The Portland Bureau of Transportation says the bollards, recently installed on the Lovejoy Ramp, are a test and could just be temporary. PearlHelp went out for some photos today and noticed some had already taken some damage. The purpose of these bollards is to detour drivers from driving in the bike lane. Dan Anderson of…
Green Frog Toys, a specialty toy store, will close its doors for good on December 24 at 3:00 PM. The retailer announced the decision today on their website. Green Frog also owns the near by Child’s Play Toys at Northwest 23rd & Kearney. All purchases made at Green Frog will be returnable at Child’s Play, and…
he under-construction apartment building at Northwest 12th & Everett is well underway. Here’s some photos captured yesterday of the site. The building will have 50 residential apartments, 32 mechanical parking stalls, and 2,600 square feet of retail space. See some previous coverage of this project here →
The surface parking lot in between Northwest Northrup and Overton streets at 10th and 11th Avenue has been ordered to pay $5,500 in fines and $1,475 in city investigative services. The developer – Hoyt Street Properties – constructed the surface parking lot illegally. Last year the parking lot was paved and striped, but lacked some serious requirements…
The 225 room proposed extended stay hotel is waiting for a sign-off from the city. The Portland Development Commission (PDC) has already worked a deal for the hotel to lease a near by parking structure, Station Place, for nearly $100,000/year. The agreement would use just 100 stalls of the often quiet structure. Read the public documents here.…
Greetings PearlHelp visitors, Today I am so thankful for the success this site has. To give back to, I would like to offer a sneak peak into some future updates. Most importantly, all businesses will get a description; this will typically be a one to two paragraph summary of what the place is all about.…
Developer Robert Ball plans to build a 177-unit luxury apartment building, in our Pearl District. Mr. Ball – a former mayoral candidate – is responsible for the development of The Wyatt, in 2008. After The Wyatt, his developments stopped. He now thinks it’s a good opportunity to enter the rental market. According to a Metro…
Today, Molly Hottle – of The Oregonian – featured PearlHelp on her Northwest Portland blog via OregonLive. She’s The Oregonian’s official Northwest Portland reporter. See the quote directly: “Pearl District website: Whether you can’t get enough of the Pearl District or you’re lost in it, a new website devoted to what the neighborhood has to…
Developer Simpson Housing LLLP – of Denver – had planned to construct a 15 story apartment tower at Northwest 14th and Irving Street. Late last week the proposal was sent to The City of Portland, but later this week it was officially canceled. The decision still remains unknown. Spencer Welton – vice president of the…
1233 Northwest 12th Avenue – an office building in the northern Pearl District area – sold for $10.35 to an affiliate of Unico Properties, based in Seattle, WA. The seller – C&E Propterites LLC – purchased the building in 1990 for $1.1 million. Unico currently manages some noteworthy buildings in Portland. These are, the U.S. Bancorp…