Equation changes for Lloyd District tower
Amid scrutiny, Home Forward has dropped plans for market-rate apartments at Block 45 so that it can increase the number of affordable units in the development.
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.
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.
Finally, huge hotel poised to rise in Lloyd District
After more than three decades, a massive new hotel is coming near the Oregon Convention Center.
Changing development schemes
The developer of Oregon Square, a four-block mixed-use project planned in the Lloyd District, is weighing whether to change one building's space from apartments to offices.
Shopping malls alive and kicking
Though media outlets in recent years have proclaimed the death of the American mall, some in the Portland-metro area are managing to prosper.
Firm slowing Oregon Square development
American Assets Trust is downshifting as it plans for Oregon Square, the massive superblock development expected to serve as an anchor for the Lloyd District.
Hotel projects galore booked in metro market
Also, a legal settlement was reached Friday to dismiss pending lawsuits challenging the headquarters hotel project.
Photos: New mixed-use building opens in Lloyd District
The Union, a six-story building in Portland's Lloyd District, contains units ranging in size from studios to two-bedroom units as well as ground-floor retail space and live-work space.
Lloyd District continuing to attract investments
At a CREW Portland event, speakers touted the growth of the Lloyd District -- including new mixed-use construction and significant renovations at commercial properties.
Photos: Hotel Eastlund opens in Lloyd District
The former Red Lion on Northeast Grand Avenue was purchased in 2013 by Seattle-based Grand Ventures Hotel LLC, a group of partners also responsible for the 2008 renovation of Hotel Modera in downtown Portland.
Lloyd Center plaza plan approved
The Portland Design Commission’s OK for a renovation will let work begin in January 2016.
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- 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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