(Portland, OR) -- A new homeless shelter will open September 2nd in the Pearl District. The Salvation Army will operate the Northwest Northrup Shelter. It initially will have beds for 40 people and after the first month, it'll expand to 100 people. It'll have the capacity to eventually house 200 people. So far this year, the City of Portland has opened 630 beds. Mayor Keith Wilson's goal is to open 15-hundred beds by December 1st.