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Building Blocks: Aloha Family Housing
Crews in Beaverton are constructing a sizable apartment complex with a mix of units to house families earning 30 percent to 60 percent of area median income.
Building Blocks: LCC Florence Center upgrades
The renovation of a Lane Community College satellite campus in Florence will address critical seismic, maintenance and accessibility deficiencies as well as improve learning spaces.
Building Blocks: Benson school modernization
Crews are renovating 163,000 square feet and adding 216,000 at a high school in Northeast Portland.
Building Blocks: The Columbia at the Waterfront
A new seven-story, 300,000-square-foot, 248-unit apartment building has opened at the nexus of downtown Vancouver, Washington, and its waterfront.
Building Blocks: Corvallis library improvements
An underutilized patio space on the second floor was transformed and enclosed to create multiple much-needed spaces at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.
Building Blocks: Elementary School 29, Hillsboro
Construction of a new elementary school, currently unnamed, is under way on 8 acres at the northeast corner of Southeast Kinnaman Road and Southeast Reed Drive in Hillsboro.
Building Blocks: Serena Williams Building
The project to create a massive new building with more than 1 million square feet of space came with three main challenges.
Building Blocks: Tigard senior housing
A four-story building being constructed in downtown Tigard will hold 57 one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors ages 62 and older.
Building Blocks: Emler Swim School
This project was originally started in February 2020 but was abruptly shut down after demolition of the prior tenant because of COVID-19 mandates.
Building Blocks: Multnomah County Library Operations Center
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday for the Multnomah County Library Operations Center, located at the southwest corner of 122nd Avenue and Glisan Street on the site of a former Safeway grocery store.
Building Blocks: Center for Excellence in Engineering and Technology
A new facility at the Oregon Institute of Technology has makerspaces, classrooms, teaching labs, applied-technology laboratories, a boardroom, and more.
Building Blocks: Ellen Browning Building
Construction has wrapped up in Southeast Portland on a luxury cohousing development. The four-story Ellen Browning Building has 12 residential units.
News
- Mass-timber firm acquires Oregon glulam manufacturer
- Financing plan for $120 million ballpark advances
- $8.4 million in top bidders | May 17, 2024
- Building Blocks: Mike’s Drive-In (Milwaukie)
- Flaws found in Portland’s inclusionary housing program
- Portland business acquired by international firm
- More work ahead for Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- Pacific Northwest business changes its name
- Construction of suburban park completed
- Construction costs rise for Oregon highway projects
- Modern safety helmets replace traditional hard hats on construction sites
- $6.6 million tech facility in Portland building permits | May 13, 2024
Commentary
- Buy American Act requirements becoming more stringent | Opinion
- New federal rule banning noncompetes may impact construction industry | Opinion
- A letter to the editor from Edward Sullivan and Carrie Richter | Opinion
- April bears chase off March bulls; interest rate cuts still paused | Opinion
- To help address labor difficulties, cultivate better bosses | Opinion
- Impact of Supreme Court decision in takings clause case is hazy | Opinion
- Active transportation is integral to bridge replacement project | Opinion
- Coed softball, compliance and consequences: NLRB’s directive unveiled | Opinion
- Oregon housing law deserves applause rather than contempt | Opinion
- Oregon Family Leave Act is changing: Prepare now for updates | Opinion
- Let go of getting it right: the cost of oversize expectations | Opinion
- Drafting real estate documents with project permitting in mind | Opinion
