Architecture and Development in PDX
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.
The Portland Design Commission conducted a Design Advice Request meeting on Thursday, May 21, for Broadway Corridor Block 6. The middle-income development is one of the first projects planned for the 14-acre parcel of land in northwest Portland that once housed a U.S. Postal Service distribution and processing facility. Related Companies is operating as lead developer on Block 6, with Melvin Mark and Prosper Portland as minority partners. Related selected Mithun as the project architect.
The Columbian reported that the Center for the Arts at Columbia Palisades in Vancouver moved forward with the release of new renderings of the design by ZGF Architects.
Bridgetown Bites previewed The Callback, a new food cart and bar set to open in the Hollywood District this summer. In advance of its Memorial Day weekend opening, Bridgetown Bites also covered the Fremont Garage.
New retailers and a refreshed food court are coming to Washington Square mall, according to the Oregonian.
Hundreds gathered for the opening of the East County Library in Gresham, reports Willamette Week.
Portland Parks and Recreation has chosen Malcom Reading Consultants to run the design competition for the Tom McCall Waterfront Park Bowl, reports KPTV. Portland Monthly asked whether a makeover of the park could revitalize Portland.
Governor Kotak signed the bill authorizing state funding for a renovation of the Moda Center, however with local funding being “nowhere near a done deal“.
With a now signed agreement for the purchase McCormick & Baxter superfund site, the Portland Botanical Gardens is now one step closer to opening, reports the Oregonian.
High Street Residential is breaking ground on a 369-unit apartment complex at the former Cedar Hills Shopping Center in Beaverton, reports the Portland Business Journal.
Portland’s suspension of Systems Development Charges may be enough to make the five story, 158-unit Rose City Mixed-Use development at NE Sandy & 52nd viable, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce.
The Oregonian took a tour of the McMenamins Taft Hotel project, set to open adjacent to the Crystal Ballroom.
Plans for Centennial Mills may now include the conversion of the former Portland Mounted Police into a nightclub and restaurant, reports the Portland Business Journal.
The 944-page Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has been published, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce.
The In-N-Out Mill Plain, the first in Vancouver, WA, opened to more hype than hassle.
A new concert hall advances under the name Steelhead in Portland’s Central Eastside. The project is being developed by local developers Beam Development and Colas Development Group, for tenant by Live Nation. Designer of the project is Lever Architecture in collaboration with Live Nation’s in house design team at Blueprint Studio.
Construction on the James Beard Public Market is moving forward in downtown Portland. Designed by BCV Architecture + Interiors, Colab Architecture + Urban Design, and Humber Design Group, the new market is planned to include a restaurant, cookbook store, teaching kitchen, common space for community events, food vendors, common seating areas, and a rooftop bar with covered seating.
A design review has been approved for a remodel of the food carts at POD 28, with design by Scott Edwards Architecture. The remodel of POD 28 will include building new structures to provide covered seating, trash management, storage, utilities, and restroom facilities.
The Willamette Cove Nature Park cleared two major hurdles in March, as Metro passed Resolution no. 26-5561 to establish a master plan for the nature park on March 5 and the regional government entity received a draft of a remedial design/remedial action (RDRA) work plan for the park site dated March 27.
