A pair of apartment projects completed recently mark the first forays into new development in the Portland-metro market by The ConAm Group, a San Diego-based multifamily development, acquisition and management firm. Pavilion Construction and Shapiro Didway served as the respective general contractor and landscape architect for both projects: Cadence Apartments, a 166-unit mid-rise structure on North Williams Avenue in Portland’s Eliot neighborhood, and Haven Apartments at Orenco Station, a 150-unit garden-style development on five acres in Hillsboro.

SERA Architects designed the Cadence Apartments, which last week was granted a temporary certificate of occupancy and will be turned over in August. The building features five stories of wood-framed apartments, ranging in size from studios to two-bedrooms, over a below-grade parking garage with 85 vehicle parking spaces, bicycle storage and repair space, and a dog wash. The U-shaped building also features a courtyard with a projection screen and amphitheater seating as well as outdoor grilling space. Also, a top-floor “Rhythm Lounge” includes a kitchen and “kegerator,” plus a deck with panoramic views of downtown Portland.

The Haven Apartments at Orenco Station consists of eight buildings of one-, two- and three-bedroom units built on a former nursery property around the 111-year-old McGill-Pitman House. The project included relocation of a garage to be closer to the still-occupied farmhouse. A towering old oak tree was kept in place as part of a condition of development of the property. The units began leasing in February, and a grand opening celebration was held last week to mark the recent completion of the final building in the complex. The project was designed by Seattle-based NK Architects, and features amenities including a swimming pool, a hot tub, a billiards room, a fitness area, conference space, and outdoor fire pits and grilling stations.

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