Crews break ground on Slabtown project
Freewell, a 265,000-square-foot development, is being brought to market by Cairn Pacific LLC and Prometheus Real Estate Group.
Full-block building in Portland fetches $75 million
A Pearl District apartment building has been sold to a Canadian real estate investment firm.
On the Boards: Freewell Con-way Master-Planned Project
A new apartment complex weaves into the Con-way master-planned area of Northwest Portland. The seven-story apartment building, planned for Block 291 east, will live adjacent to the neighborhood park.
Years later, mixed-use project reappears
Portland design commissioners on Thursday suggested significant revisions to two South Waterfront towers proposed by a Dallas-based developer.
Completion date within sight for mixed-use project
Crews are scheduled to finish building Raleigh Slabtown, a six-story development in Northwest Portland, at the end of July.
Senior living project planned for Con-way parcel
A six-story multifamily development geared to serve retirees is planned for property in the Con-way master-planned area in Northwest Portland.
Concrete crews pour it on for mixed-use project
The build-out of Northwest Portland is continuing apace, and general contractor Bremik Construction is doing its part for the six-story Saltwood North project.
Another Slabtown project on the rise
Construction is moving ahead on one of the latest projects in Portland’s Northwest District: Raleigh Slabtown, a six-story mixed-use building.
Portland developers thinking big
Developers looking to build in Portland are increasingly coming to the same conclusion: In this market, it’s time to go big or go home.
South Waterfront project has historical perspective
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday commended and approved a proposal to construct two seven-story buildings on blocks 42 and 45.
Design Commission OKs Block 41/44 project design
The South Waterfront project, which was approved by the Portland Design Commission last week, will include more than 500 residential units, 10,000 square feet of retail space and 385 parking spaces.
Mixed-use project sent back to drawing board
Despite a recommendation of conditional approval from staff at the Portland Bureau of Development Services, the Portland Design Commission on Thursday decided designs for Blocks 41 and 44 in the South Waterfront need more revisions.
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