Demolition of Oregonian Publishing buildings proposed
Urban Renaissance Group is proposing to demolish buildings near Southwest 17th Avenue and Yamhill Street and redevelop the two parcels.
View ArticleAffordable housing project OK’d by City Council
The Portland City Council has authorized a $3.2 million grant to help pay for an affordable housing project that will serve people with mental illness.
View ArticlePDC readdressing Centennial Mills
Portland Development Commission is searching for a reset on Centennial Mills, a downtown waterfront property that has seen a series of false starts.
View Article17-story tower proposed at Burnside bridgehead
Gerding Edlen has requested early assistance from the city of Portland to build a 17-story mixed-use tower at the east end of the Burnside Bridge.
View ArticleProject hits wrong note with design commissioners
Gerding Edlen's proposed project at 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will have an L-shaped 12-foot tower atop a five-story plinth.
View ArticlePeople are gaining spaces, but what about cars?
For many projects in Portland, developers are finding they can make do with less parking now than before the recession.
View ArticleDesign commissioners weigh in on 5 MLK
Portland design commissioners told backers of the 17-story 5 MLK project at the Burnside Bridge’s east end that their efforts to reduce the appearance of an unbroken mass have improved the design.
View ArticleDowntown affordable housing project under way
Colas Construction is building a three-story affordable housing project south of downtown Portland for developer Central City Concern. Hill Park Apartments, located on a .36-acre lot at 110 S.W. Arthur...
View ArticleBurnside bridgehead grows up
Several years after Beam Development kick-started redevelopment at the Burnside bridgehead with its Eastside Exchange project, the area is still bustling with activity.
View ArticleA different role, but the same goal
Gerding Edlen co-founder and Chairman Mark Edlen recently sat down for a conversation with the DJC.
View ArticleGerding Edlen swings for the fences in Boston
Portland development firm Gerding Edlen is laying the groundwork to begin construction this fall on a prominent infill project near Boston’s famed Fenway Park.
View Article5 MLK project granted Design Commission’s OK
5 MLK, a mixed-use tower planned near the east end of the Burnside Bridge, received conditional approval from the Portland Design Commission on Thursday.
View ArticleEdlen, Kelly leave Prosper Portland board
Prosper Portland Chairman Tom Kelly and Commissioner Mark Edlen took part in their final meeting Wednesday after announcing they would step down from the board.
View ArticleEleven West tower proposal moves forward
Gerding Edlen and Downtown Development Group’s Eleven West, a 24-story mixed-use tower combining office, apartment, and retail space, will go before the Portland Design Commission for design review...
View ArticleNew West End building awaiting completion, name
Menashe Properties’ second major development, a six-story retail-and-office building in downtown Portland’s West End, is on track to open in mid-September.
View ArticleHassalo on Eighth is LEED Homes project of the year
Hassalo on Eighth, a mixed-use project in the Lloyd District that was developed by American Assets Trust, was named the LEED Homes project of the year by the U.S. Green Building Council.
View ArticleDesign Commission sends Eleven West back for final round of ‘edits’
While Portland Design Commission members largely liked the overall concept of Eleven West, they felt it needs some fine touches in order to meet design guidelines.
View ArticleNorthwest Portland office building sells
One of the Pearl District’s toniest office buildings has sold to a major institutional investor.
View ArticleLarge-scale project gets cool reception
New ideas are being proposed to incorporate a contributing structure in Portland’s Alphabet Historic District in a new development, and the Historic Landmarks Commission weighed in during a design...
View ArticleSeattle-based firm adds to Portland portfolio
Unico Properties has purchased 38 Davis, a six-story mixed-use building overlooking the Willamette River in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.
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