Pepsi Blocks project team receives design advice
Designers with Mithun, a Seattle-based architecture firm, are working to integrate a public plaza into the multi-block Pepsi Blocks development planned off of Sandy Boulevard in Northeast Portland.
Design Commission takes look at plans for big site
A superblock development proposed to replace the former PepsiCo bottling facility along Sandy Boulevard met a generally positive reception from the Portland Design Commission.
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.
Seattle developer refines Sandy Boulevard plans
The developer of a planned 4.7-acre superblock property off of Northeast Sandy Boulevard is proposing a dedicated pedestrian path and a public plaza as part of the mixed-use development.
Developer: housing likely to dominate PepsiCo site
Security Properties is moving forward with its superblock project at the site of a former PepsiCo bottling facility near Northeast Sandy Boulevard with a focus primarily on housing.
Northeast Portland redevelopment could add hundreds of housing units
A Seattle-based developer plans to build up to 1,200 housing units at the site of a PepsiCo facility bottling plant off of Sandy Boulevard, in Northeast Portland.
Developer purchases 4.7-acre PepsiCo site
Seattle-based Security Properties Inc. has closed on the purchase of a 4.7-acre tract that has been used since the 1960s as a PepsiCo. bottling and distribution facility.
Is it Sandy Boulevard’s moment?
A new proposal on the Northeast Portland street could represent a tipping point for the commercial corridor, as large out-of-state firms follow the footsteps of smaller projects from local developers.
Development dilemma drags
A Portland Design Commission subcommittee will meet with Block 290 designers and neighboring residents in the search for a solution.
Timbers kick off $50M stadium expansion
The Portland Timbers plan to begin work this fall on a $50 million, privately financed expansion of seating at Providence Park.
Press Blocks design returned for revisions
Metaphorical flourish wasn’t enough to convince the Portland Design Commission to approve plans for the proposed Press Blocks development.
Goose Hollow property purchase finalized
Urban Renaissance Group and Security Properties have closed on their $20 million purchase of the Press Blocks properties in Goose Hollow.
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