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.
View ArticleEarly assistance sought for downtown project
Adjacent historic buildings in downtown Portland are pegged for redevelopment into a hotel.
View ArticleMore 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.
View ArticleDemolition OK for historic building
An Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals final order allows Salem Health officials to raze Howard Hall.
View ArticleHistoric 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.
View ArticleRenovation 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.
View ArticleNew owners and perhaps a new use
An Old Town Chinatown warehouse may soon become creative office space.
View ArticleExpanding a Carnegie legacy
An expansion of the Oregon City Public Library -- long overdue, some people say -- has been booked.
View ArticlePortland 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.
View ArticleMixing business with pleasure
In Southeast Portland, an ex-auditorium is now a concert venue amid offices.
View ArticlePortland Building will get $195 million remodel
Despite reservations about the high cost, city councilors voted to move the Portland Building renovation project forward.
View ArticleBall 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.
View Article‘Loophole’ leaves older buildings at risk
Preservationists say it's too easy for owners to demolish historic buildings without public input.
View ArticleMcMenamins tackling Tacoma redevelopment
McMenamins has big plans to revitalize a former Elks lodge in Tacoma, Wash.
View ArticlePortland 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.
View ArticleFresh 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.
View ArticleBuilding 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.
View ArticlePortland arena named ‘national treasure’
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated Veterans Memorial Coliseum a national treasure.
View ArticleOregon historic properties gain protections
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development on Friday approved new protections for historic sites and structures.
View ArticlePDC 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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