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…
Trees, shops, and light poles are all decorated in Portland’s Pearl District for the annual 2013 Holiday season. The centerpiece of it all, Jamison Square, went live last night at about 6:30 PM. Jamison Square is decorated all around. While children are counting down to summer, the fountain is turned off for the Holiday lighting…
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…
Yesterday news broke the City of Portland is exploring the idea to move a homeless encampment into the Pearl District. The proposed site for the encampment is directly underneath the Broadway Bridge via the Lovejoy ramp. The organization, Right to Dream Too, is responsible for the current encampment in Portland’s Oldtown neighborhood. The City should…
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…
Yesterday the DJC Oregon published an article about a pre-application for a 26-story tower in the Pearl District. The article is protected by a paywall, so there’s limited details available. Unico Properties has scheduled a pre-application conference with the city to discuss plans for an approximately $64.5 million, 26-story tower at 1301 N.W. 12th Ave.…
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 has been smokin’ hot this weekend. Checkout this amazing shot and read the latest forecast. Pearl District Weather Sun: 93°F / 63°F Mon: 93°F / 65°F Tue: 93°F / 63°F