/news/2010/12/10/south-waterfront-housing-project-faces-council/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2010/12/10/south-waterfront-housing-project-faces-council/#comment-47048 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:21:31 +0000 /?p=63498#comment-47048 This is good news for the South Waterfront. I only worry that we’re coming up a little short in terms of density with a six-story building. I appreciate the vision of designing this as an urban skyscraper district. It means that someone realized Portland is growing and the distinction between downtown and SoWa will disappear soon.
Once you build something, whether it’s this or the Matisse, you can’t add on floors in the future. We should carefully consider whether a squat building is in the best interest for a skyscraper district. And visionary planners, stick to your guns. You know you’re right, just as we were right about the tram: push on through controversy and history will look favorably on you.

]]> /news/2010/12/10/south-waterfront-housing-project-faces-council/#comment-46934 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:42:17 +0000 /?p=63498#comment-46934 This is an important development in terms of increasing the overall housing stock that is accessible and/both affordable for veterans, who served our country, and returned home to a poor economy, substandard or lack of housing in general, as well as a need for adequate medical care (including mental). I look forward to this Spring, as we move forward with housing folks and connecting them to the resources that are necessary for sustainability and self-sufficiency.

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