“HP’s deep community connection, developed over nearly four decades, has given the company confidence to continue growing with the City of Vancouver as it moves to develop the last large swath of vacant land currently within Vancouver’s urban growth boundaries. the city in Section 30.” the document states.

Section 30 is a square mile in east Vancouver that city officials are transforming into a neighborhood with places to live, work and recreate.

HP’s new master plan shows a proposal for six new buildings interspersed with open spaces and plazas on the HP East property.

“HP’s planned new campus is a strong statement of the company’s long-standing commitment to this community,” said Patrick Quinton, the city’s economic development director.

“In addition to solidifying Section 30 redevelopment that will attract hundreds of millions in private investment to the region, the company’s continued investment in Vancouver helps ensure our community has affordable, living-wage jobs and remains at the forefront of innovation economy. ”he added.

Quinton said the city is committed to partnering with HP to make its new campus a reality.

HP, which makes printers and computers, has had a presence in Vancouver for decades, establishing a inkjet printer plant in the city in 1979.

The company previously occupied what is now the Vancouver Innovation Center in east Vancouver. It now operates at the nearby Columbia Tech Center.

But the city agreed that the company could move to a new campus in Section 30 in 2019.

HP is the county’s 10th largest employer, employing about 1,000 people here, according to the Columbia River Economic Development Council.

An HP spokesperson said construction is underway on the company’s Section 30 campus and the company still hopes to move in in 2026.

The public has until November 25 to comment on the new proposal.

The city expects the application to go before its planning commission early next year and before the city council next spring.

City spokesman Tim Becker said announcements from both the planning commission and city council public hearings will be published in the newspaper and on the city website.