Bridgeport Village

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}} 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 {{convert|30|acre|m2|adj=on}} 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.

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Original plans called for a $163 million (USD) mixed use development with approximately {{convert|320000|sqft|m2}} of retail space and {{convert|500000|sqft|m2}} 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 $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}}

Before the center opened, the development was sold for around $170 million to BV CenterCal LLC. Opus Northwest was the general contractor of the $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 $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|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/04/suburbs_ready_willing_to_handl.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818224416/https://www.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/04/suburbs_ready_willing_to_handl.html |archivedate=August 18, 2019|url-status=live}} 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}} 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}} 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}}

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In 2006, the architect won an 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}} By 2007, the center had revenue of more than $600 per square-foot, which placed Bridgeport Village 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}} 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 $1 million.

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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 and concrete.{{cite news|title=Bridgeport Village complex awash in shoppers, showers|last=Tims|first=Dana|date=May 20, 2005|work=The Oregonian}} Bridgeport Village has about 75 shops and restaurants, which include The Container Store, McCormick & Schmick's, Crate & Barrel, Talbots, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF FIFTH, California Pizza Kitchen, and P.F. Chang's China Bistro, 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}} 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}}{{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}}

The complex includes {{convert|465000|sqft|m2}} of leasable space, including an 18-screen theater owned by Regal Cinemas. The theater includes a 3D 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}} Bridgeport includes {{convert|45000|sqft|m2}} 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}} 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 structure 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}}

{{See also|MAX Light Rail#Future plans|TriMet#Future}}

Listed in the TriMet 2018 RTP is a plan to expand MAX service to the Southwest Corridor, which would extend MAX service from Portland State University to Bridgeport Village.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/southwest-corridor-plan|title=Southwest Corridor Plan|date=2014-03-19|website=Metro|language=en|access-date=2019-09-08}} TriMet expects this (and other projects) to be funded by 2027 with an opening soon after.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/06/29/RTP_Ch6_Investment_Prioritiespublicreview.pdf|title=Public Review Draft 2018 Regional Transportation Plan|last=|first=|date=June 29, 2018|website=Oregon Metro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423163603/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/06/29/RTP_Ch6_Investment_Prioritiespublicreview.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-23 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}

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• [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/10/02/story1.html She won the bet] - Portland Business Journal
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