Category Archives: News Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Hotel Cornelius, The Redd, Ankeny Lofts and more

Posted on February 8, 2015 by nextportland

Hotel Cornelius Lobby (image via Portland Preservation). The interior no longer remains.

• The Portland City Council held a public hearing on the proposed West Quadrant Plan, a component of the Central City 2035 Plan. The Oregonian had “10 takeaways from the 20-year plan for the westside.”
• The Portland Design Commission this week reviewed Hazelwood Plaza and offered Design Advice on Modera Belmont.
• Portland Monthly wrote about The Redd on Salmon St, an empty warehouse in the Central Eastside which the Ecotrust intends to convert into an “incubator for artisan food businesses.”
• The Oregon confirmed that the adjacent Woodlark Building and Hotel Cornelius will be converted into a hotel operated by Provenance Hotels. A Pre-Application Conference for the project was held in December.
• The Zipper, Guerrilla Development’s latest project, is taking shape on NE Sandy. The collection of micro-restaurants will open in March.
• Major construction on the Lloyd Center Remodel begins in March. A story in the Oregonian said that brokers are shying away from traditional tenants, and are looking instead at “boutiques, restaurants, brewpubs, exercise studios and possibly a grocery store or a farmers market.”
• Portland Architecture published photos of Colab’s recently completed Ankeny Lofts 2/3.
• The 657-unit, three-building Hassalo on Eighth project will have a topping off ceremony on Monday, with Mayor Charlie Hales and Congressmen Earl Blumenauer present.
• The Portland Chronicle published construction photos of Urban Development Group’s 27th & Ankeny project.
• Randy Gragg asked whether the PNCA 511 Building will spark a renaissance in Old Town. The first students moved into the building this week.
• The Portland Business Journal had a look at the under construction Erickson Saloon & Fritz Hotel project.
• New Seasons has pre-leased 15,000 sq ft retail space in the Cook Street Apartments, to address a parking shortage at their North Williams store.
• Hacienda CDC has a number of community projects in progress on the east side, including the Portland Mercado.

Weekly Roundup: Oregon Square, Lents Town Center and more

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nextportland

GBD Architects’ Oregon Square

• The Design Commission offered Design Advice on Oregon Square to GBD Architects. The project by American Assets Trust will redevelop a superblock in the Lloyd District, with 4 new buildings of 10-32 floors.
• The Historic Landmarks Commission offered Design Advice on the Worldmark by Wyndham building to SERA Architects.
• The City Council backed a plan by the Portland Housing Bureau to commit $20 million for affordable housing in North and Northeast Portland.
• Zidell Yards was the subject of an email accidentally sent to OPB news and published by the Oregonian. The PDC and the Zidell family are currently negotiating on whether the Zidell property should include affordable housing. The Portland Housing’s Bureau’s preferred location is Riverplace Parcel 3, which the Portland Tribune wrote about in the article “Can South Waterfront be made affordable?“
• Portland Monthly reported that Providore Fine Foods and Pastaworks are scheduled to open this fall in The Shore, an under construction project by Guerrilla Development on NE Sandy Blvd.
• The PDC has selected developers for 6 of the 12 acres of property in owns in Lents Town Center. Property #1 and #2 are to be developed by Palindrome Communities. The south portion of Property #3 is to be developed by Williams & Dame, with the north portion by ROSE CDC. Asian Health & Services Center and REACH CDC are the selected developer for Property #4.
• The first office tenants are moving into Washington High School, an adaptive reuse project by Venerable Properties. The Oregonian was there to take photos.
• Portland Monthly had a look at Ancient Heritage’s new creamery, set to open this May in the 626 SE Main building.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of the two houses set to be demolished on NE Glisan St, for the Treece & Lambert Apartments by Barry R Smith Architect.
• The Oregonian visited the Stadium Fred Meyer on West Burnside, the remodel of which is nearing completion.

Weekly Roundup: Oregon Zoo, PNCA, Block 136 and more

Posted on January 25, 2015 by nextportland

Zidell Yards

• The Design Commission approved designs for Block 136 and the 19th & Overton.
• The Portland Development Commission is moving working on finalizing a Development Agreement with ZRZ Realty for Zidell Yards. The Portland Business Journal reported that the main areas still to be worked concern affordable housing and a new park. The Oregonian obtained a draft memo from the Portland Housing Bureau, which asked whether the Zidell family had “no desire” to develop affordable housing.
• Beneficial Bank is considering redeveloping property it owns at 430 NW 10th Ave in the Pearl with an 11-story wood building. The property is currently occupied by a branch of Albina Bank.
• Construction is underway on the Burnside Bridgehead Block 75, designed by Works Partnership. The Portland Business Journal reported that a formal groundbreaking is scheduled for Thursday January 29th.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of the church at 5000 SE Lincoln set to be demolished, to allow the construction of new townhomes.
• A 2,000 sq ft visitor center at the Oregon Zoo Elephant Habitat will be the first building in the state to use Cross Laminated Timber, as reported in the Portland Business Journal.
• Brian Libby of Portland Architecture had a first glimpse of the PNCA 511 Building, set to open soon. Next Portland published an article about the building earlier this week.

Weekly Roundup: Lloyd Center Cinema, Pine Street Market and more

Posted on January 18, 2015 by nextportland

Creative Office Redevelopment of the Lloyd Center Regal 8 Cinema

• The Design Commission approved the Jefferson 14 Apartments and the Tess O’Brien Apartments. The Commission offered Design Advice on the PSU School of Business Administration and Front 17.
• At the Oregonian, Elliott Njus wrote about the micro apartments proposed at 6012 SE Yamhill St.
• Portland Monthly’s Karen Brooks wrote about Pine Street Market, the new food hall planned for SW 2nd and Pine.
• Brian Libby of Portland Architecture published an interview with John Schleuning of SRG Partnership.
• SERA Architects plan to open to an office in Silicon Valley. SERA project that have been featured on Next Portland include Worldmark by Wyndham, 12th & Clay, AC by Marriott and the renovation/expansion of the Whidden & Lewis building.
• The Portland Chronicle wrote about a community meeting for a proposed building by UDG at 1916 SE 50th.
• The Oregonian reported that the Regal 8 movie theater at the Lloyd Center will close at the end of the month, and be replaced with a creative office development. This project is part of a $50 million redevelopment of the 1960’s mall, which includes a new entry and storefronts along NE Multnomah.
• Eater PDX reported that Rocio’s is set to open in the Creston Lofts at 2850 SE Gladstone St. The new restaurant is a spin off of Ponce’s, “a Beloved San Diego Mexican Joint.”
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of a house at 3423 SE Hawthorne Blvd which is set to be replaced by a 4-story apartment building.

Weekly Roundup: the Society Hotel, the Loyal Legion and more

Posted on January 11, 2015 by nextportland

The Society Hotel will open this summer

• The Portland Business Journal reported that Jama Software, the anchor tenant for Melvin Mark’s 2&Taylor building, is ready to move in.  The project is a redevelopment of the former Yamhill Marketplace.
• The demolition of the former University Station post office began. The site is owned by St Mary’s Academy, who plan on expanding their campus. Although still in the early stages of planning, the Oregonian reported on what might be housed in the expansion.
• The Society Hotel, a redevelopment of a long vacant building in Old Town, is set to open this summer. The Portland Business Journal had a look at the construction progress.
• The City Council was scheduled to vote on the rezoning for the MAC Block 7 apartments. The applicants have now decided to complete a City Center Parking Review before the City Council makes its final decision.
• The Waterline Apartments on NW Front Ave have begun pre-leasing.
• At Portland Architecture, Brian Libby expanded on his CityLab article about Centennial Mills, with more extracts from his conversation with Jordan Schnitzer. Meanwhile, the RFP process for selective demolition of the buildings in worst condition is ongoing.
• Chefstable plans to open The Loyal Legion, a beer hall with 99 Oregon beers on tap, in the former Portland Police Athletic Association building.

Weekly Roundup: changes in the Central Eastside, Downtown and Goose Hollow

Posted on January 5, 2015 by nextportland

The Goat Blocks

• In “The Central Question: Can industry, ambition and development mix in Portland’s Central Eastside?” the Oregonian wrote about the changes the neighborhood is going through, with the Goat Blocks being of particular concern to industrial users in the area.
• Places over Time published an article titled “In Defense of Change,” a reaction to the anti-development rhetoric of the last year in Portland.
• The Portland Business Journal looked at what’s contained in the latest version of Portland’s West Quadrant Plan, with articles about Downtown and Goose Hollow.
• Also in the Portland Business Journal: the current Northwest Portland Cash & Carry will close in April and move to a larger unit. The site is due to be redeveloped by Mill Creek Residential Trust at 1420 Pearl.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of the site at NE 28th and Glisan that’s set to redeveloped as a 4-story apartment building.

Weekly Roundup: Park Avenue West, bar closures, Centennial Mills and more

Posted on December 28, 2014 by nextportland

Street level view of Park Avenue West

• There were no City Council or Design Commission hearings this week, due to the Christmas holiday.
• In “Closing Time” the Willamette Week wrote about the many Portland bars that will have closed by the end of 2014, including Magic Gardens, which closes on New Year’s Eve. The strip club occupied a space in the Overland Warehouse Company building, which is due to be converted into creative office space.
• An article by Brian Libby at Citylab asked whether Jordan Schnitzer can save Centennial Mills.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of Spring Market at SE 31st and Hawthorne, which is slated to be redeveloped by VWR Development and TVA Architects as a mixed use building with apartments over retail.
• Another blog post at the Portland Chronicle contained photos of the Pearl garage set to be torn down for Vallaster Corl’s Couch9 project.
• In “Nerves of steel: Building the Park Avenue West Tower in Portland” the Oregonian published photos and wrote about the construction of the skyscraper set to be the third tallest building in the city.

Weekly Roundup: Multnomah County Courthouse, Revolution Hall and more

Posted on December 21, 2014 by nextportland

Block 136

• Block 136, the Tess O’Brien Apartments and the Lloyd Center Remodel were due before the Design Commission on Thursday.
• In a 4-1 decision, the City Council voted to reject the proposal to demolish a building at 1727 NW Hoyt.
• In ‘Stark Changes‘ and ‘A New Old Town II‘ Places over Time wrote about the St Francis Park Apartments and Block 8L respectively.
• The Portland Mercury reported that Revolution Hall, the music venue inside the newly renovated Washington High School, has announced its first shows.
• Portland Architecture wrote about the design forum for the James Beard Public Market, in which the team from Snøhetta met with various groups, including University of Oregon students.
• The Oregonian reported that Multnomah County voted to choose “an L-shaped lot at the west end of the Hawthorne Bridge” as its preferred site for a new courthouse.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of the demolition of a 1947 warehouse located at 1916 SE 50th. Though no construction permits have been filed yet, the blog speculates that it will become multifamily housing, given that the property is owned by Urban Development Group.

Weekly roundup: 4th & Harrison, OHSU, Society Hotel and more

Posted on December 14, 2014 by nextportland

The 4th & Harrison student housing project had its first Design Advice session this week

• The City Council heard evidence for and against the proposed demolition of the Buck Prager Building at 1727 NW Hoyt. The hearing will be continued on December 18th.
• The Design Commission offered Design Advice on the St Francis Park Apartments and the 4th & Harrison student housing. A Design Review hearing for Jefferson 14 was postponed until December 18th.
• In an article titled ‘Arcade Games Are Better III‘ Places over Time wrote about 419 Burnside.
• The Portland Business Journal reported that “some of the structures that comprise Centennial Mills could very well collapse into the Willamette River if they’re not torn down — and fast.”
• In an article about affordable housing in the North Macadam Urban Renewal Area, the Oregonian reported that the Portland Housing Bureau are planning a  a mixed-use project to include affordable housing at SW Moody & River Parkway.
• The blog History Treasured & Sometimes Endangered wrote about an art installation at the Mariner’s Home Building on NW 3rd and NW Davis. The building is currently being converted into the Society Hotel.
• The Portland Chronicle published photos of the site at 4937 SE Division St set to be redeveloped as 134 apartment units, with SERA as its architect.
• The Portland Business Journal wrote about construction progress at the former Red Lion, currently being transformed into the Hotel Eastlund.
• The Daily Journal of Commerce reported that OHSU is close to signing contracts for two South Waterfront projects [subscription required]. According to the article, ZGF Architects have been chosen to design the Center for Health & Healing II and SRG Partnership have been chosen for the Schnitzer Campus Building III.

Weekly roundup: 419 E Burnside, Block 8L and more

Posted on December 7, 2014 by nextportland

419 E Burnside. The ghosted outlines behind the building represent Block 67 and Block 75.

• The City Council heard evidence on the rezoning for the Multnomah Athletic Club Block 7 apartments. No vote was taken, and the hearing will be continued on January 8th.
• The Historic Landmarks Commission approved the design for Block 8L, a new mixed use building in Old Town.
• The Design Commission discussed the Tess O’Brien Apartments, 419 E Burnside, the Hilton Curio Hotel and the Whidden & Lewis building renovations.
• A Pre-Application Conference was requested for the Grove Hotel, and the first images were released.
• The Portland Chronicle posted construction photos of Vallaster Corl’s Lower Burnside Lofts.
• BikePortland wrote about the upcoming open house and forum for the James Beard Public Market, and how the market could be and opportunity to “improve Portland’s newest and arguably most awkward downtown bridge landing.”
• The development boom at the Burnside Bridgehead was the subject of another post at BikePortland, which included coverage of Skylab’s Block 67, Works Partnership’s Block 75, Myhre Group’s 419 E Burnside, and Guerrilla Development’s Fair Haired Dumbbell.
• The Daily Journal of Commerce published photos of GBD Architect’s Block A Apartments under construction in the Lloyd District.
• The Portland Business Journal wrote that the “Portland Development Commission has issued a call for qualified developers who could pull off a transformative, big-picture project at the corner of Northeast Halsey Street and Northeast 106th Avenue.”
• Tom Moyer, the developer behind Park Avenue West, was remembered in an editorial in the Oregonian. His legacy is as of “one of the people who helped define Portland’s city center.”