Lloyd Center redevelopment plan withstands appeals
The Portland City Council on Wednesday denied appeals of the Design Commission's approval of the master plan for redevelopment of the Lloyd Center site, allowing the project to proceed.
Portland Design Commission defends design review process
The commission's recent State of the City report emphasizes flexibility and discretionary review despite ongoing calls by the Portland City Council for reformation of the process.
Portland Design Commission OKs Lloyd Center master plan
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a master plan to redevelop the Lloyd Center mall into a mixed-use neighborhood with housing, retail space and open spaces.
Lloyd Center redevelopment plan faces opposition
Community members urged preserving the mall and indoor ice rink as the project team again appeared before the Portland Design Commission.
Lloyd Center music venue rising in Northeast Portland
Construction is under way in Northeast Portland on a two-story, 66,156-square-foot building set to open in 2027.
URG partners with KKR Real Estate to lead revitalization of Lloyd Center
Urban Renaissance Group has partnered with KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. to lead the revitalization of the Lloyd Center in Portland.
Lloyd Center’s Chinese connection to be cut soon
A New York financier is planning to foreclose on the mall property and then ‘begin working with local partners’ to redevelop it.
Pandemic leaves planned Portland concert facilities in doubt
The coronavirus pandemic has left two notable Portland developments in the lurch.
Design changes arrive at Lloyd Center
New plans are being formed for a renovation of a Portland mall in response to shifting market conditions.
Lloyd Center inks deal with entertainment company
Lloyd Center has signed a long-term lease with concert group Live Nation Entertainment to operate a new music venue inside the mall.
Changes recommended for mall renovation
Beauty may be only skin deep, but Portland design commissioners would like a little more beauty on the skin of a proposed Lloyd Center movie theater conversion.
Design Commission weighs in on stadium plans
The Portland Design Commission gave its first impressions of the proposed $50 million, 4,000-seat expansion of city-owned Providence Park during a design advice hearing on Thursday.
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