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One of downtown Portland’s eyesores is about to be demolished.

During a Sept. 7 groundbreaking ceremony, the boarded-up former Burger King at the corner of Northwest Couch Street and Broadway will be demolished to make way for a new health clinic.

Central City Concern – a local nonprofit providing affordable housing, health, recovery and employment services – is planning to build a $19 million, 44,000-square-foot health clinic on the lot. The facility will be partially funded by $8.9 million in federal stimulus money.

The building will be attached to the organization’s Old Town Clinic, which is located right next to the proposed project. It will house Central City Concern’s 12th Avenue Clinic, a mental health facility now located at 412 S.W. 12th Ave.

Partners on the project include Wells Fargo bank, Oregon Facilities Authority, SERA Architects, Walsh Construction and Gerding Edlen Development Co.

The groundbreaking will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 11:45 a.m. Speakers will include Rep. David Wu, D-Portland, Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury, Portland City Councilor Nick Fish and Wells Fargo Regional President Don Pearson.