Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance
At a glance
Based on uploaded (human-made) captions.
- What: document 2026-344, authorizing conveyance of the former Menlo Park water tower site (two parcels of about 10,000 square feet each, East Portland) from the Portland Housing Bureau to Habitat for Humanity for the Hazelwood Square townhome ownership development.
- Where it stands: the City Life Committee voted 5-0 on October 13 to send it to the full Council with a "do pass" recommendation (moved by Zimmerman, seconded by Ryan).
- Why: combining the site with Habitat's adjacent land doubles the project from 11 to 22 homes. No public testimony was signed up.
- Next: full Council vote, with a disposition and development agreement to follow.
Background
- The Housing Bureau claimed the site from the Water Bureau in 2020; Council transferred it to the Housing Bureau in 2024 after the water tower was demolished and remediated.
- Presenters: Quisha Light (interim Housing Bureau director), Tanya Wolfersberger and Kate Piper.
- Part of the larger City Real Property Disposition Policy discussion; Councilor Pirtle-Guiney said this is the kind of case where disposition makes sense.
Sources
- https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda/city-life-committee/2026/10/13
- Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qEmaYXt7MyI (uploaded human captions)
Discussion time
About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - City Life Committee | 8 |
Log
- 2026-10-13 - City Life Committee - Presented by the Housing Bureau; Pirtle-Guiney and Ryan supportive; referred to Council with a do-pass recommendation, 5-0.
- 2026-11-04 - Council - 2026-344 on the consent agenda.