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Oct 26, 2011

PDC strikes parking garage deal with downtown Target store

The Portland Development Commission board agreed to delay redevelopment on the parking structure at Southwest 10th Avenue and Yamhill Street to assure developers of the nearby Galleria Building that there will be parking available for an incoming Target store.

Oct 21, 2011

Target finalizing lease for downtown Portland store

Target is finalizing its lease agreement to open a store in downtown Portland, according to sources close to the deal. The Historic Landmarks Commission on Oct. 10 unanimously approved alterations to the Galleria Building, which occupies the entire city block bounded by Southwest Morrison and Alder streets and Southwest Ninth and 10th avenues.

Oct 21, 2011

Hey, didn’t that building use to be a Circuit City?

Clark/Kjos Architects faced an interesting challenge when it was tasked with renovating a space for Willamette Family Medical Center in Salem. The challenge was in the plug: the center's new building was a former Circuit City building, and that building鈥檚 distinctive 鈥減lug鈥 was hard to cover up.

Jul 5, 2011

Oregon development firm thinks outside the big box

A Corvallis-based firm has found a niche over the last decade buying past-their-prime shopping outlets and vacant big-box stores and then converting them into smaller, modern retail spaces.

Jun 13, 2011

Former Best Buy building near airport for sale

A big-box store doesn鈥檛 have to remain such a space, especially after the big-box tenant has moved out. This may be the case with the former Best Buy building at 11703 N.E. Glenn Widing Drive near Portland International Airport. Brokers for the property say the building could become another big-box spot, but because the zoning is flexible, it also could be transformed to fit a more creative use.

May 31, 2011

Target planning new store at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center

Target has plans to open a store Hayden Island, according to a notice of proposal released on Friday by the city of Portland Bureau of Development Services.

Apr 27, 2011

Walmart in Lents neighborhood to expand

Wal-Mart officials have submitted plans for a project to renovate and expand the store in Lents, on Southeast 82nd Avenue. Part of the work will include adding a grocery department.

Mar 16, 2011

Vancouver amends development agreement for Walmart

A decision by Vancouver City Council to loosen requirements on privately financed roads at a commercial parcel in Vancouver, Wash., is paving the way for development to occur at the vacant 43-acre site.

Mar 8, 2011

Keizer approves master plan for big-box store

The Keizer City Council on Monday approved a master plan for a new 116,000-square-foot, large-format retail store and a 36,000-square-foot, mixed-use building to be built on a parcel near Interstate 5. But the council's approval of the master plan stifles a citizen-driven ballot measure being voted on today that would stop the development.

Feb 14, 2011

Home Depot partners with lab for energy study

Scientists have teamed up with Home Depot construction officials as part of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Commercial Building Partnership program. The goal is to help companies exceed energy savings.

Jan 10, 2011

Home Depot opens distribution center in Salem

Home Depot has opened a brand new 467,000-square-foot warehouse in Salem's Mill Creek Corporate Center.

Dec 2, 2010

The odd couple: Walmart coming to North Portland?

TMT Development and local project management firm Pac Land are in the early process of obtaining permits to construct a 90,000-square-foot Walmart in North Portland at the southern end of Delta Park East.



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