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Three Old Town Chinatown buildings change hands

John Beardsley of Beardsley Development has purchased the Captain Couch building, the Norton House and the Merchant Hotel for $8 million from the Bill Naito Company.

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Early assistance sought for downtown project

Adjacent historic buildings in downtown Portland are pegged for redevelopment into a hotel.

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More apartments in the works in Irvington

A two-story apartment building in Portland’s oldest neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places may soon gain an adjacent building with 12 units.

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Demolition OK for historic building

An Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals final order allows Salem Health officials to raze Howard Hall.

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Historic hotel due to house guests again

A historic building in Northwest Portland is getting a face-lift so that it can reopen as a hotel.

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Renovation planned for historic building

The owners of a historic Pearl District building have applied to the Portland Bureau of Development Services for a pre-application conference to discuss renovation plans.

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New owners and perhaps a new use

An Old Town Chinatown warehouse may soon become creative office space.

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Expanding a Carnegie legacy

An expansion of the Oregon City Public Library -- long overdue, some people say -- has been booked.

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Portland Building architect dies at 80

Michael Graves, the prolific postmodern architect who designed the famed and often despised Portland Building, died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Princeton, N.J.

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Mixing business with pleasure

In Southeast Portland, an ex-auditorium is now a concert venue amid offices.

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Portland Building will get $195 million remodel

Despite reservations about the high cost, city councilors voted to move the Portland Building renovation project forward.

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Ball starts rolling for renovation of historic building

John Russell, founder of Russell Development Co., is seeking city approval for a project to revitalize the Hallock & McMillan Building.

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‘Loophole’ leaves older buildings at risk

Preservationists say it's too easy for owners to demolish historic buildings without public input.

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McMenamins tackling Tacoma redevelopment

McMenamins has big plans to revitalize a former Elks lodge in Tacoma, Wash.

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Portland Building project bidding on tap soon

The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved two more resolutions relating to the planned renovation of the Portland Building.

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Fresh look coming for Fairmount Apartments

Urban Development + Partners is planning a major renovation of the Fairmount Apartments, a 112-year-old building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Building doesn’t have ‘historic’ tag, but it could

Two historians are working to bring attention to the potential deconstruction of a 124-year-old building in downtown Portland.

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Portland arena named ‘national treasure’

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated Veterans Memorial Coliseum a national treasure.

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Oregon historic properties gain protections

Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development on Friday approved new protections for historic sites and structures.

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PDC stokes Union Station rehabilitation

The Portland Development Commission is laying the groundwork for a major rehabilitation of Union Station – the city’s 121-year-old train depot.

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