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Notes of Interest » Jan 1, 2009
by shooter
Welcome to 2009! The New Year starts off with a breath of fresh air: no smoking in all workplaces —including bars! We also have some good news about a local restaurant , and Brian Libby at Portland Architecture offers a look back at the year in Portland architecture. Lastly, if you're looking for something relaxing to do: Portland Parks provides a list of parks to do some bird watching. So, find some time—between the rain and snow—go for a walk and try to spot a belted kingfisher or hooded merganser . (photo: Pete Baer )
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Oct 16,2008
Sneak Peek of New Powell's Books Building
by pearlgirl
As we mentioned earlier this year , Powell's Books is expanding its flagship store on West Burnside. As you may have guessed, the only place that they can go is UP—and that is exactly what they intend to do. We just received notice of a pre-application conference on the Powell's project. The proposal is to replace the existing one-story building with a 27,660 square foot, three-story, mixed-use building (two floors of retail, one floor of office, with a rooftop garden).The plan is to create a new home for Powell's Technical Books, which is currently located two blocks to the east on the north Park Blocks. Check out drawings of the preliminary design below and download the pre-application notice here . Time and Date: October 29, 2008, at 3:00 pmLocation: 1900 SW 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Room 4a
File Number: EA 08-168278 General Information About Pre-Application Conferences What is a Pre-Application Conference?
A Pre
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Oct 10,2008
PortlandArchitecture Tours the AIA in the Pearl
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Brian Libby over at PortlandArchitecure was recently given a tour of the new Center for Architecture at NW 11th and NW Flanders. The Center for Architecture opened earlier this year, but Brian had the opportunity to tour the building with one of the architects involved in the design. We get to benefit from Brian's description and photos.Visit PortlandArchitecture , this post is worth the read.
The photo used for this post was shot during the snowstorm of 2003, while the location was still the SK Josefsberg photography gallery.
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Sep 24,2008
More On the U.S. Custom House
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Brian Libby at Portland Architecture talks about the current status of the Custom House. His post is a really good summary of the recent history of the building and is a good facilitator to get people thinking about what to do with the building. It's a good read. Related posts and links: United States Custom House Photo Tour GSA Decides to "Dispose" of Portland Custom House Custom House History General Services Administration Buildling Information Portland Tribune — Building Pivotal to Area's Revival General Services Administration website
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Sep 17,2008
United States Custom House Photo Tour
by shooter
One evening in August, the Federal Government opened the Custom House to the general public. A project to convert the building into a boutique hotel had recently collapsed, and the General Services Administration wanted to generate interest in the building again. The Building is located at 220 NW Eighth Avenue on the North Park blocks. I have wanted to get inside this building ever since I moved to Portland. When the open house was announced, I put it on my calendar. Briefly, I think the exterior is beautiful, as are the entry and main staircase. Interior details such as the wood trim, doors, etc are interesting, but on the whole the inside is a bit plain. This is partly due to the remodeling by the government—acoustic ceilings, ugly carpeting, and florescent light fixtures. This building has great potential, and I'm sure once the previously mentioned additions are removed, the interior space could be transformed into something
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Aug 7,2008
ONE WATERFRONT PLACE CREATES PORTLAND’S GREENEST MULTI-TENANT OFFICE SPACE
by pearlgirl
One Waterfront Place , a $100 million, 270,000 square-foot commercial office building under development in the River District, has received Platinum-level precertification by the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED® for Core & Shell program (LEED-CS). One Waterfront Place is the first Platinum precertified project on the West Coast and the first precertified office building of any level in Oregon."One Waterfront Place is in a dynamic location," said Jim Winkler, Winkler Naito Development, developers of the 12-story building located at 1201 NW Naito Parkway. "It is poised at the epicenter of what we believe will be the largest concentration of sustainable buildings and green collar jobs in the region, making it our obligation to build an environmentally responsible workplace."
The building is also the first new multi-tenant office building in Portland to set the ambitious LEED Platinum certification as a goal. The project ea
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Jul 31,2008
Office space rental market softens
by shooter
The Oregonian reports that the commercial real estate market in Portland is softening. I wonder what this development means for the off again/on again One Waterfront Place project. I previously posted about One Waterfront Place when the developers presented their latest proposal to the Pearl District Neighborhood Association in early June. At the time co-developer Jim Winkler said, "as soon as we get our anchor tenant who leases 80,000 square feet we'll begin". If the commercial real estate market is softening that doesn't bode well for Winkler to find his anchor tenant. If this development doesn't happen the PDC should pull the plug and use the $9 million committed to the project for something that will be built. I think the office building would be a good addition and would bring more foot traffic to the North Pearl. However, if the project can't get off the ground it should be killed once and for all.
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