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Plan to Create Homeless Shelter Out of Former Warehouse Moves Forward
Developers have received a sublease from the city.
A proposal to turn an abandoned warehouse at the Port of Portland's Terminal 1 appears to be moving closer to a reality. Portland's Housing Bureau delivered a sublease to the potential develop last week.
The developer, which would like to turn Terminal 1 into Oregon Harbor of Hope, told KOIN 6 News, which first reported the progress, they received the sub-lease last Friday. The developers have raised $250,000 so far for the project.
The project, which was originally seen as something that could house as many as 1,200 people, will start off by housing 125 people. If that works out, it will then be increased to 400 people.
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Things are still not guaranteed.
While the City Council narrowly voted to move forward with the project, there are still several logistic steps that have to be taken - including transferring the property from the Bureau of Environmental Services to the Housing Bureau - as well as legal obstacles to be overcome.
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Rendering via Oregon Harbor of Hope.
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