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Grant money available for neighborhood improvements
The Portland Development Commission is preparing to offer money for community improvement projects in five urban renewal areas.
PSU looking into redevelopment of hotel property
Portland State University officials are investigating redevelopment options for the University Place Hotel & Conference Center, at 310 S.W. Lincoln St.
OP-ED: A tale of two connected districts
A couple of eventful months have passed since I previously chronicled the rise of the new transit bridge over the Willamette River, and the changing nature of the neighborhoods […]
Hotel-hostel hybrid proposal selected for Grove Hotel
The Portland Development Commission's advisory committee tasked with selecting a preferred developer to revitalize the Grove Hotel in Old Town Chinatown has selected a joint proposal by Portland-based Naito Development and New York-based Eagle Point Hotel Partners.
Large multifamily project possible in Kerns neighborhood
ScanlanKemperBard Cos. recently applied to the city for early assistance with a five- to six-story building containing 180 to 220 units, at 518 N.E. 20th Ave.
Happy Valley apartment complex sells for $51.25 million
HFO Investment Real Estate recently brokered the sale of the 390-unit Monterey Springs Apartments, at 8640 S.E. Causey Ave. in Happy Valley, for $51.25 million.
Real estate developer adds management arm
Mack Urban, a relatively new real estate investment and development firm based in Seattle, this week launched a residential property management affiliate: Mack Urban Communities.
Sale saves 116-year-old mansion from demolition
A developer who planned to demolish a 116-year-old Northwest Portland house and build townhomes in its place has instead agreed to sell the property.
Portland Housing Bureau dangles tax-exemption carrot
The 2014 application period is open for the Portland Housing Bureau's Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption program, which provides developers a 10-year tax exemption on the value of structural property improvements in exchange for meeting minimum threshold requirements for affordable housing.
Another foreigner-funded hotel project on tap in Portland
A prominent local developer is looking to use immigrant investor financing for a second Portland hotel project.
Innovation, urban development set to collide
On May 31, Intel's Innovation Lab and the Zidell Companies will team up to host in Portland the second National Day of Civic Hacking, which aims to bring people together to solve community problems.
Design-build firm developing more green apartments
A new Portland developer with a highly sustainable apartment project under construction in the Woodlawn neighborhood is preparing to start another in the Eliot neighborhood.
News
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- 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
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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
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