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The developer of The Platform District at Orenco Station in Hillsboro has released the names of three buildings that will be a key part of the project.

Holland Partners Group, which is developing the project, has named its central, east and west buildings Hub 9 at the Platform District, The Rowlock at the Platform District and The Edge at the Platform District, respectively, said Gary Vance, development director for the Vancouver, Wash.-based developer.

Hub 9 was named for its central location in the $120 million project, which will be north of the Orenco light-rail station and west of Northwest 231st Avenue.

A public plaza, retail and a one-way loop road will surround Hub 9, Vance said. Nine is short for 1909, the year of construction of the Orenco Mercantile in the area, Vance said.

“We are located very close to that site,” Vance said. “It is the central building and is very central to activity at Orenco.”

The Rowlock is named for masonry term and gives a nod to the warehouse style of the east building.

The Edge is a building that is more on the outskirts of the development and will push the limits with a modern and edgy style, Vance said.

The project’s first phase, Platform 14, opened in Jan. 2013. Its second phase, Tessera, opened this past January.

In total, the five phases will have 1,090 apartment units, about 25,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and two levels of above-ground parking.

“The ground floors are concrete; the top four floors are wood construction,” Vance said. “That is unique for suburban construction. Usually, we do not see concrete levels in the suburbs. This will be unique for Hillsboro.”

The project’s retail and apartment buildings will essentially “wrap” around the above-ground parking, creating what is called a “Texas-style donut” for the parking area in the middle, Vance said. The parking connects residents and shoppers to their apartments and stores.

“Essentially, we have finished the hole of the donut,” he said. “What’s unique about this style of building is that it allows residents to park above ground and walk right onto the floor of their unit without getting wet (in the rain).”

Holland also has reached a disposition and development agreement with TriMet for building 125 public parking stalls in the west-side parking garage area, Vance said. In return, TriMet will sell the land for The Edge, the westernmost building of the project, for market price, he said.

Holland Construction, which is building the project, expects to start on construction of the building, including the stalls, in the fall, Vance said.