The Metro Portland area is split into five quadrants: 
In the heart of Southwest Portland is Downtown Portland, making living in Southwest Portland a wonderful blend of both worlds. Buyers can find great SW Portland Suburbs or they can live in the heart of Southwest Portland — the wonderful Downtown Portland Area.
Breaking Up Southwest Portland
Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered around Pioneer Courthouse Square (“Portland’s living room”). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft [60 m] on a side) and narrow streets (64 ft [20 m] wide), a pedestrian-friendly combination. ~ Wikipedia.com
Many of Portland’s recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including:
- Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- Portland Art Museum
- Oregon Historical Society Museum
- Portland City Hall
- Multnomah County Courthouse
- Pioneer Courthouse
- Portland State University
- Pioneer Place Mall
Beyond Downtown The Southwest Section Also Includes
- Higher Education
- Neighborhoods
- South Portland (formerly Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill), South Burlingame, Hillsdale, and Multnomah Village, with unique residential houses and well defined commercial and retail districts
- Fun Things To Do in Southwest Portland
- Alpenrose Dairy which host Alpenrose Dairy events incuding track cycling and Little League
- Washington Park
- Oregon Zoo
- Hoyt Arboretum
- International Rose Test Garden
- Portland Japanese Garden
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- . . . and many SW Portland hiking trails
Some of SW Portland’s Distinctive Neighborhoods
Bridlemile ~ Burlingame ~ Cedar Hills ~ Council Crest ~ Dunthrope ~ Garden Home ~ Hillsdale ~ Hayhurst ~ Johns Landing ~ Metzger ~ Markham ~ Multnomah Village ~ Portland Heights ~ Raleigh Hills ~ Sylvan ~ Sylvan-Highlands ~ West Portland Park ~ West Slope
Map of Southwest Portland – SW Portland Area Map
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Portland Buyers Agent – Real Estate Expert in the Portland Metro Area
EBA Portland, LLC is an Exclusive Buyer Agency serving the Metro Portland real estate market since 1999. If you’re a Buyer in the Metro Portland area including:
- Beaverton homes for sale
- Tigard homes for sale
- Hillsboro homes for sale
- Lake Oswego homes for sale
- Portland homes for sale
and contemplating a purchase, talk with a Buyer’s Agent . . . better yet, talk to an Exclusive Buyers Agent. Exclusive Buyers Agents do not work for listing brokerages or Sellers. An EBA’s fiduciary duty is: 100% BUYER REPRESENTATION . . . 100% of the Time.
Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner
EBA Portland LLC
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Portland, OR 97209
14845 SW Murray Scholls Blvd, #118-518
Beaverton, OR 97007
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