Emily Matza joins Redside
REAL ESTATE Emily Matza recently joined real estate services firm Redside as leasing director. She will handle tenant lease negotiations, broker management and development, implementation and oversight of formal leasing […]
Redside promotes Heather Lute
REAL ESTATE Heather Lute, a longtime Redside employee, is now a property manager. She will help Todd Hepp, director of property management, continue to refine and expand the department with […]
Brian Yoakum joins Colliers Portland
REAL ESTATE Brian Yoakum recently joined the Colliers Portland industrial team of Jerry Matson and Paul Breuer as a sales associate. Yoakum previously was a sales engineer at Masons Supply […]
Tenants filing into Washington High School
The 90-year-old former Washington High School being renovated in Southeast Portland is set to have a new class of tenants by early 2015.
Portland parking lot could become vacation rentals
Wyndham Worldwide has requested early assistance from the Bureau of Development Services for a proposed six-story, 67,000-square-foot building at 221 S.W. Naito Blvd. on what is now a parking lot.
Eyeing a ‘new hub of activity’
A 117-year-old vacant building in Old Town Chinatown may soon become creative office space.
Lents Town Center opportunities presented
Land parcels and financial incentives are available for developers interested in helping expand the Lents Town Center.
Students pitch mixed-use development for North Pearl District
Six students from Portland State University’s Center for Real Estate last week presented their vision for a $53 million mixed-use development in the 1600 block of Northwest Thurman Street.
Preliminary design pitched for 204-room hotel in downtown
Bob Matkin from Mortenson Construction and Jon McAuley from SERA Architects on Friday met with the Portland Design Commission to discuss preliminary plans for a 13-story, 115,000-square-foot structure at 820-838 S.W. Third Ave.
Ian Formigle joins CrowdStreet
REAL ESTATE Ian Formigle recently joined CrowdStreet as vice president of investments. He is responsible for managing the company’s accredited investor channel and screening new posting proposals to ensure that […]
Steve Drew joins CrowdStreet
REAL ESTATE Steve Drew recently joined CrowdStreet as vice president of product and marketing. He is responsible for expanding the company’s product feature set and market reach. Drew has more […]
Ron Smicker joins Kidder Mathews
REAL ESTATE Ron Smicker recently joined the Portland office of Kidder Mathews. He will specialize in multifamily investment sales in the firm’s brokerage division.  SENDING 91ÊÓÆµâ€ˆPEOPLE ITEMS: Please send your announcements to […]
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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