Affordable housing project team navigating review process
A two-building development that will bring a total of 198 affordable housing units to Portland's Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood advanced last week.
Shapiro Didway co-founder wraps up professional career
After spending the past 12 years running a landscape architecture firm, Steve Shapiro has retired.
College campus gains space for kids
Designers of the new child development center at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus had to account for two very different groups: children and college students.
Gresham mixed-use project’s design approved
Permits will be sought soon for construction of a development featuring eight buildings on a 7.4-acre parcel.
Tower developer scales down on Hawthorne
A new mixed-use building in Southeast Portland by TMT Development is the first mid-rise infill project for the developer, which is most known for building downtown towers.
Photos: Heavy timber mixed-use building arrives
Crews are wrapping up work on a new four-story mixed-use building in Portland’s Boise neighborhood.
Gorge communities gaining attractive ‘Hubs’
The final pieces of an ambitious project to beautify a string of Columbia River Gorge destinations are finally falling into place.
Photos: Developer opens new multifamily buildings
Two newly-opened apartment projects mark the first Portland-area developments by San Diego-based ConAm Group.
Portland design firm heads to the beach
Portland firm Shapiro Didway has completed site master planning for the Lincoln City Cultural Center, which is housed in the historic former Delake Elementary School along congested Highway 101 in the middle of the popular tourist resort town.
Photos: A creative transformation in Northwest Portland
Workers are continuing a substantial effort to repurpose a couple of industrial buildings in Northwest Portland.
Portland Playhouse project takes center stage
The renovation and expansion of a performing arts space is already generating excitement in the King neighborhood.
Photos: Downtown takedown makes space
A 93-year-old single-story retail building in downtown Portland is being demolished to make way for a new six-story office building developed by Menashe Properties.
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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