Pearl District News - Page 58

MarkDaMan · #**1141** Posted: **Apr 10, 2012, 3:43 PM**

^That's a great website! Very easy to use, I appreciate the simplicity in the design.

On your landing page I'd try to populate more stories on your "Pearl District News." If I was just a random visitor in town, two stories, one about a swimwear company and the other about MuRdEr, YIKES!

Also, for at the least the Eating/Shopping/Hotels I'd add in a rating system. Instead of the overused stars, how about pearls? I give this restaurant 5 pearls. LOL! I don't know. I do like the idea of a locally run Yelp like site, keep up the good work.

(Also, I think it's find your digs, not dig?)

Shilo Rune 96 · #**1142** Posted: **Apr 10, 2012, 8:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by MarkDaMan

Also, for at the least the Eating/Shopping/Hotels I'd add in a rating system. Instead of the overused stars, how about pearls? I give this restaurant 5 pearls. LOL! I don't know. I do like the idea of a locally run Yelp like site, keep up the good work.

The pearl rating system is a great idea! I will look into this.

The search will be just like Yelp: Search 'What' Near 'Where' (two search boxes)

bvpcvm · #**1143** Posted: **Apr 14, 2012, 4:41 AM**

Apartment building proposed at former Powell's Technical Books site in the Pearl District

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porc...lanned_at.html

tl;dr - 7 stories, LRS

crow · #**1144** Posted: **Apr 14, 2012, 3:03 PM**

Great news for an incredible site. We can hope the best for the design and it would be an incredible opportunity for some height to capture views above the tree line of the park.

PDX City-State · #**1145** Posted: **Apr 14, 2012, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by bvpcvm

Apartment building proposed at former Powell's Technical Books site in the Pearl District

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porc...lanned_at.html

tl;dr - 7 stories, LRS

Let's hope for a good design. LRS is not always so inspiring. That said, what a great site. The North Park Blocks is perhaps the most under-realized part of Downtown. The potential there is incredible given the proximity, the green space, and the building stock.

Grantenfuego · #**1146** Posted: **Apr 15, 2012, 9:37 AM**

With more housing and retail this area could easily become one of the most vibrant and desirable places to live/hang out.

PDX City-State · #**1147** Posted: **Apr 15, 2012, 5:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Grantenfuego

With more housing and retail this area could easily become one of the most vibrant and desirable places to live/hang out.

Very true, but the area need more larger destination retail--like the REI and Safeway a few blocks away. A lot of the small retailers in the North Pearl don't do very well because there's not enough foot traffic. It would be great to see some larger players in the neighborhood.

Eco_jt · #**1148** Posted: **Apr 20, 2012, 10:58 AM**

North Park Blocks looking like it has some great future potential

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European details inspire North Park Blocks project
POSTED: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 01:04 PM PT
BY: Lindsey O'Brien on DJC Oregon

Photo by Sam Tenney/DJC

Rendering courtesy of Siteworks Design | Build

...The renovation and addition under way on the corner of Northwest Everett Street and Park Avenue is part of a larger vision to re-energize the North Park Blocks...

... Siteworks Design | Build began renovating the 10,000-square-foot building in March. Crews gutted it and installed a huge structural system featuring steel and concrete. When work wraps up this summer, the space will be divided into two ground-floor office spaces – for Acme Business Consulting and actor representative group Talent Direct – along with a restaurant and a second-story rooftop bar....

rest of the story...

Grantenfuego · #**1149** Posted: **Apr 20, 2012, 5:09 PM**

Good start

downtownpdx · #**1150** Posted: **Apr 21, 2012, 3:47 AM**

Awesome they are doing this, there's so much potential in this area.

philopdx · #**1151** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 3:52 AM**

The Janey 4-21-2012:

philopdx · #**1152** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 3:58 AM**

Everett and Park 4-21-2012:

Shilo Rune 96 · #**1153** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 5:06 PM**

Oh wow! Lot's of progress since my last visit.

2oh1 · #**1154** Posted: **Apr 22, 2012, 5:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by floam

Here's the image from the RFR document:

Hhhhmmmm... it looks like they've really toned down the contrasts. Note the changed color of the west side of the building. I wonder if that means the windows aren't going to be dark either.

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Originally Posted by philopdx

The Janey 4-21-2012:

I wonder how much longer it'll be before the building on the eastern side of the block gets torn down or rehabbed.

P.S. Thanks for the updates philopdx!!! You were everywhere yesterday!

philopdx · #**1155** Posted: **Apr 30, 2012, 12:31 AM**

Update on the Freedom Center 4-29-2012:

downtownpdx · #**1156** Posted: **May 2, 2012, 2:29 AM**

Vestas HQ 4/30/2012 :

Former Dynagraphics building, (across NW 14th from Vestas):

The Janey, NW 12th & Everett:

New Madrid · #**1157** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 11:32 PM**

What's the plan for the Dynagraphics bldg?

redbeard · #**1158** Posted: **May 5, 2012, 1:32 AM**

On the quarter block at the SE corner of 9th and Everett where Brake Team was for a short while they are doing some work. The Brake Team letters are down. Here's the design review notice:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/in...42259&a=395980

It says it is for Local First and in the design it says 'produce market'. Anyone know anything about this?

MarkDaMan · #**1159** Posted: **May 5, 2012, 6:44 AM**

Pearl apartment building for sale
Portland Business Journal by Wendy Culverwell , Business Journal staff writer
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012, 2:14pm PDT - Last Modified: Friday, May 4, 2012, 2:39pm PDT

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/...&ed=2012-05-04

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A popular Pearl District apartment-and-office building is on the market for $15.6 million, nearly $7 million less than it cost to convert the historic building into an apartment, office and retail building.

HFO Investment Real Estate and Grubb & Ellis are marketing The Crane Building, a 30-unit apartment building with office and retail space at 720 N.W. 14th Ave. on behalf of Guardian Management LLC...

downtownpdx · #**1160** Posted: **May 9, 2012, 5:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by New Madrid

What's the plan for the Dynagraphics bldg?

Not sure, I think just retail?