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Miracles Central project gets city approval
The Portland City Council, as expected, last week voted to dedicate $7.1 million toward development of Miracles Central, a six-story mixed-use building with apartments for low-income residents.
Green light expected for Miracles Central
The Portland City Council next week is likely to pass an ordinance paving the way for the project to proceed.
Development coming to Northwest Portland lot
Guardian Real Estate Services, owner of the pie-shaped vacant Portland lot at 2030 N.W. 17th Ave., has asked the city for a pre-application conference.
Mixed-use designs draw favorable reviews
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday reviewed three mixed-use projects, approving two and offering design advice for the other.
Investing in his neighborhood
Bing Sheldon, SERA Architects' founding partner, last month was honored as the 2014 Portland First Citizen for his efforts to revitalize the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.
Developing an opportunity for diversity
Bill Hart and Maria Rojo de Steffey are learning how to develop projects and mentor others through participation in an $8 million affordable housing project in Northeast Portland.
A mixed-use 鈥榤iracle鈥� in the works
The Miracles Club 鈥� together with Central City Concern and Guardian Real Estate Services 鈥� is working to build in Northeast Portland a new mixed-use facility that will cater to individuals recovering from alcohol and drug dependency.
New development will feature apartments, social services
Guardian Real Estate Services is working with Central City Concern and the Miracles Club to develop a mixed-use building on Portland Housing Bureau-owned property at 1306 N.E. Second Ave.
Tenants happy with Hatfield Building renovation
Mark O. Hatfield Building tenants are able to literally breathe easier now that a $2.3 million renovation is finished. An outdated ventilation system that made noises at all hours of the night was replaced, said Ed Blackburn, executive director of Central City Concern, which has owned the 106-unit apartment building since 1992.
Mental health center for Central City Concern opens in old Burger King’s spot
The Old Town Recovery Center (formerly called the Broadway Recovery Center), an expansion of the already existing Old Town Clinic, has opened.
Portland restores another soon-to-be-famous sign
The Butte Hotel has sat at the corner of NW 5th and Davis since 1912, making it as old as the larger, higher-end hotels in town (for comparison: the Benson was also built in 1912, the Heathman in 1927, and the Governor in 1909.)
Downtown mental health clinic to be 3 floors, maybe 11 later
The Broadway Recovery Center in Northwest Portland was engineered with future expansion in mind. The three-story building, which is slated to open to residents in November, is designed to accommodate an additional eight floors.
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- 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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- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- 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
