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Contractor’s input sought for firehouse rehabilitation
Prosper Portland is asking for help as it seeks to redevelop a fire station built in 1913.
PDC seeking rehabilitation of ex-firehouse
The Portland Development Commission and Lift Development are working to rehabilitate a rapidly deteriorating 104-year-old former fire station in Old Town Chinatown into a creative-office building.
Photos: Proposals sought for historic firehouse
The Portland Development Commission is seeking a developer to give a new lease on life to a long-vacant historic building at the foot of the Steel Bridge in Old Town […]
Northwest Portland historic fire station up for grabs
The Portland Development Commission on Thursday issued a request for interest for the acquisition and redevelopment of a property at 510 N.W. Third Ave. in Old Town Chinatown. The two-story brick building constructed in 1913 was originally used as the Portland Fire Department鈥檚 Engine House No. 2, according to city records.
100-year-old firehouse building sits vacant
An old, funky, brick building sits at the corner of Northwest Third Avenue and Glisan Street, near the west end of the Steel Bridge in Portland. Green trim surrounds boarded windows and a 鈥淯鈥� sign 鈥� the fire department鈥檚 mark that the structure is unsafe for firefighters 鈥� hangs on the building鈥檚 red garage doors. The small, two-story building has faded over the years, since it was bor[...]
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