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Under construction for a long while now, Renaissance Commons (formerly called the Argyle Street Apartments) is due to open in Portland’s Kenton neighborhood later this year.

The building is rising at 2133 N. Argyle St., on property left over following construction of TriMet‘s MAX yellow light-rail line along North Interstate Avenue.

The vast majority (185) of the 189 units at Renaissance Commons are intended to house current or former North or Northeast Portland residents who were displaced in recent years.

MWA Architects designed the complex, which is technically a single structure. However, it closely resembles a pair of separate buildings connected by a second-story sky-bridge. The building will have a total of 151,555 square feet of floor space.

General contractor Walsh Construction is building the project for developer REACH Community Development Corp. Ground was broken in early 2019, and completion is expected by June.

Currently, crews from several subcontractors are on site performing interior and exterior work. Some include: sheet metal technicians with Pioneer Sheet Metal, electricians with O’Neill Electric, drywall installers with Bridgeport Interiors, HVAC specialists with Jacobs Sheet Metal, finish carpenters with RDF Builders and masons with Kraft Masonry. Tapani Plumbing, Vale Insulation and KO Construction also are working on the project.