools, 33 parks or playgrounds, 6 health, 5 civic, 42 food and drink; 75 cycleway segments, 220 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Multnomah County (OR), 2024905 units in 5+ unit buildings, 100 in 2–4, 1,035 single-family; 2023: 2,397 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.90; socioeconomic 0.92; housing and transport 0.82; 39% below 150% of poverty; 18% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby4 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Mall 205 (3.0 km); Lloyd Center (7.5 km); Bowstring Truss House (8.2 km); Circuit City (8.2 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Eastport Plaza Shopping Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, meta); building footprint 14,211 m², 7.0 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.eastportplaza.com (down or redirecting, status 0) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views18,576 since 2015; 1,687 in the last 12 months (+1% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-09 with 390Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -7% (4,348 → 4,050); median income +164% ($24,419 → $64,432); renters 71% → 60%; median home value +118% ($176,200 → $384,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 66.1); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km3 LIHTC properties, 184 units: St Anthony Village (128 units); Naya Generations (40 units); Nawikka Ct Apts (16 units)HUD LIHTC
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 29.9%; median family income $33,860; 662 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsPortland School District 1J (KG-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Lent Elementary School; Marysville Elementary School; Benson Polytechnic High School; Kellogg Middle SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation242 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,783 establishments (-4%); 43,723 jobs (+17%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $496,807 (+0% 1 yr, -1% 5 yr); typical rent $1,683/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025452 (2000 = 100); +8.2% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr, +78% 10 yrFHFA

Summary, model-written

Eastport Plaza opened in 1960 as an enclosed shopping mall developed by Anderson–Westfall Construction Company. It operated until 1996, when the enclosed structure was demolished and replaced by an open-air shopping plaza. In 2024 the property was sold to the Hong Phat group and continues to operate as retail.

Why. The record notes the 1996 demolition and conversion to an open-air format but does not specify the underlying causes such as anchor tenant loss, competition, or debt. Therefore, the reasons for the retrofit are not stated in the record.

Where it stands. Eastport Plaza is currently operating as an open-air retail plaza under the ownership of the Hong Phat group following its 2024 sale.

For a planner

  • The site is described as "already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans" (opp_reasons).
  • No specific policy tools or incentives are mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions include the exact nature and timing of any housing development, zoning approvals, and environmental review status.

For a developer

  • Control: owned by Hong Phat group since 2024.
  • Market signal: median rent reported as $1,582 (opp_reasons).
  • Site size, parcel boundaries, and entitlement stage are not provided in the record.
  • Constraints from flood, transit, or environmental layers are not stated.

What we do not know yet

  • Key missing facts: exact site size, parcel boundaries, and current tenant mix.
  • Missing details on the reasons for the 1996 demolition and any financial distress.
  • No information on entitlement/zoning status, floodplain exposure, transit access, or environmental constraints.
  • The housing plans referenced in opp_reasons lack specifics on scale, timing, or approvals.
  • The record is marked as "verified": draft, indicating some fields may be model-extracted and unreviewed.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Eastport Plaza on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • median rent $1,582

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1960Wikidata
Closed1996extracted, unreviewed
Original developerAnderson–Westfall Construction Companyextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsCentury 16 Theatres, LA Fitness
CountyMultnomah County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Eastport Plaza is a shopping center located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It is anchored by Century 16 Theatres and LA Fitness. Originally an enclosed shopping mall, construction began on October 20, 1959, and was carried out by the Anderson–Westfall Construction Company. It was one of the biggest construction projects in the Pacific Northwest at the time and cost $5 million. It opened on October 27, 1960.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1959 Construction began
  2. 1960 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 1960 Opened
  4. 1996 Enclosed structure demolished and replaced by open-air shopping plaza
  5. 2024 Sold to Hong Phat group

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Eastport Plaza · supports: after notes, original developer, status, year closed
    8 quoted sentences
    The enclosed structure was demolished in 1996, replaced by the current open-air shopping plaza.
    construction began on October 20, 1959, and was carried out by the Anderson–Westfall Construction Company.
    The enclosed structure was demolished in 1996, replaced by the current open-air shopping plaza.
    The enclosed structure was demolished in 1996, replaced by the current open-air shopping plaza.

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