The city of Springfield and the Obie Companies have taken a step toward the development of a new downtown apartment building on Main Street.
The four- or five-story project would have studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, with ground floor active use, city documents show. The proposed location is a city-owned half-acre parking lot at 538 Main St., south of the Springfield Public Library and between the Emerald Art Center and Springfield History Museum.
Eugene-based Obie Companies has developed several notable projects in downtown Eugene, including the 5th Street Public Market, Inn at the 5th, Gordon Lofts and the Gordon Hotel. This would be Obie Companies’ first development in Springfield.
The city of Springfield first entered into a nonbinding agreement with Obie Companies in 2023, which was the first step, to determine if a project was feasible, according to city documents…