Architecture and Development in PDX
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 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.
The Portland Design Commission conducted a Design Advice Request meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19, for the Ida B. Wells Modernization. Commissioners reviewed site plan and design alterations for the new Ida B. Wells High School building, which will replace the existing building. Portland Public Schools selected Bora for the building design and site plan and Hoffman Construction as the project’s contractor.
