A storage space problem: Portland has too much
After gaining hundreds of thousands of square feet in the past few years, the metro area is seeing many projects put on hold.
Transit-oriented development plans to go before city officials
A proposal for a two-building mixed-use development that could add 289 residential units to Portland’s South Waterfront District is set to receive a pre-application conference.
Industrial project planned at Portland Meadows
Soon might be your last chance to find a good horse to back at Portland Meadows: An industrial developer has the inside track on the prime North Portland site.
Investment firm buys warehouse for $8 million
A warehouse near Portland International Airport has sold for $8 million.
Custom Blocks attracts ad agency tenant
Archrival, an advertising agency with a focus on youth culture, will lease 5,000 square feet at the southwest corner of the development in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District.
Firm leases substantial office space in Slabtown
The Leland James building in Northwest Portland has attracted a trio of tenants to the fast-developing Slabtown area.
Tualatin manufacturing campus fetches $26.5 million
An affiliate of Meriwether Partners has purchased a three-building campus now fully leased by Nortek Air Solutions.
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.
Hawaiian firm expanding Portland footprint
Hawaii-based Watumull Properties Corp. has been buying up Portland-area industrial properties, and is now one of largest investors in the local market.
Goose Hollow property purchase finalized
Urban Renaissance Group and Security Properties have closed on their $20 million purchase of the Press Blocks properties in Goose Hollow.
State preparing Salem property for redevelopment
The Oregon State Hospital's North Campus, now considered surplus, will be cleaned up and sold.
Multifamily project planned at North Portland bowling alley site
The bowling pins at an alley on North Interstate Avenue may not be the only things getting knocked down there in the distant future.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- 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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