Bridgeport Village (Oregon)

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shopping_mall_name = Bridgeport Village


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location = Tigard & Tualatin, Oregon USA
opening_date = May 2005
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number_of_stores = 90
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floor_area = convert|465000|sqft|m2
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website = [http://www.bridgeport-village.com www.bridgeport-village.com]

Bridgeport Village is a lifestyle center located in Tualatin and Tigard, Oregon, United States, operated by CenterCal Properties. The center opened on May 19, 2005 and is located in one of the Portland metropolitan area's most affluent areas. [cite news|title=The Container Store to Open Three New Stores|date=March 28, 2005|work=The Gourmet Retailer|publisher=VNU Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=2008-09-17] The center has a variety of services including valet service, restaurant reservations, package carryout, a courtesy shuttle to vehicles, and umbrellas available to borrow. The center features a water and fire fountain, and an Italian gazebo and kiosks by Neri.

History

The site of the mall was originally a county-owned rock quarry.cite news|title=County, contractor settle over methane gas problem|last=Gorman|first=Kathleen|date=April 16, 2008|work=The Oregonian|pages=E5|accessdate=2008-09-17] Washington County stopped removing gravel from the site in the 1980s and began filling the property in order to prepare the land for development. Plans for shopping center in the Bridgeport area where Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Durham, and Tigard meet began in 1999.Culverwell, Wendy. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/01/31/focus5.html “Pricey deals underscore rebound in real estate”,] "Portland Business Journal", January 28 2005.] In 2001, Washington County sold the former Durham gravel pit to Opus Northwest and Center Oak Properties for $18.75 million. [Goldfield, Robert. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/06/25/focus4.html “Big plans are in store for prime Durham spot”.] Portland Business Journal, June 22 2001.] [Raths, David. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/10/29/focus4.html “Despite slump, builders keep projects moving”,] "Portland Business Journal", October 26 2001.] The 30-acre site was just west of Interstate 5 in both Tualatin and Tigard, and adjacent to Durham.Goldfield, Robert. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/06/11/story1.html “Developers eyeing Durham quarry site”,] "Portland Business Journal", June 8 2001.]

Original plans called for a USD $163 million mixed use development with approximately 320,000 square feet of retail space and 500,000 square feet of office space. These plans also included residential space and a movie theater. [Brenneman, Kristina. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/06/25/focus1.html “Back to Main Street”,] "Portland Business Journal", June 22 2001.] Perkowitz + Ruth Architects helped design the village, [Stout, Heidi J. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2003/12/15/newscolumn1.html "Long Beach architecture firm opens in Portland",] "Portland Business Journal", December 12 2003.] which was designed without the traditional anchor department store.Goldfield, Robert. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2004/06/28/focus1.html “'Anchors away' at malls”,] "Portland Business Journal", June 25 2004.] In 2003, Lake Oswego threatened to derail the project over concerns of congestion affecting the neighboring city. The city and Washington County settled the matter in August 2003, with Lake Oswego receiving USD $300,000 to use for traffic improvement projects. [cite news|title=Deal ends standoff over Bridgeport shopping hub|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=August 30, 2003|work=The Oregonian|pages=E1|accessdate=2008-09-17]

Before the center opened, the development was sold for around $170 million to BV CenterCal LLC. Opus Northwest was the general contractor of the USD $80 million project. [cite journal|date=June 1, 2004 |title=Top Projects of 2003; Oregon; #2 Bridgeport Village, Tualatin, Ore.|journal=Northwest Construction|volume=7|issue=6] Overall costs for the entire development totaled USD $250 million. [cite news|title=Suburbs ready, willing to handle retail growth|last=Bella|first=Rick|date=April 20, 2008|work=The Oregonian|pages=W18|accessdate=2008-09-17] In November 2004, the first store at the open-air lifestyle center, Crate & Barrel, opened. [Goldfield, Robert. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/01/31/focus10.html “Retail arrives in spades on Portland's west side”,] "Portland Business Journal", January 28 2005.] On May 19, 2005, the rest of the mall opened,Culverwell, Wendy. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/05/30/story3.html “Bridgeport Village transforms neighborhood”,] "Portland Business Journal", May 27 2005.] [cite news|title=High-end expectations|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=May 16, 2005|work=The Oregonian|pages=A1|accessdate=2008-09-17] with additional stores at the site opened in November 2005. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/11/14/daily23.html “More stores opening in Bridgeport Village”,] "Portland Business Journal", November 16 2005.] Planned residential units were never built, [cite news|title=Housing gains ground at Bridgeport Village in Tualatin|last=Tucker|first=Libby|date=April 25, 2008|work=Daily Journal of Commerce|accessdate=2008-09-17] nor was a planned underground parking structure. [cite news|title=A shopper's dream in a parking nightmare|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=August 27, 2006|work=The Oregonian|pages=D1|accessdate=2008-09-17]

In 2006, the architect won a International Council of Shopping Centers Design and Development Award. [cite news|title=Perkowitz+Ruth's Bridgeport Village design honored|date=January 16, 2007|work=Daily Journal of Commerce|accessdate=2008-09-17] By 2007, the center had revenue of more than $600 per square-foot, which placed Bridgeport in the top five-percent of malls in the United States. [Culverwell, Wendy. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/07/23/story2.html “Bridgeport spurs retailing revival”,] "Portland Business Journal", July 20 2007.] At that time it was also bringing in nearly 4 million shoppers each year, leading to discussions of whether to designate the area as a town center under the regional government's land use plan. [cite news|title=Bridgeport Village shakes up 'regional centers' idea|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=July 19, 2007|work=The Oregonian|pages=B5|accessdate=2008-09-17] In April 2008, the county settled legal claims against a contractor who filled the old rock quarry and prepared the site for the mall regarding methane gas leaking at the site for USD $1 million.

Amenities

Bridgeport Village is an open-air lifestyle center focused around outdoor pedestrian areas, [Nussmeier, Corine and Emily Matza. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/08/29/editorial3.html “Lifestyle centers force new way of thinking”,] "Portland Business Journal", August 26 2005.] which are paved with bricks. [cite news|title=Bridgeport Village complex awash in shoppers, showers|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=May 20, 2005|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2008-09-17] Bridgeport Village has about 90 shops and restaurants, which include Coldwater Creek, McCormick & Schmick's, Crate & Barrel, Talbots, Borders Books & Music, California Pizza Kitchen, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, and Romano's Macaroni Grill among others. [cite news|title=Season's shopping ready on West Side|last=Mandel|date=November 25, 2004|work=The Oregonian|pages=Southwest Zoner, 1|accessdate=2008-09-17] Other retail and restaurant developments surround Bridgeport Village, but are not part of the lifestyle center. [cite news|title=New mall spawns building nearby|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=November 3, 2005|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2008-09-17] [cite news|title=Merchants swarm to land in Bridgeport Village area|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=January 27, 2005|work=The Oregonian|pages=West Zoner, 1|accessdate=2008-09-17]

The complex includes 465,000-square-feet of leasable space, including a 18-screen theater owned by Regal Cinemas. The theater includes an IMAX screen. [cite news|title='Spider-Man 3' to spin a really big web|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=April 25, 2007|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2008-09-17] Bridgeport includes 45,000 square-feet of office space on the second floor of the complex,Culverwell, Wendy. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/05/29/story8.html “Developers find success mixing office with retail”,] "Portland Business Journal", May 26 2006.] and a four-story above-ground parking structure. [cite news|title=Bridgeport Village's obstacle course|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=February 24, 2005|work=The Oregonian|pages=West Zoner, D2|accessdate=2008-09-17] Much of the office space is leased by professionals such as dentists. Other features include classic looking street lamps, music played throughout the complex, a gazebo, a fountain, and a children's play area. [cite news|title=Turning this ... ... into this; Real Estate & Housing; Possibilities for downtown can be seen in what the developers created with a Portland area mall |last=Buri McDonald|first=Sherri|date=July 10, 2005 |work=The Register-Guard|pages=A1|accessdate=2008-09-17]

References

External links

* [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/10/02/story1.html She won the bet] - "Portland Buiness Journal"
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2003/08/11/daily47.html Crate & Barrel chooses Bridgeport Village] - "Portland Business Journal"