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Large-scale multifamily project gets green light
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday approved plans for the 434,720-square-foot Modera Main Street building in Goose Hollow.
Hearing delayed for huge multifamily project
Modera Main Street, the 434,720-square-foot multifamily building and parking structure proposed for Goose Hollow, will have to wait for land-use approval from the Portland Design Commission.
Project’s possible ‘uphill struggle’ identified
A proposal for an office development with a below-minimum floor area ratio drew scrutiny from the Portland Design Commission on Thursday.
What’s coming before the Design Commission?
The Modera Main Street project, in Goose Hollow, is scheduled to reappear before the Portland Design Commission on Thursday. Plus, advice will be given for a new hotel and a mass-timber office building.
A development too big for Goose Hollow?
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday scrutinized a multifamily proposal that one critic says would "destroy the neighborhood."
A three-bedroom unit fit for a family?
A developer鈥檚 project proposal recently elicited a contentious discussion with Portland commissioners about inclusionary housing rules.
Goose Hollow project’s design progressing
The team developing a 175-foot tower in the Goose Hollow neighborhood is continuing to refine the design. The Portland Design Commission on Thursday got another look at plans.
Pearl District mixed-use building purchased
Modera Davis, a new 204-unit building in Portland still awaiting an occupancy permit, has sold to an institutional investor.
Costs escalating for multifamily development
Production has slid a bit in Portland amid 鈥渦npredictable鈥� construction pricing, inclusionary housing rules and flat rents.
13-story tower planned in Goose Hollow neighborhood
Mill Creek Residential Trust's latest multifamily proposal is for a 13-story building on a full block bounded by Southwest Main and Madison streets and Southwest 19th and 20th avenues.
A review of some sizable building investments
Adidas North America had the construction permit with the single highest dollar amount in the city of Portland in 2019, according to the Bureau of Development Services.
A growing need for development oversight
The city of Portland is taking steps to bring design review to additional neighborhoods via Design Overlay Zone Amendments.
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- 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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