Terminal 1 busy with activity this fall
It may seem quiet at Terminal 1 this fall. While WareHouse ’23, the new eatery in the former Quay Restaurant, remains a popular attraction at the port’s waterfront property, the rest of the 10-acre site seems to be lying in wait.
But behind the scenes, port staff has been working hard to achieve some key project milestones and continue moving this historic property toward revitalization.
The port’s multi-departmental Terminal 1 project team is busy pulling together the Concept Development Plan (CDP), a comprehensive plan for the entire development. The CDP will lay out details of the port’s plans for a hotel, mixed-use development, open space and parking, along with specific information about building heights, environmental considerations and project timeline. Staff plan to complete the CDP in November and submit it to the City of Vancouver late this year. Next steps in the CDP process include review by the city’s Hearings Examiner, Planning Commission and City Council.
In late September, port consultant NBBJ made the trip from Seattle for a public commission workshop. The workshop, held after the Sept. 27 commission meeting, gave citizens and commissioners a preliminary look at the nearly final CDP and allowed NBBJ to gather additional commission input.
Earlier in September, representatives from Project for Public Spaces (PPS) conducted two workshops on the feasibility of a public marketplace at Terminal 1. A non-profit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities, PPS met with local stakeholders and potential Terminal 1 vendors to share best practices and gather information and feedback.
The port followed up on this effort with surveys sent Oct. 10 to potential vendors and customers. PPS will use the information gathered from these surveys to make recommendations to the port about a public marketplace at the waterfront.
About Terminal 1
The Port of Vancouver USA is redeveloping a 10-acre site it owns on the Columbia River. Known as Terminal 1, the site is the port’s birthplace and home to its first warehouse, built in the 1920s through a partnership with the City of Vancouver. When fully developed, Terminal 1 could feature a public marketplace, new hotel, retail and commercial office space, and visitor amenities.