Future OMSI District

The OMSI District will include 1,200 units of new market rate and affordable housing. It will feature a new public waterfront education park, a place of healing to explore and experience the river and land through a tribal lens of culture and science. Public plazas and event spaces will host indoor and outdoor labs, festivals, and diverse community events.

Encompassing 24-acres and up to 3 million square feet of new mixed-use development, the OMSI District will create a one-of-a-kind public learning ecosystem. Home to OMSI, Portland Community College, Portland Opera, a Center for Tribal Nations, and mission-aligned businesses and organizations, it will serve as a platform for innovation, spreading opportunities throughout the state and region.

With a goal of net zero carbon emissions and waste, the OMSI District will showcase and advance climate solutions through habitat restoration, sustainable transportation, and next-generation urban systems and technology. It will transform parking lots and brownfields into a neighborhood that adds 4.5+ acres of parks and green spaces to the Central Eastside. Through transportation and safety investments, it is projected to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.5+ metric tons.

The OMSI District will create equitable community benefit and opportunities for intergenerational wealth building in communities typically excluded from the benefits of urban development. It will enable OMSI to further expand science programming in the city, state, and region. It is projected to generate 11,000+ new jobs, $11 million in annual City of Portland property taxes, $22 million in annual in-state personal income tax, and $1.2 billion in total economic output.