Another creative office project nearing completion
Tucked among industrial buildings in the Central Eastside, the Custom Blocks from Capstone Partners are due to be delivered in late November.
Changing development schemes
The developer of Oregon Square, a four-block mixed-use project planned in the Lloyd District, is weighing whether to change one building's space from apartments to offices.
Sizable creative office project in the works
Capstone Partners and joint venture partner Premier Properties U.S.A. have acquired two blocks in the Central Eastside Industrial District for a creative office project to be completed later this year.
Rising industrial rents reveal tight market
Industrial rents in the Portland-metro area rose 18 percent in 2016, according to research firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
Industrial development is big business
As residential development begins to show signs of slowing, industrial development is booming with no end in sight.
Industrial property sells for $36.2 million
Clarion Partners has purchased PDX Logistics Center II, a major industrial development near Portland International Airport.
Lenders grow cautious
In capital markets, brakes are beginning to be applied to the freewheeling commercial lending that has driven development for several years.
Grant Park Village II design team stuck waiting
The Portland Design Commission won't look at Grant Park Village II designs again until April.
Con-way development: more mixed use buildings planned
James Santana, vice president of development for Cairn Pacific LLC, says the latest plans for the 17.5-acre Con-way site call for the development of a large parcel at Raleigh and Thurman Streets at Northwest 21st Avenue.
Con-way Master Plan amendment approved
The Portland Design Commission has approved an amendment to the Con-way Master Plan that will pave the way for more development on the 17-acre area in Northwest Portland.
More Con-way building details emerge
A former Con-way office building at 1621 N.W. 21st Avenue will soon be stripped to its bones and renovated into a modern building with old-fashioned charm and a rooftop garden.
Photos: Slabtown mixed-use development on the rise
A six-story mixed-use project is being built as part of the Slabtown Marketplace development, the first phase of the Con-way Master Plan in Northwest Portland.
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- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
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- 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
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- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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