Photos: A new community asset in Lents
The new Asian Health and Service Center in Southeast Portland’s Lents neighborhood combines culture, education, health and social services
Holst Architecture
Holst Architecture, Oregon’s largest WBE architecture firm, is taking steps to ensure pay equity, examined the gender parity among all office roles, and organized a series of in-house equity workshops about the progress made and work yet to be done.
Photos: Affordable housing rising in SE Portland
A new 101-unit affordable housing development is rising on Southeast Foster Road in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood.
Refinement ahead for sizable project
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday directed the team working on plans for a mixed-use development straddling two neighborhoods.
Portland Winter Light Festival set for next month
Most of the displays for the upcoming Portland Winter Light Festival will be set up at the traditional site near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), but others will be scattered among three other locations.
Lloyd District mixed-use project progresses
The Portland Design Commission got its second look at a proposal for a $75 million project to build four mixed-use buildings in the Lloyd District. For the most part, commissioners liked what they saw.
Photos: Health-focused center taking shape
A nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between Asian and American cultures is building its first permanent home in the Lents neighborhood. The Asian Health & Service Center will […]
A better building for a beverage business
Maletis Beverage, a distributor of beer, cider, wine and soft drinks, has renovated its Swan Island office space and added a refrigerated building with capacity for several thousand kegs.
Maletis Beverage office undergoing modernization
A major renovation and expansion project is under way at beer and wine distributor Maletis Beverage’s Swan Island office and warehouse.
Lloyd District apartments on track
The design team working on a sizable mixed-use project in the Lloyd District is seeking the Portland Design Commission's OK.
Transformation of a neighborhood
Cairn Pacific’s largest project to date requires the developer to deliver on a tall order – help create a neighborhood in the Con-way area, sandwiched between the Northwest District and Interstate 405, while playing off the successes and avoiding the mistakes made in the South Waterfront District and Pearl District.
Architects’ appreciation extends beyond buildings
Portland has many buildings that appeal to its architects, but the city’s layout and a decision decades ago to create open public spaces also are significant, they say.
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- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 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
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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