The 300-acre Riverpoint West area is located directly south of the Central Business District, north of Gray's Lake, and east of Water Works Park. It is bounded by the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (currently Market Street) to the north, SW 9th Street to the east, and the Raccoon River to the south and west.

The Riverpoint West project involves an exciting opportunity to develop a vibrant, mixed-use urban village with approximately 1,000 residential units, 850,000 square feet of low-rise office and retail space, and environmental and recreational enhancements. By creating interdependency with the Central Business District, Riverpoint West can enhance the success of downtown redevelopment initiatives by meeting its need for new workers and consumers, providing parking, and offering support services.

The Riverpoint West project is expected to create 1,000 jobs and increase the tax base twelve-fold from approximately $12 million to more than $140 million. The project will contribute to the long-term economic viability of the downtown core and serve as a national model of effective public/private cooperation.