[6] Plans to build the large new neighborhood were announced by the project's developers in April 1946, and construction of the first 50 homes had begun by then.

[7] Along with roads and utilities, the plans included a shopping center, schools, parks and churches,[7] in a neighborhood of around 2,000 homes on about 800 acres (320 ha).

[8] A writer for The Oregonian newspaper at the time called it "the most ambitious suburban housing development ever attempted in the Northwest".

[8] The planned neighborhood was consistent with the racism in Oregon at the time, as the 1946 restrictions stated that "only Caucasians shall use or occupy the properties, except in the capacity of domestic servants, chauffeurs or employees.

[11] Located immediately south of the Sunset Highway, at the northern end of the neighborhood, Cedar Hills Shopping Center opened in April 1955.

[12] It originally included a Safeway supermarket (opened in August 1954, months earlier than the remainder of the center),[13] a Rodgers five-and-dime, a Sears catalog store, and several other shops, along with a bank and a gas station.

The Sunset TC's construction included a long pedestrian bridge over the freeway, to provide access between the TriMet bus and MAX station and the Cedar Hills neighborhood.

[15] In 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation opened a new Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) office in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, serving as the DMV's Beaverton office, replacing one located on Allen Blvd.