Dr. Darrell Millner Building
The Dr. Darrell Millner Building delivers 63 affordable family homes under Portland’s N/NE Preference Policy, honoring Black community roots.
Community Development Partners and Self Enhancement Inc.
Self Enhancement Inc. and Community Development Partners lead transformative affordable housing projects revitalizing North and Northeast Portland communities.
Local governments push affordable homeownership projects
A cohort of affordable homeownership projects is emerging in Portland, Milwaukie and Gresham, funded by Metro’s affordable housing bond, that aims to give lower-income residents and people of color a starting rung on the homeownership ladder
Back to the drawing board for North Portland development
A four-story affordable housing proposal has underwhelmed Portland Design Commissioners.
Restorative justice project coming together
Black-owned firms are spearheading a $71 million effort to develop a high-profile site in North Portland.
Mamook Tokatee? New building has unique name
Another affordable housing project intended to serve Native Americans is advancing in Portland's Cully neighborhood.
Project honored by international nonprofit
Nesika Illahee, a three-story, 59-unit affordable housing building in Northeast Portland, recently received a high honor from the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing.
Gresham development’s focus is on families
Crews are constructing a sizable housing complex to serve a diverse mix of tenants in the Rockwood neighborhood.
Bond-funded affordable housing project advancing
The first project funded with money from Metro’s $652.8 million affordable housing bond is steadily nearing the construction phase.
Affordable housing will serve Native Americans
A 59-unit housing project in the Cully neighborhood is being built to serve the region's Native American population.
Design review requested for Rockwood project
Preliminary plans have been submitted to build a 224-unit affordable housing complex on approximately 8 acres in Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood.
Former church targeted for adaptive reuse
The Alberta Abbey, a Northeast Portland ex-church that currently houses the Alberta Abbey Foundation, could be renovated into commercial space under a new proposal submitted to the city’s Bureau of Development Services.
News
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- 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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