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Dec 5, 2011

Hollywood Apartments construction begins without neighborhood input

A developer has broken ground for a mixed-use building next to the Hollywood Theatre in Northeast Portland. The project team, facing concerns from local businesses and preservationists, chose to bypass what could have been a lengthy design review process and went with a different city process instead.

Dec 5, 2011

Contemporary live-work space for sale in Northeast Portland

A building, at 148 N.E. 80th Ave., was finished late last year by Kurt Chiapuzio, a broker and a builder who also designed it. Two similar buildings on the street were sold to a therapist and a textile designer. This one, presently being used to house an art show, has an asking price of $232,500.

Nov 14, 2011

70-unit apartment building going up in Northeast Portland

General contractor Bremik Construction is building a five-story mixed-use building, featuring 70 apartment units and over nine retail spaces and one restaurant space, at the corner of Northeast Sixth Avenue and Couch Street in Portland.

Nov 14, 2011

Mediterranean-style fourplex for sale in Northeast Portland

A property at 1702 N.E. 27th Ave. is a Mediterranean-style fourplex built in 1927. The owner is planning to retire, so he is selling the 3,920-square-foot property at an asking price of $699,000. But he’s doing some remodeling first.

Oct 21, 2011

Nonprofit for ex-convict employment moving to Planned Parenthood building

General contractor LMC Construction is performing a tenant improvement in Northeast Portland for Better People, an organization that provides employment services for people with legal histories.

Aug 10, 2011

PDC trying to assist developers in URA expansion

The Portland Development Commission is expanding the city's largest urban renewal area using money that remains after making planned project allocations. The expansion is supposed to let more business and property owners take advantage of PDC programs funded by tax increment financing.

Aug 5, 2011

McCoy Village apartments renovated

General contractor LMC Construction is performing a full renovation on the McCoy Village apartment complex's eight buildings. The units are being updated with new windows, doors, flooring, cabinets, plumbing, and fixtures, as well as a new fire sprinkler system, exterior sheetrock, outside play areas, and landscaping. Work on the site began last month, and is scheduled to be completed next Febru[...]

Aug 5, 2011

Affordable housing project finds funding, improves chances

A project by nonprofit Human Solutions to build a transit-oriented, affordable housing project in the Gateway area of Northeast Portland had fizzled in the past. But now it has financial backing from state and federal tax credits, private foundations and a helping of urban renewal dollars.

Jun 7, 2011

Alberta Main Street program undergoes first-year assessment

Representatives from the National Trust of Historic Preservation will be in Portland June 21-23. They will conduct focus groups and interviews with community stakeholders to find out how successful the Main Street Program has been the first year and how it should develop in the coming years.

Jun 6, 2011

Oregon Outreach building for sale

The building at 3802 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is home to Oregon Outreach, an alternative school program for students who drop out of school or are at risk of dropping out. The nonprofit has been paying a discounted rate since 1993 and would like to continue that arrangement under the building’s new ownership. The 7,762-square-foot building is for sale for $954,900.

May 27, 2011

Hollywood Theatre director worries new neighbor will be too big

Hollywood Theatre Executive Director Doug Whyte wants to see something constructed next door; he just wishes it were smaller than the four-story, 52-unit apartment building designed by Myhre Group Architects.

May 12, 2011

Mid-century architecture surveyed in East Portland

With a $12,000 grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, the Portland recently commissioned a preliminary survey of approximately 500 mid-century buildings in 28 East Portland areas.



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