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Project partners planning a $3 million building renovation aren't looking to transform Old Town Chinatown, but rather celebrate it.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine set to move into former Globe Hotel
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine last week received its certificate of occupancy for the 100-year-old Globe Hotel Building, marking the completion of a $15.2 million renovation in Portland鈥檚 Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood.
Globe Hotel renovation welcomes feng shui, but parking remains problematic
The $15.2 million renovation of the 100-year-old former Globe Hotel in Portland鈥檚 Old Town Chinatown neighborhood is more than 50 percent done, but three challenging and sometimes conflicting goals continue to require extensive consulting work. And the last big hurdle may be availability of parking.
Globe Hotel good to go with renovation financing
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine has in hand the final piece of the financing puzzle that will help the school pay for a renovation of the 100-year-old Globe Hotel Building.
PDC approves Old Town building renovation
The Portland Development Commission today approved an agreement with the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine to move forward with a $16.1 million renovation of the 1911-built Globe Hotel building, which will become the college's new home.
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