Recently, the owners of the wedge-shaped property at 7910 SE Division Street listed the two-storefront and single residence for sale. The triangular 1966-era cement-block building follows the angle created by SE Division’s curved alignment at SE 82nd Avenue. The property sells with two long-term commercial tenants, but one of those businesses has left its store vacant for almost two years.
The westward-facing retail space leased by Cookies Rose City Dispensary closed for construction in January 2023 and has not reopened. In October 2023, crews completed repair work caused by a vehicle collision and cleaned up the chaotic parking lot that featured a smashed security car. The 9,000-square-foot property is zoned Commercial Mixed Use 2, allowing a new owner to create up to four stories of mixed-use redevelopment. The property sits across the street from Portland Community College’s Southeast Campus and is within blocks of some of the best transit connections in the city, making it an ideal location for housing.
The building, as currently configured, offers a century-old design for commercial property. The three-bedroom, 1,294-square-foot, top-floor apartment creates an opportunity for a family to live above their small business. This once common practice for storefront design changed with post-war zoning that mostly separated residential and commercial development. However, for some family-run business owners, having quick access to work from home lets people balance competing responsibilities.
The space held by the inactive Cookies Dispensary was once a corner market and later a cafe. A return of an active general-purpose storefront at that location would benefit the growing number of nearby residences looking for more options west of SE 82nd Avenue and the college students looking for a walkable off-campus excursion.
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