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New owners and perhaps a new use
An Old Town Chinatown warehouse may soon become creative office space.
Pre-application conference scheduled for Grove Hotel
Construction crews could begin redevelopment of the Grove Hotel in Old Town Chinatown in as few as six months.
Design of planned Old Town building approved
The Portland Design Commission on Tuesday gave conditional approval for design of a building planned on Block 8L in Old Town Chinatown.
Three Old Town Chinatown buildings change hands
John Beardsley of Beardsley Development has purchased the Captain Couch building, the Norton House and the Merchant Hotel for $8 million from the Bill Naito Company.
Optimism for Old Town Chinatown
Old Town Chinatown is on the cusp of a significant transformation, according to industry professionals.
Siteworks eyes Old Town Chinatown building for open retail marketplace
The three-story, 9,500-square-foot building at 126 S.W. Second St., known as the United Carriage and Baggage Transfer Co. building, may soon hold an open retail marketplace on the ground floor and office space on the upper floors.
Photos: Old Town buildings converted to multifamily housing
颅A pair of historic Old Town/Chinatown buildings are undergoing a major overhaul to become a mixed-income housing development. The Erickson Building on Northwest 2nd Avenue and the Fritz Building on […]
A centerpiece with ‘real class’
A ground-floor space in the Smith Block is becoming a restaurant -- with two giant saltwater aquariums.
Eyeing a ‘new hub of activity’
A 117-year-old vacant building in Old Town Chinatown may soon become creative office space.
One step closer to Grove Hotel redevelopment
The Portland Development Commission Board of Commissioners last week unanimously approved the sale of the Grove Hotel property in Old Town Chinatown to Portland-based Naito Development for $630,000.
More market-rate housing encouraged in Old Town Chinatown
An Old Town Chinatown revitalization plan approved recently includes incentives for developers to build apartments in the neighborhood for middle-income residents.
‘An honest building’ for Old Town
Ankrom Moisan Architects is helping design a new Old Town building that will hold its Portland office.
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