Students explore ideas for Southeast Portland property
Design students from around the world recently reimagined the ODOT blocks in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District.
Landlords continuing to work with business owners
Commercial real estate firms are helping tenants during the pandemic, but know they can’t do so indefinitely.
Firm moves ahead on Central Eastside blocks
Prosper Portland's board voted to authorize negotiations with Beam Development for a 99-year ground lease and a disposition and development agreement for the first of three vacant blocks.
Relief arriving for some small businesses
Landlords of Portland commercial properties are taking financial hits to help vulnerable tenants survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Restaurants and residents not always ideal neighbors
Conflicts are becoming more common in mixed-use buildings as developers seek buzz-worthy restaurants as ground-floor tenants.
Construction crews navigating challenges in Central Eastside
In Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District, construction of a six-story mixed-use building is progressing quickly.
ODOT blocks making slow progress
The planned redevelopment of three vacant Central Eastside properties inches forward as an office boom continues in the area.
Efficient construction process moving along
A mixed-use building coming together in the Central Eastside Industrial District will have substantial mass timber.
Moving forward with structural innovation
Despite a material failure during construction of a project at Oregon State University, many parties aren’t shying away from cross-laminated timber.
Preparing to build up a few blocks
Beam Development is set to add office space, parking on three adjacent Central Eastside Industrial District parcels.
Photos: A smash hit in the Central Eastside
A former Portland Music Co. store is being razed so that crews can construct a six-story mixed-use building on the site.
Searching for Intrinsic character in Central Eastside
The first time developer Michael Tevis toured Southeast Portland’s Ford Building, it was 14 percent occupied, not including the pigeons that had taken up residence via some broken windows. Today, it’s a bustling creative office building with a hip ground-floor café.
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
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