Architecture and Development in PDX
Construction is nearly complete on hollywoodHUB, an affordable housing project in the Hollywood District of Northeast Portland. Located at 4110 NE Halsey Street in the Hollywood Transit Center, the project is designed by Holst Architecture for BRIDGE Housing. The 12-story, 223,000 square foot tower will include 224 units, community rooms, meeting spaces, and bicycle parking.
An Early Assistance application was filed for Veritas Place, the first project in a multi-phase redevelopment of property owned by the Dominican Friars in the Lloyd District. The 100% affordable community would include 159 units, reports the Portland Business Journal.
A $3.9 billion RFQ was issued for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project. The bi-state project intends to hire a contractor in 2027, with construction starting in 2028.
Once the center of Oregon’s casket industry, the Oregon Casket Building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Current plans would see the long vacant building converted to 34 housing units; a previous proposal to renovate and expand the building for office use was one of the first posts ever on Next Portland.
The Portland Fire and Thorns opened a joint practice facility in Hillsboro, named the Kaiser Permanente Performance Center.
Portland Parks and Recreation is partnering with the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest, who will take over operations at the Portland Tennis Center while investing $2.3 million in upgrades.
POD 28 will temporarily close for renovations, reports Bridgetown Bites, with a last day of service September 13th. Next Portland previously covered what the food cart pod will look like when it reopens.
As residents move into the newly completed Legin Commons, Montavilla News writes about a median island planned at the adjacent intersection of SE Division Street and SE 77th Avenue.
Volunteers of America plans to sell three properties it owns at NE 8th & Couch, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce. The proceeds would be go towards planned construction of the VOA Health and Family Services Campus, which would include 100 beds for men and women with children; outpatient treatment; and supportive services.
A replacement for the Keller Auditorium at a new Performing Arts + Culture Center moved a step closer as City Council voted 8-4 to advance plans for a new center for Broadway theater, to be built in partnership between the City of Portland and Portland State University.
Big Pink owner Jeff Swickard floated the idea of a rooftop observation deck at the top of the tower.
With Moda Center renovation talks “stalled”, City Administor Raymond Lee met with Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon.
Portland City Council approved a resolution that starts the process of transferring development rights for sites near the Moda Center to Albina Vision Trust.
Senior housing provider Willamette View plans to break ground on a 92-unit independent living building named Skyline on its campus near Milwaukie, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce.
The Portland Design Commission has approved the modernization of Portland Public Schools’ Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School. PPS selected Bora Architecture for the building design and site plan and Hoffman Construction as the project’s contractor.
In an 8-4 vote, the Portland City Council voted to advance a term sheet that commits the city to $120 million of funding for a renovation of the Moda Center. Meanwhile, a proposal passed of committee to enter development rights negotiations with Albina Vision Trust for adjacent city owned parcels.
The City Life Committee of Portland City Council voted 4-1 to advance a plan for the PSU Performing Arts Center, which would become the region’s new home for Broadway shows.
Appeals against the Lloyd Center Master Plan failed at City Council. After 66 years, the center closed on August 8th.
The 1803 Fund showed off its vision for The Low End.
A new food cart pod is planned across from Peninsula Park at 6425 N Albina Ave, while south downtown food cart pod Sip & Forage is almost ready to open. Two legacy food carts pods in further north in downtown will close due to the cost of required infrastructure upgrades.
Police raided North Portland’s ‘Red House’ on Mississippi, the scene of large-scale 2020 protests. Its occupant had reportedly been threatening construction workers at the adjacent SEI Mississippi development.
Plans for the redevelopment of The Palms on N Interstate are stalled due to an inability to secure financing.
The James Beard Public Market received its construction permit. The market is set to open in 2027.
The long vacant floating restaurant Newport Seafood Grill at 425 S Montgomery could be converted to wellness concept that would include floating saunas.
Demolition of the Flour Mill at Centennial Mills is due to start today, following an August 2nd fire that ripped through the abandoned structure.
The severely fire damaged Elephants Deli on NW 22nd could reopened with a new food hall and outdoor food carts.
Designs were approved for Los Colibris, a 100 unit affordable housing development that will be first building built as part of the OMSI Master Plan.
Alaska Airlines continued its expansion at PDX. The airline opened an $18 million Alaska Lounge at the new airport terminal and broke ground on the $150 million Alaska Hangar.
A restaurant might be coming to Tom McCall Waterfront Park, reports Willamette Week. The operators of the Portland Sprit hope to open a new family-style, casual restaurant space in the former Portland Visitor Center building.
The long abandoned Forest Park-In on Skyline Blvd could be coming back to life, according to Willamette Week.
Two separate advisory groups recommended proceeding with the PSU Performing Arts Center proposal to replace the Keller Auditorium. PSU has tapped a team of Colas Development and HMS Developments to develop a hotel that would be built as part of the center.
OPB covered how the 1803 Fund’s vision to revive the Albina neighborhood took a step forward with the purchase of the Streimer Sheet Metal Works campus. The fund hopes to transform the area into a district it has dubbed The Low End.
After a 16-year wait, Portland Public Schools broke ground on a new Cleveland High School, writes the Oregonian.
KPTV covered the groundbreaking for the new Jefferson High School, which will “feature “state-of-the-art” academic, athletic and arts facilities.”
Ribbons were cut at the opening of Darcelle XV Plaza, the Downtown park named for the late drag queen.
The Portland city government sought public input on the $600 million Moda Center renovation plan, wrote the Oregonian. Willamette Week observed that residents of Districts 3 and 4, whose councilors are up for election this year, hold particularly strong views on the matter.
The Daily Journal of Commerce covered the Jamii Court affordable housing development, under construction at the site of a former motel on SW Barbur Blvd.
Building on History both celebrated the renovations at the St Johns Library and lamented the loss of the Blackstone and Martha Washington buildings, being torn down for the PSU New Housing Building.
After a decade and multiple delays, plans have been shelved for the OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Expansion, reports the Oregonian.
The Portland Business Journal looked at the nearly complete Ukandu Loft. The project transforms “a former Lair Hill office building into a year-round resource and support center for children and families battling childhood cancer.”
DIY skatepark The Courts will have a new home on the PSU campus this August, writes Willamette Week.
OPB covered the groundbreaking for the $83 million UO Tykeson Child Behavioral Health Building at the university’s Northeast Portland campus. The building will provide more space for the still-new Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.
After “months of political football“, the Portland Mercury reports that the Portland City Council approved funding for homeownership developments at Williams and Russell and by Self Enhancement Inc.
Oregon and tribal leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for infrastructure at Tumwata Village adjacent to Willamette Falls. Construction of roads through the site will happend over the next 12 to 15 months, reports OPB, with construction of a multi-use space with retail, office and event space and an apartment building to follow.
Valhowlla Park, downtown’s first dog park, opened at SW 11th Avenue and Market Street on the PSU campus.
The Portland Parks and Recreation Steel Bridge Skatepark project moved forward earlier this month, with a second community gathering held on June 4th. This served as a follow up meeting to the initial open house that took place on Sunday, February 15th.
The 63,000 square foot skatepark will be located in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood, just south of the Steel Bridge. The design team consists of DAO Architecture, Lango Hansen Landscape Architects, Grindline Skateparks, and Dreamland Skateparks.
A survey was available both at the event and online at this initial open house. Questions were aimed to inform the design of the project and allow for public considerations to be taken into account as the project continues to develop.
A 14-story affordable housing building has been approved for Parcel 4A of the Broadway Corridor. Located at NW 9th Avenue, the high-rise will be part of a new nine-block development between Old Town and the Pearl District in Northwest Portland. The project is designed by Holst Architecture for Home Forward. Plans for the building include 229 affordable dwelling units, an Early Childhood Education Center, a Workforce Development Center, and community areas for residents.
Construction is nearing completion on the Ukandu Loft for families impacted by childhood cancer. The building, designed by Gensler, will incorporate activity spaces for children, teens, and families; community spaces; therapy and counseling offices; outdoor community spaces; parking; and operational offices.
A design review has been approved for the Portland State University New Housing Building, a 526-bed student residence hall on the South Park Blocks. The 6-story building will include 269 resident rooms in a combination of bed configurations including singles, doubles, and triples. Other program in the building include common space for residents, a student concierge center, and a new classroom. Design of the project is by GBD Architects.
This post was originally published August 9th, 2018, and has been updated.
A future U-Store self storage facility at the north end of the Pearl is nearing completion. The six story building was designed by MCA Architects for Hoyt Street Properties. At the ground floor the building will include 6 retail / office units, accessed from a raised dock. The five floors above will include 109,075 sq ft of storage space. As part of the development a new plaza is proposed where NW 13th Ave and Savier St will meet.
