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Portland City Council Explores Vacancy Fee on Landlords as Downtown Struggles With Record-High Empty Space
Councilors have commissioned a $62,520 study to explore how a long-term vacancy fee might be structured The Portland City Council is exploring whether...
McMenamins Unveils Plan to Convert Historic 37,000 SQFT Taft Hotel Into 63-Room Boutique Hotel in Downtown Portland
The Pacific Northwest hospitality chain aims to link the 1907 building to the Crystal Ballroom via skybridge, creating an interconnected West End entertainment...
Abandoned 148-Unit Burnside Project Underscores Portland’s Worst Construction Drought in 15 Years
A developer’s decision to walk away from a five-story apartment complex on East Burnside Street reflects the financial headwinds stalling residential development citywide,...
Portland City Council Unanimously Approves Zoning Map Changes on 19 Nonprofit-Owned Sites to Accelerate Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Opportunities Project removes zoning barriers on properties owned by public agencies and nonprofit housing providers, arriving amid a sharp decline...
Portland’s 1803 Fund Commits $70MM to Albina District Redevelopment
Acquisition of grain terminal and Low End properties targets economic renewal in historically Black neighborhood Portland-based 1803 Fund has announced a nearly $70...
Portland’s Downtown Dilemma: Modest Gains Mask Deeper Challenges
The Rose City’s central district shows life, but competing data reveals a recovery more fragmented than many peer cities Portland’s downtown recovery defies...
“We Don’t Need Design Review”: Seattle Developer’s Project Fuels Housing Policy Debate
Lake Union Partners’ 302-unit Northgate project becomes rallying cry for broader housing policy reform A Seattle developer’s decision to sidestep the city’s controversial...
Prosper Portland’s Broadway Corridor Project Set to Transform Downtown with 4MM SQFT of Mixed-Use Development
In the heart of downtown Portland, a transformational redevelopment is taking shape as Prosper Portland and the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) move forward...
