Neighbors accept loss of trees for development of Northwest Portland apartments
When a developer in January proposed to build two new five-story apartment complexes in Northwest Portland,some neighbors worried less about the office building that would be demolished and more about the four 100-year-old elm trees that would perish.
Ideas tossed around for redevelopment of Northwest Portland Con-way site
Developers, architects, Con-way officials and others are ironing out details for the Con-way development site in Northwest Portland. At play is the fate of proposed parks, housing diversity and building heights, among other issues.
Apartment building likely to replace Northwest Portland home
Despite heavy criticism from neighboring residents, an 18-unit apartment building likely will replace a Northwest Portland home built more than 100 years ago.
Design for Pearl District hotel doesn’t impress city design commission
It might be back to the drawing board for the team designing the Marriott Residence Inn in the Pearl District.
Nearly completed apartment building for sale in Northwest Portland
Construction on the Norm Apartments, at 1415 N.W. 19th Ave., began in summer, and the building is scheduled to be completed this month. The developer WDC Properties has listed the property for sale in Portland’s hot multifamily market.
Interior design firm building for sale in Northwest Portland
A Northwest Portland building is most recognizable by the art that hangs out front – a 320-pound piece of steel, painted gray blue, with a cutout silhouette of dandelions blowing […]
Developer back with another proposal for Alphabet District apartments
Creston Homes is back with a proposal for an apartment building in the Alphabet District, after receiving much negative feedback on a proposal for the same site in May.
Union Station housing development to wrap up next year
Approximately 14 years after construction began for the first phase of The Yards at Union Station, the final phase is imminent. A once highly polluted seven-acre brownfield now is an Old Town residential development, and 80 more affordable housing units are scheduled to open in March 2013.
Photos: Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
A warehouse building in Northwest Portland has undergone extensive renovations and now houses the headquarters, showroom and manufacturing space for Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
Warehouse renovation a sign of transition for Northwest Portland neighborhood
Visible from miles away because of its freshly painted, yellow water tower, the building at 2181 N.W. Nicolai St. may be the beacon of a new chapter in the development of the industrial area.
Vinyl windows cause drama for Northwest Portland condos
The developers of a condo project in Northwest Portland this year have accumulated fines totaling $9,060.81 – an amount that appears likely to grow - because they replaced existing wooden window sashes with vinyl ones in 2007.
Con-way developers face concerns, opportunities with higher density
Representatives from GBD Architects and Spencer Consultants have presented their updated plans to the city design commission for development of the Con-way site in Northwest Portland. Consultants say that the multiuse development will include housing, office and neighborhood-service retail spaces.
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