Mixed-use multifamily coming to Milwaukie
Guardian Real Estate Services' 110-unit Axletree is ending a long drought of multifamily development in the Portland suburb.
Renovation under way for popular downtown eatery
An expanded Mother鈥檚 Bistro space designed by Scott | Edwards Architecture is being prepared by R&H Construction for an early 2019 opening.
Advocating for women in the trades
Rachel Stark is a carpenter with a knack for doing outreach to bring more women into the building industry.
Retail space opens ahead of shopping rush
Japanese retailer MUJI has opened a flagship store in the newly renovated Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland.
PHOTOS: The Hopper opens door to new uses
With so-called 鈥淥ld Portland鈥 disappearing, a growing number of developers are looking to keep alive connections to properties’ pasts. One good example of this type of adaptive re-use is […]
Adaptive reuse fueling transformation
Three former warehouses are being repurposed as part of a revitalization effort in the Slabtown area.
Workforce development starts early
The Educator Externship program connects construction professionals with educators able to inform students of employment opportunities in the trades.
Photos: Major expansion under way in Lake Oswego
A major expansion under way at the Mary鈥檚 Woods retirement community will add nine buildings to the Lake Oswego campus.
Out and About: Rebuilding Together
The Portland home of an elderly, partially blind woman who lives alone was substantially upgraded last month by a team of volunteers with R&H Construction.
Photos: A creative transformation in Northwest Portland
Workers are continuing a substantial effort to repurpose a couple of industrial buildings in Northwest Portland.
Burnside bridgehead still booming
A Portland developer is planning to convert a former apartment building in the Kerns neighborhood into a hostel, with a ground-floor gastropub.
Photos: Reconstruction project coming together
More than a year after a devastating gas explosion rocked Northwest Portland, crews are continuing to rebuild.
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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