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Developer planning ’boutique’ building
After delivering two prominent Pearl District high-rises, developer Bob Ball is back with a $4.2 million mixed-use project in the Alphabet District.
Finishing touches for Pearl District multifamily
Lorentz Bruun Construction is nearing completion of the Parker Apartments, a 177-unit project in the Pearl District, for developer Astor Pacific. Work on the project, designed to have an art […]
Work continues on Pearl District apartment project
General contractor Lorentz Bruun is building The Parker, a six-story, 177-unit Pearl District apartment building for Astor Pacific. The project encompasses a full block bounded by Northwest 12th and 13th […]
Market dictating Pearl District housing plans
Astor Pacific hopes to break ground in the fall on The Parker. Approximately 75 percent of the Pearl District building's 177-units will be one-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 500 to 600 square feet.
Bob Ball, Pearl District apartment developer
Developer Bob Ball owns several companies, including Astor Pacific LLC. He is working on the Parker 鈥� a six-story, 177-unit apartment building in the Pearl District.
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