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Vestas headquarters in Pearl District to open spring 2012
Two general contracting firms are currently working on a former Meier and Frank warehouse that will soon host offices for Vestas and Gerding Edlen. Skanska USA will wrap up work on the building鈥檚 core and shell in the next three to four months, and Howard S Wright started work on the tenant improvement for Vestas鈥� offices in October.
Con-way developers face concerns, opportunities with higher density
Representatives from GBD Architects and Spencer Consultants have presented their updated plans to the city design commission for development of the Con-way site in Northwest Portland. Consultants say that the multiuse development will include housing, office and neighborhood-service retail spaces.
Photos: New apartment complex rising in the Pearl
Work continues on The Janey, a six-story mixed-use project in the Pearl formerly known as the West Bearing Apartments.
Photos: New apartment complex rising in Pearl District
Work continues on The Janey, a six-story mixed-use project in the Pearl formerly known as the West Bearing Apartments. General contractor Lorentz Bruun Construction is building the structure from a design by GBD Architects with completion expected next summer.
Downtown Portland building getting makeover, one more floor
A major renovation of the building at Southwest 12th Avenue and Alder Street in downtown Portland includes the addition of a third floor and is a key project for one Portland developer.
New Northwest Portland neighborhood more feasible after master plan is pared down
When the 16-acre Con-way site in Northwest Portland is finally developed, there may not be any canals and gondolas, as envisioned previously. But the property owner and city employees are nevertheless excited about the potential for what could be Portland鈥檚 next new neighborhood.
Oregon Sustainability Center schematic design released
The look of the Oregon Sustainability Center became more refined last week when the living building project鈥檚 schematic design was released. The building will be slightly smaller than planned previously, but nevertheless reflect stakeholders鈥� mission to create a showpiece and an educational tool.
Renovation for Vestas preserves warehouse, adds green touches
Renovation work for Vestas American Wind Technology at the Meier & Frank warehouse in the Pearl District will revert the building's exterior to its 1928 condition. But the inside will be filled with innovative, high-tech green features.
Construction begins on Maryhill Museum expansion
Work began this week on a $9.3 million expansion to the Maryhill Museum of Art, located near a bluff overlooking the Columbia Gorge in Goldendale, Wash.
Energy, cost drive Oregon Sustainability Center designs
Two design options presented for the Oregon Sustainability Center will be pared down to one by the end of February.
Sustainability Center will filter human waste
The Oregon University System's ambitious mixed-use office tower, the Oregon Sustainability Center, will use a living machine to filter human waste into sterile water in order to meet the requirements of the Living Building Challenge.
Work begins on Meier & Frank warehouse for Vestas
Renovation work is beginning on the former Meier & Frank warehouse in Portland鈥檚 Pearl District. The building at the corner of Northwest Everett Street and 14th Avenue will be the headquarters of wind turbine company Vestas American Wind Technology.
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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
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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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