Raleigh Hills / Sylvan
Neighborhood Description: The Oregon Zoo and Hoyt Arboretum ensure that people will be walking around on sunny days! The recent addition of the tunnel by Highway 26 allowed the light rail to extend out to this neighborhood easing the trek into downtown.
With a close proximity to Beaverton, residents in the surrounding neighborhoods have easy access to national “big box” stores (Home Depot, Best Buy, Target, Bed, bath & beyond, etc.) as well as Uwajimaya the Northwest’s premiere Japanese supermarket.
This neighborhood is in the West Hills of Portland and last neighborhood in the city limits. With roads winding up and down the west hills, residents enjoy small hikes through local parks and restaurants that have patios with a view.
Area Retailers: Raleigh Hills Pub, Noodles, Raccoon Lodge, Thai Roses, Alpenrose Dairy and Pizzacato to name a few.
Base Rental Rates: +/- $20.00 - $35.00 / SF
Vehicular Counts: 18,898 CPD: SW Scholls Ferry Road and Patton Road (2003).
Transportation: SW Scholls Ferry Road / Skyline Boulevard is a two-way street, which runs from Highway 26 (where it changes to Skyline Boulevard) through Raleigh Hills and is widely considered to be the main thoroughfare of this neighborhood. Highway 26 divides this neighborhood between Raleigh Hills and Sylvan. With easy highway access from this area there is a busy flow of bus, rail and auto. Parking is usually easy to find with a mixture of on street and parking lots. Tri-Met bus and MAX Light Rail Lines serve this neighborhood.