After decades of planning, a 27-acre parcel of riverfront in downtown Eugene is being developed. How did this area go from an industrial site to the area’s newest multi-family housing neighborhood?

As developers and city officials discussed what would be a part of the 27-acre infill project, the Fifth Street District both inspired and informed what was planned.

The history and ecology of the banks of the Willamette River found their way into several design elements in the Riverfront District.

While market-rate multifamily housing and a park have been completed, projects from affordable homes to business space remain.