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The building at the corner of Southwest Broadway and Oak Street in downtown Portland used to be called the Commerce Building, but now it’s being remodeled and will be called Broadway Commons. The 91ÊÓƵ wrote about the renovation when the building was purchased in August. From the story:

A team ¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µÌýSteve Rosenbaum, CEO of the ad agency Pop Art, as well as brothers and property managers Brian ²¹²Ô»åÌýBrandon Anderson, purchased the building from the Chiu 1981 Revocable Trust for $4 million. Both Rosenbaum’s firm, and the company that the Andersons work for, Pivot Property Management, will both occupy spaces in the building

The group plans on putting the building through an extensive renovation that includes a full façade modernization, as well as new elevator cabs, new restrooms with showers, a new gym, a new common conference room and a 75-stall secured bike parking facility. The project is also pursuing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating for existing buildings.

Update: Steve Rosenbaum and Pop Art have since pulled out of the project. What would have been Pop Art’s space has been leased to a company called , which facilitates private equity financing of charter schools throughout the country. See more of the Broadway Commons renovation, including the before and after renderings, after the jump.