Super random, but I just had a dream and I had to share. In this dream, Beaverton had amassed a nice collection of 15-25 story buildings centered around the Central MAX stop (lots of empty lots there) and it was a nice vibrant, almost "new", core for Beaverton.
My question is, when will one of Portland's suburbs see a legitimate high rise (if ever), and which suburb do you think it will be? I know Vancouver has a lot of big ideas, but I don't think they have any ~20+ story, ~200ish' buildings in the pipeline. I wouldn't be surprised to see a new high rise apartment proposed there in the near future.
Also, the 76 station on Burnside next to Big Pink. Is that station too profitable to close? With projects in Old Town starting to heat up, I see this as one of the biggest blights in the area with the lowest chance of being changed anytime soon. Thoughts?
Also, props to Macco. You do a ton of good work for SSP Portland. I know we may not always comment, but I guarantee you we, or at least I, read every single update.