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Riverdale Grade School
When completed in late summer, the two-story Riverdale Grade School will have two dozen classrooms, a computer lab, an art room, a library and offices. The separate multi-purpose building will have a community room, kitchen and a renovated gymnasium.
Pedersen Elementary School
When Pedersen Elementary School is completed in late summer, the new 65,000-square-foot school at 52050 S.E. Third St. will have 21 classrooms, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, a kitchen, a media room, staff and administration offices and a covered play area.
Streetcar Loop Project
The Portland Streetcar Loop Project is being done in three- to four-block segments. The project is a 3.3-mile extension of the existing Portland Streetcar tracks.
Walnut Park Apartments
Walnut Park Apartments, a three-story, 38-unit apartment building, which serves elderly and disabled tenants, is undergoing extensive interior and exterior renovations.
Merge building
Work on the Merge, a three-story, mixed-use structure in Southeast Portland, is well under way. The new building, when it is completed this summer, will have 8,000 square feet of retail space, one residential unit on the ground floor and 12 units on the upper floors.
Rivermark Community Credit Union
This fall, when the project is completed, the two-story 8,700-square-foot credit union at 2537 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. will feature six indoor teller stations, loan and account offices, a drive-through lane and a walk-up teller station.
Pearl District
When it is completed in the spring, the six-story Broadstone Enso will have 152 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as ground-level office and retail space. The courtyard also features a breezeway, a community barbecue area and artwork.
Hayden Island
Cook Engine, a boat supply and repair company, is having its old wooden dock replaced with a steel one. The dock accommodates a drive-out crane that removes and installs engines and generators on sail boats and yachts up to 60 feet in length.
Tualatin River Bridge
A new bridge over the Tualatin River south of Lake Oswego is nearly complete. The bridge will be 445 feet long and 54 feet wide. It will have two traffic lanes and bike and pedestrian lanes on both sides.
Zoomtopia
An art and dance studio in Southeast Portland will have a grand opening celebration Jan. 28. The 10,000-square-foot former home of an electronics business was renovated extensively and is hoped to become a community for creative enterprises.
PSU Science Building 2
The project for Portland State University calls for the modernization and expansion of labs and teaching spaces on the upper floors of the building as well as electrical, plumbing and HVAC upgrades.
Constructing Hope
Volunteers worked with Constructing Hope, a pre-apprenticeship construction program in Northeast Portland. They helped improve electrical safety at several projects, including a Salvation Army building in North Portland.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
