This is the Marriott Hotel. It’ll be the Pearl District’s first hotel. Learn more about the project’s past.
Today marks the official opening of the Pearl District’s largest park, The Fields Neighborhood Park. The celebration started at 12:00 PM (noon) and lasted about one hour. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) Director, Mike Abbate, presented the park to the citizens of Portland with pride. He was accompanied by City Commissioner Nick Fish, Hoyt Street Properties Tiffany Sweitzer, and…
The Portland Pearl District is getting more affordable housing. San Francisco developer, BRIDGE Housing, has plans to construct a six-story 142 unit building. The developer says, “the building will be mix-income, with 123 affordable apartments for families earning 30% to 60% of Median Family income, an the balance at market-rate rents.” The architect behind the project is…
Photo Updates are construction progress photos taken by PearlHelp staff or others sending their shots to us. Feel free to contact us to learn more or send photos! These photos were taken March 15, 2013 at around 4:00 PM. Marriot Residence Inn Photo Update: NW 12th at Quimby Photo Update:
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.…
Pearl District residents and visitors have been waiting quite awhile for the Fields Neighborhood Park. The time has come, opening this friday: Date: Friday March 15, 2013 Time: 4:00 PM PearlHelp will be live blogging from the opening. A comprehensive article will be posted that evening sometime. Looking forward!
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…
The 225 room Pearl District hotel is coming along. This Marriott Residence Inn is going to be the Pearl’s first official hotel, currently we share surrounding area accommodations, so it will be nice to actually showcase something within the district. The Hotel design lacks a parking garage, but would utilize the nearby SmartPark owned by the City of Portland. The two…
With construction of the Janey Apartments (12th & Everett Mid-Rise) wrapping up, we noticed a pre-application online with similarities. Designed byGBD Architects, the proposal describes an eight story mid-rise with 80 apartments. The building will provide 34 parking spaces, 50 biking parking spots, and ground level retail space. Resembling the Janey is easily noticed in the design…