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RiverPlace

In 2022, the eight-acre site adjacent to Portland鈥檚 South Waterfront Park saw a steady stream of development news. In March, the RiverPlace Central City master plan was OK鈥檇 by the Portland Design Commission after two years of hearings. A 30-story residential tower proposal gained approval 鈥� the first of six possible high-rises on the site 鈥� and plans are on the table for the next project. Construction of the 30-story tower is poised to start this year, according to a project spokesperson. At full build-out, the RiverPlace site could accommodate thousands of new residential units, substantial office space, and 70,000 square feet of new open space.

PDX terminal core redevelopment

The roof is up! After years of planning and assembly, the mega-structure now sits above Portland International Airport鈥檚 main terminal. The nine-acre, mostly cross-laminated-timber roof is the centerpiece of the estimated $1.95 billion project. Throughout the fall, crews with Hoffman Skanska Joint Venture transported the roof cassettes from a staging area in the northeast corner of the airport鈥檚 property to the main terminal site three-quarters of a mile away. Installation of the whole roof is expected to wrap soon. Then work will move inside until 2025, when the reimagined terminal is expected to be complete.

Press Blocks

Construction started this past fall on the second, larger phase of the Press Blocks development in Portland鈥檚 Goose Hollow neighborhood. The full-block project, developed by Security Properties in partnership with Urban Renaissance Group, includes a 24-story high-rise with 241 apartments as well as a three-story, 30,000-square-foot commercial building with retail space, live-work units, and creative office space. The entire Press Blocks development comprises one and a half city blocks near Providence Park on the former Oregonian printing and distribution site 鈥� hence the name 鈥淧ress Blocks.鈥� Construction wrapped two years ago on the development鈥檚 first phase: Canvas, an eight-story, 140,000-square-foot office building. The full Press Blocks build-out will take about three years to complete.

The Philip Apartments

Three design options ranging from 11 to 19 stories are on the table for the historic Honeyman Hardware block in Portland鈥檚 Pearl District. In September 2022, Fields Holdings and TVA Architects presented an 11-story half-block scheme, a 16-story tower, and a 19-story quarter-block concept to Portland鈥檚 Historic Landmarks Commission. Three buildings currently comprise the historic block: the Bindery Building, the Metro Building, and the Cotter Building. In all schematics proposed, the entire quarter-block Metro Building and a portion of the Bindery Building would be demolished. The block sits adjacent to the future Broadway Corridor site and across from where the North Park Blocks extension will be.

Pearl Block 24

In late October 2022, the Portland Design Commission got its first glimpse at Greystar鈥檚 Pearl Block 24, a proposed 440-unit development at the north end of the Pearl District. It would include a 22-story (approximately 250 feet tall) tower, a seven-story, angled bar-shaped portion, and a three-story podium. GBD Architects is designing the approximately 450,000-square-foot development, which includes around 300 parking spaces below grade.

TimberView

At eight stories tall, TimberView is expected to become Portland鈥檚 (maybe the state鈥檚) tallest cross-laminated-timber affordable housing development. The city鈥檚 Bureau of Development Services recently issued building permits for the project. Construction of the 105-unit development is anticipated to start soon. Curtis Rystadt is the project鈥檚 developer, Access Architecture is the designer, and Truebeck Construction is the builder.

Alamo Manhattan Blocks 41 and 42

Construction of the Alamo Manhattan Blocks in Portland鈥檚 South Waterfront District is set to wrap in 2023. Block 42 (now named the 鈥淥livia鈥�), a 231-unit mid-rise apartment building, is expected to be delivered in April. Then Block 41 (now named 鈥淲illamette Tower鈥�), a 23-story, 343-unit apartment building, is scheduled to follow in December. Andersen Construction is the general contractor.

Pop Blocks

After a one-year delay, construction is under way on the transformation of a former collection of old Pepsi warehouses into a 4.7-acre mixed-use development. Seattle-based Security Properties officially broke ground on the first phase this past fall. It includes a new eight-story, 219-unit apartment building, the renovation of the now 60-year-old bowstring-truss bottling plant into a 10,000-square-foot pavilion building, and a 10,000-square-foot public plaza with 186 below-grade parking spaces. With contractor R&H Construction leading the charge, Pop Blocks鈥� first phase is anticipated to wrap in September 2024.

Reser Stadium

Construction is proceeding on Oregon State University鈥檚 $153 million football stadium upgrade. The remodel includes creation of a state-of-the-art, interactive welcome center as well as one new health center for students and another for OSU faculty and staff. The beginning of 2022 started with the implosion of the stadium鈥檚 west side, followed by steel framing for the new structure. After the last steel beam is placed, seat installation will start on the lower bowl. The project is expected to finish in early August 2023 before the Beavers鈥� first home football game of the season.

Block 216

The construction finish line for the 35-story high-rise in downtown Portland is in sight. Once construction is completed in the spring, Block 216 will be tied with Park Avenue West as the fourth-tallest building in the city at 460 feet. It will include 160,000 square feet of office space, a 249-room Ritz-Carlton hotel, 139 private residences and ground-floor retail spaces. GBD is the architect and Howard. S. Wright is the general contractor.

Portland State University School of Art + Design

The project team recently appeared before the Portland Design Commission to discuss plans for the new home of Portland State University鈥檚 School of Art + Design. LEVER Architecture is now designing the approximately 100,000-square-foot building that will be located along the South Park Blocks. Swinerton is the contractor for the $77 million project.

Vancouver Waterfront

The Vancouver Waterfront, on the Washington side of the Columbia River, is a bustle of construction activity as development nears its final phase within the master plan. Only five of the site鈥檚 20 blocks are left to be developed. Three are under construction: a 250-unit senior living community, a nearly 140-room hotel and a 180-unit multifamily high-rise. The next significant milestone will be construction of an eight-story, 830-space parking garage. Once that finishes, the remaining blocks (currently temporary surface parking) will be able to be developed.

Eleven West

After about two years of construction, the completion of the 24-story tower rising out of Portland鈥檚 West End is right around the corner. Construction is expected to wrap in early 2023 on the approximately 300-foot tower, designed by ZGF Architects and being built by Turner Construction. It will hold 222 market-rate apartments as well as 100,000 square feet of office space.

OMSI District master plan

The land use review process is under way for Oregon Museum of Science and Industry鈥檚 vision for a 34-acre one-of-a-kind neighborhood. At full build-out, the area is expected to hold about 3.4 million square feet of institutional, commercial, retail and residential development 鈥� including up to 1,200 units of housing. A straw poll taken of Portland design commissioners in a December land use hearing indicated that all would approve the proposed master plan. The next hearing for the project has been tentatively scheduled for early February.

Modera Morrison

The 247-unit apartment building under construction in Portland鈥檚 Central Eastside is set to arrive in July. It is one of three Mill Creek Residential Modera-branded developments under construction in the Portland-metro area. Ground was broken in fall 2022 on Modera Woodstock, a 197-unit multifamily building, as well as Modera Raleigh, a 270-unit apartment complex in Beaverton.

Sandy Pine

At 125 feet, Sandy Pine is anticipated to become Portland鈥檚 tallest mass-timber building. Plans for the 12-story structure were approved last summer by the Portland Design Commission. Now the project team, featuring SolTerra Capital and LEVER Architecture, is preparing to break ground this spring, according to a spokesperson. Sandy Pine will hold 276 apartments (including six live-work units), 14,500 square feet of commercial space and bike parking, and 2.5 levels of below-grade parking for 178 motor vehicles.

Broadway Corridor

A big milestone is coming for the mega-block site early this year. The 14-acre former U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center will be torn down. Throughout 2022, crews selectively demolished the interior portions in preparation for the four-story, reinforced-concrete structure to come down in January, according to a project spokesperson. Once the structure is gone, street infrastructure will be constructed for the large-scale development.

Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex

Ground is expected to broken by the end of this year on Oregon State University鈥檚 new $200 million development. The new three-story, 150,000-square-foot complex will employ a NVIDIA supercomputer to support faculty in addressing complex and challenging computational problems. It will also feature an extended reality theater and cyber-physical playground with next-generation robotics. Andersen Construction will serve as the general contractor for the complex designed by ZGF Architects.

Portland Public Schools facility upgrades

Four major construction projects are under way and in planning for Portland Public Schools. In November, design advice was sought for the modernization of Jefferson High School in North Portland. Crews broke ground in the fall on the new Multiple Pathways to Graduation Building (85,000 square feet) on the Benson Polytechnic High School campus. Other modernizations are ongoing for Benson (scheduled to finish in 2024) and Lincoln High School (expected to wrap by the end of 2023). Once complete, Lincoln will be one of the few high-rise schools west of the Mississippi River.

Interstate Bridge replacement

Plans for a new Interstate 5 bridge took a big step in 2022, when all policy groups and legislative committees voted yes to advance the project into the next phase 鈥� the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement process. While the project will be undergoing environmental evaluation for most of the coming year, a draft of the findings will be made available to the public for review and comment by this summer. Currently, the project is estimated to cost between $5 billion and $7.5 billion, depending on final design.

Burnside Bridge replacement

After seven years of planning and more than 100 feasibility studies, the final record of decision will be made for the Earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge project in 2023, according to a project spokesperson. The goal is to replace the current bridge with one capable of withstanding a major earthquake. In February, the record of decision and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project will be released. Design work is expected to begin in spring 2023.

Modera Main Street

At 434,720 square feet, Modera Main Street will be one of Portland鈥檚 largest multifamily developments. A project spokesperson said the team intends to break ground on the 17-story building in the first quarter of 2023. It will include 337 apartments and 403 parking stalls that will be shared with Multnomah Athletic Club.

Eugene riverfront

Design plans are in the works for the second phase of Eugene鈥檚 award-winning Downtown Riverfront Park along the Willamette River. The next phase, designed by Walker Macy, will include a roughly 51,000-square-foot plaza that will have a mix of paved and natural landscapes. Design work is expected to finish in 2023, with construction to follow beginning in spring 2024.

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Webly

According to a project spokesperson, the building permits for the 21-story residential tower will be submitted this year. The Portland Design Commission approved the design for the Killian Pacific development last May. Webly will hold 280 apartments, 5,500 square feet of retail space at ground level and have 4.5 levels of underground parking. Bora Architecture & Interiors is the designer.

550 MLK

After roughly nine appearances in front of the Portland Design Commission, the 550 MLK project team gained approval for the Central Eastside project. Construction crews broke ground on Urban Development + Partners鈥� development in July. 550 MLK will be a seven-story, mixed-use building with roughly 120 residential units above ground-floor retail space.

The Sutton

The 17-story tower is set to arrive this month. The 258-unit structure sits on the banks of the Willamette River along Northwest Naito Parkway. Andersen Construction is the lead contractor on Lincoln Property Company鈥檚 development. TVA is the architect.