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Design Commission OKs Block 41/44 project design
The South Waterfront project, which was approved by the Portland Design Commission last week, will include more than 500 residential units, 10,000 square feet of retail space and 385 parking spaces.
Mixed-use project sent back to drawing board
Despite a recommendation of conditional approval from staff at the Portland Bureau of Development Services, the Portland Design Commission on Thursday decided designs for Blocks 41 and 44 in the South Waterfront need more revisions.
Oregon Square’s second phase back up for debate
GBD Architects on Thursday presented three options for a revised tower at the Oregon Square site in the Lloyd District.
Ankeny Blocks project could be a rejuvenator
GBD Architects thinks a mixed-use project awaiting its building permit could blaze a trail for other residential projects in Portland鈥檚 Old Town.
Changing development schemes
The developer of Oregon Square, a four-block mixed-use project planned in the Lloyd District, is weighing whether to change one building's space from apartments to offices.
Development dilemma drags
A Portland Design Commission subcommittee will meet with Block 290 designers and neighboring residents in the search for a solution.
Press Blocks design returned for revisions
Metaphorical flourish wasn鈥檛 enough to convince the Portland Design Commission to approve plans for the proposed Press Blocks development.
Northwest District project on track for approval
A plan to construct a seven-story, 82-foot-tall mixed-use building at the corner of Northwest 17th Avenue and Pettygrove Street is on the verge of moving forward.
Hotel project barely OK’d by Design Commission
Plans for a new 15-story, 221-room hotel at the corner of Southwest 11th Avenue and Alder Street won conditional approval from the Portland Design Commission by a 4-3 vote.
Portland multifamily design work waning
Portland architecture firms are facing a sharp downturn in multifamily housing work as the city phases in new inclusionary housing rules.
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.
Mixed-use projects fail to make the cut
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday found a proposal for a seven-story mixed-use building at 1331 N.W. 17th Ave. too imposing.
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