Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
The proposal for a five-story, 100-unit building received the Portland Design Commission's approval on Thursday. Funding isn't secured yet for the approximately $36 million project.
$56 million Portland housing fund allocation plan in the works
The Portland City Council approved amendments to a proposed ordinance for allocation of nearly $56 million to the Portland Housing Bureau’s 2025-26 budget.
Portland affordable housing project facing $5M funding gap
The redevelopment of the Villa de Clara Vista apartment complex in Northeast Portland is being redesigned to reduce costs.
OMSI District affordable housing project in design phase
An approximately 100-unit building called Los Colibris is planned in Southeast Portland, marking the first development within the area's master plan.
Ground broken on El Nido housing project in Lake Oswego
The $32 million affordable housing project is being supported by Metro bond money. The building will have 54 affordable units and one manager's unit.
Money awarded for modular housing development in Oregon
An effort to build a mass-timber manufacturing facility for affordable, modular housing at the Port of Portland has received a major boost from the Oregon Legislature and a federal grant program.
Gresham development’s focus is on families
Crews are constructing a sizable housing complex to serve a diverse mix of tenants in the Rockwood neighborhood.
Erasing an illicit past, facilitating a bright future
A notorious former adult entertainment complex in Northeast Portland will be replaced with a mixed-use affordable housing development.
Youths contribute to Cully park project
For a park project in Northeast Portland, a nonprofit coalition brought neighborhood kids into the design process.
Photos: Latino marketplace under construction
A former auto dealership on Southeast Foster Road in Portland is being transformed to the Portland Mercado, a Latino marketplace and small business incubator. Bremik Construction is serving as general […]
Cully housing complexes undergoing improvements
LMC Construction is performing improvements on two Northeast Portland apartment complexes, Villa de Mariposas and Clara Vista Townhomes, both Hacienda CDC properties serving low-income families. Work includes replacing faulty roofs, […]
Latino-focused nonprofit working with PDC to create a ‘mercado’
Latino-focused affordable housing nonprofit Hacienda CDC is working with the Portland Development Commission to acquire a Southeast Portland property for to house a Latino mercado.
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