Orchard District Neighborhood
If you’re looking for something on the affordable side but still want to be close to the action of Old Town, this neighborhood deserves to be on your shortlist.
Traditionally, this neighborhood has been known as the Orchard District. Of late though, the name “Midtown” has been catching on. It makes sense: find yourself here, and you’ll be smack dab in the middle of Bend. North, South, East, or West: take your pick; you’ll be bound to land somewhere interesting.
That’s not to say that you’ll necessarily need to go anywhere else. Traditionally, Midtown has been primarily residential. Fifties and sixties mid-century modern homes predominate with a sprinkling of seventies-vintage properties. A number of these were lovingly built by Bend’s original production builder, Clyde Purcell, the mastermind behind the impressive Riverhouse on the Deschutes.
NE 3rd Street on the western edge of Midtown, however, is one of Bend’s main shopping corridors. Truth be told, it’s a bit of a pedestrian-unfriendly traffic snag at present, but with a redevelopment plan in the works, that’s due to change soon.
The Bend Central District Initiative will create new mixed-use housing/office complexes, improve walkability and bikability, and improve access to downtown. The Makers District already features a number of local businesses that are leading the push to bring new juice to Midtown–some of them quite literally.
These include several cycling and outdoor stores, an indoor year-round farmer’s market (Central Oregon Locavore), not one but two kombucha brewers (Caboost Kombucha and the Humm Kombucha Taproom) and one of Bend’s premiere performing arts venues, the 2nd Street Theater.
Apart from Midtown’s busy commercial district, there’s another landmark you’re not likely to miss: the iconic Pilot Butte, one of the only volcanoes you’ll find in city limits in the Continental United States.
Wait, a volcano?! Relax: it blew its lid long ago and is now extinct. Hiking trails wind up to the caldera, and the views can’t be beat. It’s also the launch site for Bend’s annual Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza.
The Orchard District is our pick for one of Bend’s top neighborhoods because its future is bright. We advise prospective Bend homeowners to get in before Midtown home prices go the way of Old Town, Southern Crossing, or River West.
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- Listed by: RE/MAX Key Properties
Status Active
Listing Price $1,499,0001703 NE Meadow Lane, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
3 Total Baths
2,792 SqFt2.180 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: Cascade Hasson Sotheby's International Realty
Status Active w/contingency
Listing Price $495,0002600 NE 8th Street, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
2 Total Baths
1,233 SqFt0.100 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: John L Scott Bend
Status Active
Listing Price $849,900632 NE Kearney Avenue, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
2 Total Baths
2,262 SqFt0.160 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: Cascade Hasson Sotheby's International Realty
Status Active
Listing Price $765,000725 NE Shelley Way, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
3 Total Baths
2,245 SqFt0.160 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: Knightsbridge International
Status Active
Listing Price $564,900335 NE Kearney Avenue, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
2 Bedrooms
1 Total Baths
1,081 SqFt0.160 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: Bend Premier Real Estate LLC
Status Active
Listing Price $750,000686 NE Isabella Lane, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
3 Total Baths
2,250 SqFt0.100 Acres
r391097057 - Listed by: Century 21 North Homes Realty
Status Active
Listing Price $999,950575 NE Olney Avenue, Bend, Oregon OR 97701
3 Bedrooms
2 Total Baths
2,612 SqFt0.160 Acres
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