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Plans for ‘variations on a theme’
Two architecture firms have designed a mass-timber multifamily development in the works for Northwest Portland.
Commercial building and facility permits for May 4, 2020
An $8,853,329 alteration permit is under review for a tenant improvement for Google on two floors of the Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland.
Land use review intakes for May 4, 2020
Type II design review is sought for proposed revisions to plans previously approved for a 21-story hotel in downtown Portland.
Commercial building and facility permits for April 27, 2020
A $20 million alteration permit is under review for a tenant improvement on the upper three floors of the Parking Additions and Consolidated Rental Car (PACR) facility at Portland International Airport.
Land use review intakes for April 27, 2020
A Type III design review is pending for the Westwind Apartments 鈥� a seven-story mixed-use building on a quarter-block site in Old Town Chinatown.
Door opens to more permitting services in Portland
The Bureau of Development Services is slowly expanding the services it鈥檚 offering while closed for walk-in submissions of permit applications.
Affordable housing project team navigating review process
A two-building development that will bring a total of 198 affordable housing units to Portland's Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood advanced last week.
Commercial building and facility permits for April 20, 2020
A $23,558,491 new construction permit was issued for a new eight-story, 170-unit mixed-use building in Northeast Portland.
Land use review intakes for April 20, 2020
Early assistance is being sought for a three-story, 12-unit multifamily building with on-site parking in Southwest Portland.
Public hearing on tap for multifamily project
A proposal for a five-story, 27-unit multifamily building in Portland鈥檚 Homestead neighborhood is scheduled to receive planned development, land division partition and environmental reviews.
Land use review intakes for April 13, 2020
A Type III design review hearing is sought for improvements to the Bushong & Co. building in Southwest Portland. Multnomah County purchased the 4.5-story structure last year.
Commercial building and facility permits for April 13, 2020
A $150.2 million addition permit was issued for modernization of and addition to Madison High School in Northeast Portland.
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- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- 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
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- 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
