Multifamily project moving ahead in Buckman neighborhood
Bids are now being sought from subcontractors for work on a planned 46-unit apartment building being built by general contractor LMC Construction in the 2700 block of Southeast Belmont Street, on the Buckman neighborhood’s eastern edge.
Affordable housing project gets green light
The Portland Design Commission has approved plans for the St. Francis Park Apartments in the Buckman neighborhood.
An underwater construction site
Excavation at the LOCA project site in Southeast Portland has unearthed a sizable pond.
Longtime restaurateurs becoming property developers in Buckman
Last week, plans were presented to the Buckman Community Association for redevelopment of the Jarra's Ethiopian Restaurant property as a four-story, 30-unit mixed-use building.
Buckman’s bid for historic registry has fast approaching deadline
After five years of trying to get Southeast Portland'€™s Buckman neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places, the Buckman Historic Association now is facing a fall deadline to submit its application.
Converted Tudor home for sale in Northeast Portland
A Tudor-style home built in 1927 is now a 2,300-square-foot office. The building at 3565 N.E. Broadway is for sale for $369,000. The home is zoned for residential and commercial uses.
Buckman neighborhood balks at bid for historic listing
This month, a five-year effort to get her Southeast Portland neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places came to a halt in the face of overwhelming opposition from other community members.
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