The Arts District continues to shed its industrial past, as yet another adaptive reuse project joins an already considerable list of proposed developments. According to an October case filing with the Department of City Planning, a 280,000-square-foot warehouse complex at 2060 E. 7th Street is slated for a mixed-use conversion. Plans filed with the city call for 40,000 square feet of retail and 20,000 square feet of restaurant uses within the development. The low-rise structure's upper levels would be repurposed as an unspecified amount of office space.
The project is located in the southernmost section of the Arts District, an area which has recently experienced a noticeable uptick in investment. Two additional mixed-use developments are planned nearby along 7th Street, potentially creating over 400 new housing units. Retailers and eateries have also taken notice of the neighborhood, including Bestia and Stumptown Coffee Roasters, both of which are located across Santa Fe Avenue from the proposed office project.
