Security Properties nabs two major Portland properties
A Seattle real estate firm has acquired two major Portland-area multifamily properties, the company announced Monday.
Photos: Lining up a life of luxury
A grand opening was held last week to celebrate completion of the Windward, a Lake Oswego mixed-use project.
Perseverance prevails in suburbia
After enduring neighbors’ opposition, a Lake Oswego mixed-use development is opening with 200 luxury apartments, commercial space and 430 underground parking spaces.
Wizer Block gets new name
The 200-unit luxury apartment project in Lake Oswego will begin leasing this summer under its new name, The Windward.
Photos: Work progesses on Lake Oswego project
PHK Development’s Block 137 mixed-use project continues to take shape on a downtown Lake Oswego superblock.
Wizer Block project draws a crowd
The big-city project, sited smack-dab in the middle of a sleepy Portland suburb, has been drawing looky-loos since getting going.
Newsmakers 2016: Lease Crutcher Lewis
Take a look at the project teams for the most visible – and successful – projects completed recently in both the Portland-metro area and Oregon, and there’s a good chance Lease Crutcher Lewis will be listed as general contractor on more than a few of them.
Newsmakers 2016: Patrick Kessi
If things had gone differently for Patrick Kessi, he might have ended up as a stockbroker on Wall Street instead of a developer creating mixed-use projects in the Portland-metro area.
Builder’s Choice: Lease Crutcher Lewis
From modernizing Roosevelt High School to working on the Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands, midsize builder Lease Crutcher Lewis is busy with public and private work in the Portland-metro area.
Review of Wizer Block challenge denied
Opponents of the Wizer Block development in Lake Oswego have lost their appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Wizer Block gets go-ahead from Court of Appeals
The Oregon Court of Appeals this week upheld a decision by the Land Use Board of Appeals to allow the $92 million development to proceed in Lake Oswego.
Wizer Block headed to state Court of Appeals
The Lake Oswego group Save Our Village has taken its fight to stop the Wizer Block project from moving forward to the state Court of Appeals.
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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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion

















