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Apr 23, 2014

BPS commission OKs proposed city code changes that would aid Airbnb

The Planning and Sustainability Commission on Tuesday night voted 8-1 to approve staff recommendations for amending Portland code so that it allows short-term rentals in the city.

Apr 19, 2013

Historic saloon becoming workforce housing

Erickson's saloon used to be an oasis of whiskey, wagers and women; today, the building is vacant. But with a trifecta of public investment, Innovative Housing is hoping to turn it into workforce housing and ignite neighborhood revitalization.

Nov 13, 2012

Grove Hotel renovation to move forward with additional funding

The Portland Development Commission will issue an additional loan for the Grove Hotel project, which stalled last year because the original general contractor鈥檚 final bid was much higher than expected. Construction will start soon to redevelop the Old Town building into a trendy, international-themed hostel.

Nov 1, 2012

Building for Multnomah County Health Department planned in Old Town

The 89-year-old McCoy Building, which houses the Multnomah County Health Department, needs approximately $13 million worth of seismic upgrades, according to county officials. Next week, Portland City Council is expected to green-light construction of a new $38.5 million building for the agency.

Nov 1, 2012

PDC preparing to sell Chinatown lot to hotel developer

The Portland Development Commission is currently in negotiations to sell a piece of property in Old Town Chinatown to a hotel developer. Russell Yee of 8T8 Hospitality is hoping to purchase the three-quarter block parcel of land directly surrounding the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine at 75 N.W. Couch St.

Oct 30, 2012

Gevurtz Menashe buys $6M building in Old Town Chinatown

A group of shareholders of the law firm Gevurtz Menashe announced that it has purchased the Fleischner-Mayer Building from the Bill Naito Company for $6 million.

Jul 16, 2012

Building in Portland’s Chinatown for sale

May Oka had a hard time letting go of the old brick building in historic Chinatown. 鈥淚t wasn’t until high school that I realized people lived in houses and had […]

Mar 26, 2012

Plans to turn Grove Hotel into hip youth hostel on hold

Plans to convert the vacant Grove Hotel building into a hip, Asian-themed youth hostel are on hold.

Mar 12, 2012

Developers agree to renew Old Town Chinatown, but not on how to do it

Redevelopment of Portland鈥檚 oldest neighborhood has been a piecemeal effort for years, but project by project, the face of Old Town Chinatown is continuing to morph. Now the question is whether a united vision is possible for the area.

Dec 16, 2011

Mental health center for Central City Concern opens in old Burger King’s spot

The Old Town Recovery Center (formerly called the Broadway Recovery Center), an expansion of the already existing Old Town Clinic, has opened.

Dec 15, 2011

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.

Dec 2, 2011

Homeless center being built at Satyricon’s former spot in Old Town

The seven-story Macdonald Center building, located on the site of the former West Hotel and Satyricon club in Portland's Old Town, is being built by Howard S. Wright from designs by LRS Architects.



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