556 NE Lincoln St, Hillsboro, OR 97124

Double Lot in Downtown Hillsboro, One Block from Main StreetThe good news: This is 0.22 acres (9,583 SF) of prime Hillsboro real estate — a rare double lot just one block from Main Street, with a strong Walk Score thanks to its location 2-3 blocks from multiple restaurants, coffee shops, and the Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre. It's also 2.5 blocks from the Hillsboro Transit Center and 4 blocks from the Hillsboro Central light rail station. Preliminary review under the Downtown Neighborhood Conservation (DNC) zoning supports a single-family home, duplex, triplex, fourplex, or possibly up to six attached middle-housing townhomes. For a builder or investor, this is about as good as double-lot dirt gets this close to downtown.The bad news: The house isn't coming with you into that bright future. The property was long-occupied and is packed to the rafters — literally, in places, since parts of the roof have failed. The porch is rotten, the structure is unsafe to enter, and decades of...