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Dec 26, 2014

Portland building boom may continue

Continued in-migration, a strong lending forecast and decreasing vacancy rates in the Portland area mean new office and industrial construction could ramp up in 2015, according to industry experts.

Dec 15, 2014

OP-ED: The pulse of office, industrial and retail

Brandon Frank on office If Portland’s office market were to name its golden child, the Pearl District would be it without question. With a broad base of tenants ranging from […]

Oct 26, 2012

Retail re-energizing in Portland

Slowly, but surely, retail is rebounding. Absorption is reportedly up in the Portland area, which is attracting numerous large chains. But as the business changes, properties are starting to change as well.

Aug 9, 2012

Redevelopment of an aging strip mall offers cues for challenged submarket

The old Wizer’s shopping center in Lake Oswego wasn’t dead, but it certainly wasn’t vibrant. “It was economically viable in terms of the cash flow it produced, but it had […]

Jan 13, 2012

Is the West End the cheaper Pearl District?

Portland's West End (you know, that area in downtown south of Burnside and west of the streetcar?) has been seeing a lot of retail activity lately. And as more retail tenants open in the area, some already established businesses are taking note of the West End's heavy foot traffic - and cheaper rents.

Dec 12, 2011

Under U 4 Men moving downtown Portland store

Under U 4 Men, the Portland boutique for men's undies, is moving its store on Southwest Broadway to a new location at 800 S.W. Washington St., at Park Avenue.

Nov 21, 2011

Forecast calls for another partly insane Black Friday

This Friday is that most hallowed of American economic holidays – Black Friday, so named because of retailers that supposedly move from being in the red to being in the black, for the year, on the day after Thanksgiving.

Nov 15, 2011

Sad-looking Galleria building was once Portland’s lifeblood – and could be again

Nothing says "Christmas" like projections as to how retail is going to do. This year, things actually look fairly non-terrible, as consumers are expected to spend about 3 percent more than last year. But local malls are not that optimistic. They have a huge, somewhat-empty reminder of what happens to failed malls: the Galleria.

Aug 8, 2011

Finnegan’s Toys moving to Stevens Building in downtown Portland

Finnegan's Toys & Gifts, the independent and locally-owned toy store, is moving three blocks from its current location in downtown Portland.

Jul 22, 2011

Thank goodness, another Starbucks!

According to design review documents filed with the Bureau of Development Services, Starbucks is planning to put in a new location at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Morrison Street, in the historic S. H. Kress Building.

Jun 24, 2011

PSU University Plaza converted into Ben & Jerry’s PartnerShop

General contractor G.A. Bentley Construction is converting a space in Portland State University's University Plaza into a Ben & Jerry's Partnershop, which will serve to benefit local nonprofit New Avenues for Youth. The remodel was designed by Baysinger Partners Architecture, and mechanical engineering was performed by Glumac. Improvements made include interior partitions, tile and case work[...]

Feb 4, 2011

2 health care businesses opening in downtown Portland

Two new businesses are going into a space at 714 S.W. Washington St. when a renovation wraps up. Any Lab Test Now! and In Shape MD will take up residence by the end of February.



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