The last unit of the Pearl District’s 114-unit condominium tower just sold last week. The 937 tower hit the market just as condo sales dropped to an incredible low. The high-rise condo project was started in October 2006 by developers Patrick Kessi and Geoff Wenker. The project was started when condo sales were still high.…
Riffle NW, in the Pearl District, is losing a bartender to a world bartending competition next week in Rio de Janeiro. Ricky Gomez will be leaving for Brazil on Friday. Last month, “Gomez bet out 20 other top bartenders at the U.S. finals of the Diageo beverage company’s World Class bartending competition,” according to OregonLive. The…
The Pearl District is in the running as the next location for the Courthouse. The Courthouse, currently located on SW Third Ave., is one hundred years old, and The Coun Multnomah ty Board of Commissioners is considering renovation. The building, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting, “is on the National Register of Historic Places, but doesn’t mean the court’s…
It’s summertime, which means the sun is peeking in and out of the clouds over Portland’s Pearl District and surrounding areas. Summertime brings the people outside, and if you’re looking for a place to sit and enjoy the sunshine while eating a meal or having a drink, look no further than The Ecotrust building in…
The Portland Seed Fund Demonstration Day event took place this past Wednesday, June 6, at Zilba Design in the Pearl District, where businesses presented their startup plans. Wednesday, the Portland Seed Fund began its second round of startups. According to The Portland Business Journal the leaders of the program “are confident that they’ve found the right…
The Pearl District plans to open a new apartment building at 1415 NW 12th Avenue. This building will be 75 feet tall with 177 apartments and one level of below-grade parking for 164 vehicles. The parking lot also contains multi-vehicle parking machines. The building will be U-shaped with a central landscaped courtyard and faux loading…
Here’s some photos showing the progress of the Pearl District’s largest construction projects. We took the lovely sunshine today as an opportunity to catchup on some photos breaks. 12th & Everett Update 5/29: The Fields Park Update 5/29: Freedom Center Update 5/29:
Erica Laurie’s designs, featured in Northeast Alberta’s boutique Garnish, will soon be available in the Pearl District. Garnish plans to open another shop at 404 NW 12th St., between Flanders and Glisan, by June, and Erica Laurie’s designs will be featured in the boutique. Garnish specializes in “easy-wearing dresses and separates that lend themselves to…
If you’re walking your dog in the Pearl District, make sure you bring a baggie to pick up after your pooch. Some members of the neighborhood are fed up with people who don’t pick up after their animals. They’re trying to initiate a program that goes after those who don’t pick up after their pets.…
Sisters 4 Survivors, “a Portland area-based nonprofit that provides resources, events and assistance for women suffering from breast cancer,” according to OregonLive.com, teams up with Bonnet Boutique to raise money for women with cancer. Bonnet Boutique sits at 412 N.W. 11th Ave. This First Thursday, May 3rd, for every $75 spent at the shop that evening, $15 in…