Portland’s Northern Pearl District is growing up. “It’s so nice to see the north end of the Pearl starting to fill in,” – said a downtown resident online. According to my research below, an estimated 1,308 apartments are proposed or under construction in the northern Pearl District. The areas’s first hotel is also under…
The Pearl District was struct with a shocker today when developer, Unico Properties, submitted a pre-application for a 26-story tower. The design appears to be 1970s inspired. Although the project is still in the early stages, we managed to find the renderings showcased here on the Pearl District Blog. The architecture firm behind the design…
The City of Portland received a Pre-Application Conference regarding a 282 apartment project in the Northern Pearl District. Although in early planing stages, the location is the Cash & Carry block, in the Northern Pearl District. Details for this Pearl District project are still becoming available, but this is what we know: 282 apartments eight-story…
Updated rendering from July 2013 Developer Gerding Edlen is proposing a nine-floor mixed-use building; dubbed as the Janey II in the Pearl District. The location is block 78, at NW 11th Avenue and Everett St. Currently the site is an abandoned one-story warehouse constructed in 1906. The neighboring original Janey project was completed in September 2012, and was just six floors and 50…
Developer Gerding Edlen is proposing a nine-floor mixed-use building; dubbed as the Janey II in the Pearl District. The location is block 78, at NW 11th Avenue and Everett St. Currently the site is an abandoned one-story warehouse constructed in 1906. The neighboring original Janey project was completed in September 2012, and was just six…
During Tuesday’s Planning and Transportation meeting, developer Hoyt Street Properties and Boora Architects, sought design advice for Pearl District Block 17. Hoyt Street Properties purposes a residential tower and mid-rise structure for the site. Based on last night’s design presentation, the tower skin is described as modern light-colored glass. The mid-rise skin was all white brick. Unfortunately…
A design request was submitted regarding the Pearl District’s biggest upcoming project, North Point Tower. The applicant, Hoyt Street Properties, seeks four zoning changes for the project. Some further design features were also slightly revealed. The biggest zoning change would be in the height. The request seeks a lift from 225 feet to 350 feet.…
Boora Architects has been confirmed to be the designer behind the Pearl District’s North Point Tower project. Hoyt Street Properties is the lead developer behind this project. Previously we wrote a design competition was taking place, however, it was apparent Boora was always leading this competition. Architectural illustrator Sccott Baumberger wrote online, “Hoyt has hired Boora Architects…
Starting in March, neighborhood planning on an all-new, 16 story, 280 unit housing tower is slated to begin in Portland’s Pearl District. The apartment tower is proposed to be located off of NW 12th & Pettygrove, continuing to expand and refine the borders of the Pearl District. According to Tiffany Sweitzer, president of Hoyt Street…