Pearl District News - Page 72

scleeb · #**1421** Posted **Aug 24, 2011, 1:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by tworivers

^^^Best name ever. Word on the street is that Fosler's next project is going to be called Douchebag Manor.

Too funny 2R. Thank you for delivering my first laugh of the day. Incidentally, I agree with you on naming a building the "Freedom Center" and placing it next to an ICE facility. It's not easy to achieve pompous and ironic in two words.

zilfondel · #**1422** Posted **Aug 24, 2011, 5:57 PM**

Cute project tho:

http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/new...n_street_plan/

2oh1 · #**1423** Posted **Aug 24, 2011, 7:31 PM**

Oh, thank god, it has staggered windows. I was afraid there might be a new housing project without them. And they didn't miss out on the pop-out sections fad either. All it needs now is a corny n... oops. I forgot. It has a corny name.

I'm glad it's being built, but I think it won't be too long before we look back on this era of architecture with an eye roll.

zilfondel · #**1424** Posted **Aug 25, 2011, 1:48 AM**

Saw this on neighborhood notes:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/in...47126&a=357972

2 buildings actually:

NW 19th and Johnson: 98 units in 6 stories, below grade parking.
kitty-corner: 47 units, 6 stories, ground floor retail and parking

crow · #**1425** Posted **Aug 25, 2011, 3:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by zilfondel

Saw this on neighborhood notes:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/in...47126&a=357972

2 buildings actually:

NW 19th and Johnson: 98 units in 6 stories, below grade parking.
kitty-corner: 47 units, 6 stories, ground floor retail and parking

Maybe a little more time should be spent designing. Seriously at what point is poor design measured by its waste of materials and carbon to build this work?

arkhitektor · #**1426** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 8:13 PM**

Just found this thread, it's cool to see progress on a building that I had a small (rather insignifigant) part of before its construction. Earlier this year, I was on my school's LEED Construction team, and we won 1st place for a project that was based on the Vestas HQ renovation. (Skanska is the GC and sponsored the LEED competition) I know more about the rainwater collection system on that building than anyone probably should. The trophy we won is actually made from a piece of the building:

philopdx · #**1427** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 7:56 PM**

Update on 12th and Everett from 10-05-11:

philopdx · #**1428** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 8:12 PM**

Update from 10-1-2011:

MilwaukeeMark · #**1429** Posted **Oct 17, 2011, 10:11 PM**

I'm pretty excited to see Mellow Mushroom just opened up on NW 14th and Flanders. It's damn good za. I've been to their Asheville and Raleigh restaurants and both were excellent. Cool that Portland has one too.

Derek · #**1430** Posted **Oct 17, 2011, 10:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MilwaukeeMark

I'm pretty excited to see Mellow Mushroom just opened up on NW 14th and Flanders. It's damn good za. I've been to their Asheville and Raleigh restaurants and both were excellent. Cool that Portland has one too.

Just looked it up, definitely looks like a place worth trying.

bvpcvm · #**1431** Posted **Oct 27, 2011, 5:24 AM**

Hotel Planned for the Pearl District at NW 9th and Marshall. Following link for uninspiring rendering.

Also, that awful strip mall at 15th and Glisan has been bought and may home to a hotel as well, per the link above and this Oregonian article.

MarkDaMan · #**1432** Posted **Oct 27, 2011, 3:46 PM**

"uninspiring" is putting it nicely. Yuck!

Shilo Rune 96 · #**1433** Posted **Oct 27, 2011, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by bvpcvm

Hotel Planned for the Pearl District at NW 9th and Marshall. Following link for uninspiring rendering.

Also, that awful strip mall at 15th and Glisan has been bought and may home to a hotel as well, per the link above and this Oregonian article.

Wow, this is exciting. Wasn't this space going to be an office building? I believe Hoyt owns or owned this block. Google Map link.

tworivers · #**1434** Posted **Oct 27, 2011, 7:50 PM**

Uninspiring, yes (thanks Sera!), but man I'd take almost anything on that vacant lot that has been sitting there for so many years...

I did find it interesting that one of the renderings shows One Waterfront Place. Wtf?

tworivers · #**1435** Posted **Oct 27, 2011, 9:13 PM**

Link to pre-app conference.

bvpcvm · #**1436** Posted **Oct 28, 2011, 2:01 AM**

OOOOH. I completely misunderstood where this was. I was thinking it was down on the N Park Blocks. Yes, I'd love to see something built here, this makes much more sense.

Okstate · #**1437** Posted **Oct 28, 2011, 3:40 PM**

It will have an indoor pool...can't say that about too many "downtown" hotels in the area. Just saw it will be a Residence Inn.

Okstate · #**1438** Posted **Oct 28, 2011, 3:41 PM**

It will have an indoor pool...can't say that about too many "downtown" hotels in the area. Just saw it will be a Residence Inn...which is a quite different from the first rumored Pearl Hotel in the W brand.

2oh1 · #**1439** Posted **Oct 28, 2011, 4:42 PM**

Oy! That really is ugly, but it'll still be great to have it built on that lot (I added the link since we've moved on to another page here).

Any idea what the story is with the block to the north of this one? East side of 9th, north side of Northrup?

MarkDaMan · #**1440** Posted **Oct 28, 2011, 4:43 PM**

There was also talk about a Wyndham time share...not sure if this is the same block? I think the rumored W (or other luxury brand) is intended for another location.