The Sunset Esplanade is an outdoor shopping center located in the southeast part of Hillsboro, in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Neighbors opposed the center when it was proposed, due to concerns over increased traffic and how it would blend with existing residential neighborhoods.

After appeals to the Hillsboro City Council and state land use board, the $23 million project received approval almost two years after first proposed.

Real Property Resources, Inc. announced plans in January 1986 to investigate building a shopping center on 100 acres (40 ha) at what was then Southeast 21st Avenue and Tualatin Valley Highway.

[5] Early plans included proposals for a covered mall with four anchor tenants with up to 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of space in total.

[6] Due to neighborhood opposition, focused mainly on housing density and increased traffic, the city's planning commission delayed final decisions on the developer's proposals several times.

[15] Meanwhile, the developers formally requested the change from residential to commercial zoning on the acreage at issue in January 1987,[16] which neighbors again opposed.

[25] The developers, Real Property Resources Inc., almost sold the Esplanade in November 1989 for between $21 and $25 million to an undisclosed California trust.

Located at the intersection of Tualatin Valley Highway and Minter Bridge Road in southeast Hillsboro, the outdoor shopping center has a total of 260,965 square feet (24,244.4 m2) of gross leasable area and 2,090 parking spaces.

[38] The Sunset Esplanade anchor tenants are Target, Ross Stores, Rite Aid, and Safeway, while other retailers number about 30 in total.

[38] Former tenants include Jo-Ann Fabrics, Fashion Bug, El Pollo Loco, Staples, Emporium, and Tuesday Morning, amongst others.