title: Street of Dreams (event)
text: # Street of Dreams (event)
  
  The Street of Dreams is an annual showcase of new homes in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, U.S. It is put on by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland and features high-end homes designed to showcase new designs and amenities. Started in 1976, a previous incarnation of the event was known as the Parade of Homes.
  
  ## Locations
  
  ### 1976
  
  With amenities such as a built-in microwave, the first Street of Dreams had houses at a price of $75,000. The event was held in the Rock Creek area north of what is now the Tanasbourne neighborhood of Hillsboro.
  
  ### 1980–1983
  
  The 1980 event was held in Lake Oswego, and drew 92,000 visitors.
  
  Featuring eight cluster homes ranging in size from 936 square feet (87.0 $m^2)$ to 1,440 square feet (134 $m^2),$ the homes in 1981 were north of Downtown Hillsboro. Overall there were 14 homes in the Jackson School area. Attendance that year was 74,000.
  
  Attendance at the development in Tualatin in 1982 was 80,000.
  
  The Sunburst II neighborhood of West Linn hosted the annual event in 1983, which saw attendance of 107,000 people to the 14 homes.
  
  ### 1994
  
  Located near Marylhurst University in Lake Oswego, the event had 12 homes.
  
  ### 1996
  
  Held in the Forest Heights neighborhood of Northwest Portland, the homes had a top price of $900,000.
  
  ### 1998
  
  In what is now Beaverton, the development had nine residences located on Cooper Mountain.
  
  ### 2000–2001
  
  2000 had an average price of $915,000 for the seven houses. It was located near Happy Valley on Mount Scott.
  
  The 2001 event included nine homes in the Fishback Creek neighborhood in Hillsboro.
  
  ### 2006
  
  Held at the Hidden Lake Estates in Oregon City.
  
  ### 2017–2018
  
  With five homes, the 2017 event was located in Happy Valley in the Mitchell Park area. It featured a home designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.
  
  Located in the South Hillsboro development, the 2018 event featured six homes adjacent to The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club. The homes were the first built in the South Hillsboro community. The development also included a tiny home that was auctioned off for charity.
  
  