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Sundeleaf Plaza 
Completed in the summer of 2011, this newest city park was named after renowned architect Richard Sundeleaf, who designed several Lake Oswego homes and business in the downtown core. The park features a remarkable view of Lakewood Bay, outdoor seating, a fireplace, pergola with restrooms, and a rain garden. Outdoor dining opportunities will be available at the newly remodeled adjacent Lake Twin Theater later this year.
Millennium
Plaza Park
The park is located in the heart of downtown, overlooking Lakewood Bay, between First and
Second Streets. As required by the Redevelopment Plan,
visual access to Lakewood Bay was assured through the acquisition
of a large portion of the “bluff” area and by the
construction of Millennium Plaza Park. The park features a large pergola with
an open fireplace at the west end, and a reflecting pond
nearby - a regular concert and special event venue. To
the east, a traffic circle at the south end of First Avenue
surrounds Simon Toparovsky’s seven-foot bronze sculpture, ”Fortuna,” atop
an eight-foot rock pedestal and fountain. Steps away from the fountain a bosque is surrounded by tables and chairs, providing a great spot for reading, dining, or watching boats on the bay. A ramp overlooking Lakewood Bay and the Headlee Pathway takes visitors to the fountain plaza
below. Millennium Plaza
Park has become a host of numerous events and a gathering place for citizens of all ages. The park opened December 28, 1999 and the final phase was completed in the Summer of 2010.
A Avenue
Landscaped medians were constructed
where possible to soften the perceived barrier that this
very wide street creates between two main commercial areas
of the East End. New sidewalk extensions a the corners
serve to reduce the walking distance across the street, and special
paving at crosswalks assist in improving the visual and psychological
connection between the two sides of the street. Additional
amenities include benches, bike racks, ornamental streetlights,
bollards, undergrounding of utilities, street trees, basalt
seat walks, an obelisk with a fountain, and decorative planters.
Block
138/Lake View Village
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This block is bounded
by State Street, “A” Avenue, First Street and Union
Pacific railroad tracks. Block 138 construction was completed
in November of 2003. The project includes a four-level
parking structure with approximately 365 parking spaces
surrounded by shops, restaurants and offices in six commercial
buildings. The
retail spaces are accessed from the sidewalks, unlike a
mall with interior access. This creates active sidewalks
and public spaces, promoting an enjoyable pedestrian experience.
The
commercial buildings are privately owned. The ground floors
are exclusively retail or restaurant uses, and the upper
floors are predominantly offices. The next leaseable space
totals over 84,000 square feet. The project was initiated
by the Agency through a process that included land acquisition,
partial resale to a private developer, a binding development
agreement, and public assistance to construct the parking
structure. The
parking structure remains in public ownership. The development
agreement defines areas of private and public parking, and
it requires the project developer to maintain the public
parking structure.
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First
Street Phase I
This project, between A and
B Avenues, involved street reconstruction, and added brick
pavers, granite wheel pads, planted pots, bike racks, street
trees, tree guards, basalt walls, decorative street lamps,
and a street clock. The design narrowed the travel lanes,
and added a mid-block pedestrian crossing and curb extensions,
providing a more pedestrian friendly environment.
First
Street Phase II
This phase between A and Evergreen,
was similar in scope to Phase I and was completed in October
2003.
Fire
Station Relocation
The Main Fire Station located
on Block 138 was relocated to a new site and building located
at 3rd Street and B Avenue (Block 46) in order to make
Block 138 available for new development.
Headlee
Walkway
| A walkway/boardwalk was constructed
from Third Street to the Millennium Plaza Park fountain
along the northern edge of Lakewood Bay. The walkway was
planned as an important quality of life element for Lake
Oswego residents desiring visual access to the lake and
a safe pedestrian route along its edge. It was intended
to make current use of the lake edge safer, more aesthetic,
and easier to manage. Construction was completed Fall 2006. The pathway is home to the sculpture Sprout by Mike Suri, winner of the 2010 People's Choice award sponsored by the Arts Council of Lake Oswego. |
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Leonard Street Improvements
In concert with the Old Town Neighborhood Association and business adjacent to the street, and for the furtherance of the City’s Clean Streams program, this new enhanced street received new landscaping, undergrounding of overhead utility lines, improved parking and new lighting. Construction was completed in 2008.
2nd Street & B Avenue
A project
that provides 24 townhomes and about 13,000 sq. ft. of
commercial spaces on a 0.95-acre site located at the northwest
corner of 2nd Street and B Avenue. The project was initiated
by the Agency through a process that included land acquisition and resale to a private developer with a binding development
agreement. Construction was completed in Spring 2007.
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