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Historic venue’s future up in the air
An upcoming study will inform city officials so they can decide what to do with Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Plan for redevelopment of Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum announced
The city of Portland today announced its plans for the $31.5 million redevelopment of the Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum. During a press conference at the coliseum this morning, Mayor Sam Adams and Portland Development Commission Chair Scott Andrews presented the details for a public/private partnership to redevelop the coliseum and several parcels of land surrounding it.
Design for Veterans Memorial Coliseum questioned
Renovation plans for Veterans Memorial Coliseum have been unveiled. Exterior renovations include restoring glu-lam beams on the building's entrance canopy and replacing the main roof with an insulated membrane system. But plans for interior renovations are being scrutinized.
Coliseum and Rose Garden on track to share energy system
On the heels of a group of engineers determining that Portland鈥檚 Rose Quarter will operate more efficiently if its buildings share a heating and cooling system, construction of the necessary infrastructure is likely to begin this year.
$30M in upgrades planned for Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Redevelopment ideas for Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the last few years have ranged from a soundstage or an entertainment complex or an arts center. But now Portland City Council is expected to discuss a resolution that would declare city support for $30 million of upgrades for the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Opsis awarded Veterans Memorial Coliseum renovation contract
The Portland Development Commission issued a notice of intent to award an architectural design and engineering contract for the Veterans Memorial Coliseum renovation to a team lead by Opsis Architecture and including AECOM.
2 teams respond to Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum renovation RFP
Two firms submitted proposals in response to a Portland Development Commission request for proposals to design a renovation of Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum.
City approves urban renewal expenditure for Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Portland City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday to allow $2 million in urban renewal funds to be spent on plans for renovating Memorial Coliseum.
PDC seeks architecture, engineering team for Coliseum work
The Portland Development Commission issued a request for proposals this week seeking an architecture and engineering team for a renovation of Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum.
Veterans Memorial Coliseum upgrades put on hold again
During a meeting last week, city commissioners decided to table a vote on whether to use more than $20 million in urban renewal money to pay for maintenance and upgrades for the coliseum. Instead, they 鈥榣l take the next five months to examine whether other sources of money could be used to expand the scope of the project.
Next idea for Coliseum: a soundstage
A Portland team and a California architecture firm want to convert Veterans Memorial Coliseum into a media production center with three theaters and the largest self-contained, fully integrated urban soundstage in the world. But the city, which owns the venue, so far isn't wild about the idea.
PDC wants to use urban renewal dollars on Coliseum
Not long ago, Veterans Memorial Coliseum was in danger of being torn down. Now the city of Portland is looking to use nearly $20 million in property tax money 鈥� through urban renewal 鈥� to upgrade the facility.
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