About City Lights
A unique and prestigious Portland Heights residential subdivision, sitting just above downtown Portland (OR), is now available for sale. The City Lights – Portland subdivision, comprised of 8 residential home building sites ranging in size from just over 6,000 sq/ft. to nearly 15,000 sq/ft. These special lots offer a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity for building your urban dream house! The home sites offer panoramic “million dollar” views of downtown Portland, the Willamette River, snow-capped Mt. Hood to the east, and Mt. Saint Helens to the north. Gated and private roadway, no through traffic, and only 3/8 of a mile walk to downtown Portland, Portland State University, Farmers Market, Street Car, amazing restaurants, museums, shopping, etc... Enjoy the tranquility of a forested hillside retreat and only a five minute downhill walk to our great city.
Neighborhood & Area
The Subdivision
The subdivision is located within the Southwest Hills of Downtown Portland, providing regional views of the cities’ tallest buildings, the Willamette River, and mountain ranges to the north and east.
This is a prestigious area of stately homes, set back into forested hills, and surrounded by quiet nature walks, jogging paths, and nearby hillside exercise steps. Walk or bike to downtown Portland, the South Park Blocks and Portland State University.
The Neighborhood & Schools
The West Hills neighborhood enjoys top-ranked public and private schools, including; Ainsworth Elementary, West Sylvan Middle School, and Lincoln High School, the #2 rated high school in Oregon. Lincoln High, the 2nd oldest high school in the Western USA, is considered a “classic college preparatory school” by its principal and earned a silver ranking in the US News & World Reports 2010 “Americas Best High Schools” survey. Lincoln High offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Located nearby are a number of prestigious private schools including ST. Thomas Moore, St. Mary's Academy, the NW Chinese Academy and the French American International School just to name a few.
The City
The City Lights-Portland subdivision is located adjacent to Portland State University (PSU) campus and to Portland’s largest employer within city limits, Oregon Health & Science University. The Portland streetcar runs through the PSU area and connects downtown with the Pearl District, NW Portland, South Waterfront as well as the Central East-side and Rose Quarter.
Walk to the Portland Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society, Chinese Gardens and other Portland landmarks. The area is built up and there are very limited home building sites remaining in the West Hills area, making this subdivision not only unique, but “one-of-a-kind”.
Private & Gated Community
The City Lights-Portland subdivision is located in a private and gated community, just south of Portland State University. The community is accessed via a private road and electronic gate, located off SW Cardinell Drive and uphill of SW 12th Street. The unobstructed City Lights home sites sit uphill of the established phase I homes. The location affords convenient access to the central business district (CBD), Highway 26, Interstate-5, and Interstate freeways I-84 and 405. The neighborhood consists of upscale single family residences and condominium projects. Due to a shortage of developable land, new construction has been extremely limited in the Southwest Hills, with the exception of custom homes on infill or tear-down lots. This special property is the last of its kind.
Building - Team
Bring your own builder to build your dream home or, City Lights is proud to have partnered with some of the absolute best people in the business to help you create your vision:
Eric J. Rystadt, the President and owner of Main Street Development, a Portland, Oregon native, is a fourth generation builder. His father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all home builders. He started following in their footsteps out of school as a carpenter tradesman, and formed Main Street Development in 1995. Visit msdpdx.com to learn more.
- Certified Master Home Builder
- Portland Home Builder’s Association Member
- Repeated Street of Dreams builder
- Street of New Beginnings builder
- Over 30 years of experience with all phases of construction
- Top 20 Portland’s Top Builders in 2017
- Long-term relationship with subcontracted trades
- Well established partnerships with architects, engineers & designers
- Extensive understanding of international and local building codes
Trusted Contractors
The owners of City Lights – Portland would like to acknowledge the subcontractors and related businesses that have supported and helped with the build-out of the project, including:
NW Earthworks
Infrastructure & Utilities
Matt Calhoun
Phone: 503-572-5002
PLI Systems
Retaining Walls & Pilings
Manuel Castinada
Phone: 503-649-8111
ZCS Engineering, Inc.
Civil Engineering Services
Josh Modin
Phone: 503-884-7425
Hardman Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Scott Hardman
Phone: 503-822-5347
Statewide Survey
Surveyor
Greg Ergaleau
Phone: 503-665-7777
Garvey, Schubert, Barer
Legal Services
John Junkin, Joe West
Phone: 503-228-3939
Winterbrook Planning
Environmental Services
Tim Brooks
Phone: 503-827-4422
Lewis & Clark Bank
Commercial Banking
Mark Ellingson
Phone: 503-212-3112
