According to an article filed by the Planning and Sustainability department on Monday, the US Post Office at 715 NW Hoyt Street will be relocated in 6-10 years. This particular post office is often referred as The Pearl District post office. “Relocate the US Post Office and redevelop the site with a wide mix of…
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…
Demolition is wrapping up in the Northern Pearl District to make way for an indoor rock climbing arena. The previous site, a 106-year old warehouse was being used as storage. The new 30,000 sq.ft. facility will house a three story climbing area, yoga and fitness studios, and full service locker rooms. Demolition started on June…
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…
The Pearl District is getting taller. Here is the latest design update on North Point Tower. Read our previous coverage on the project here.
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…
One of the Pearl District’s largest projects, the Marriott Hotel, purposed some design changes today. The 225 room extended stay hotel was approved in a 2012 design review, but now seeks some small alterations to the exterior and courtyard areas. Here’s the purposed design changes (via Proposal): Revisions to the size and placement of the…
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…