Old Town/Chinatown News

[zilfondel]

I really like the first proposal. Reminds me of Broder crossed with some the amazing hostels I stayed at in Europe. Can't really imagine a boutique hotel down there, and I don't see how a couple of offices would really help energize it. International backpackers tend to see the value even if staying in rundown crappy places - and there would probably be a significant number of people intent on exploring the city, coming and going constantly. Anyone here ever stay at the Cambie in Vancouver BC? Our Chinatown is like Beverly Hills in comparison!

That being said, R2D2 needs to move off Burnside, or nothing is going to happen down there.

[Shilo Rune 96]

Originally Posted by zilfondel

I really like the first proposal. Reminds me of Broder crossed with some the amazing hostels I stayed at in Europe.

Number one is cool, but from an investment standpoint I think option four is the best. We need more creative space to innovate and become a better tech town. I especially like how they're basically targeting new/small businesses.

Originally Posted by zilfondel

That being said, R2D2 needs to move off Burnside, or nothing is going to happen down there.

The sooner the better. Sadly one of their proposed sites is a few blocks from me :/

[MarkDaMan]

May 16, 2014, 10:56am PDT UPDATED: May 16, 2014, 11:03am PDT
Naito-led team will redevelop Old Town's Grove Hotel
Wendy Culverwell
Staff Reporter-
Portland Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/...T&t=1400271826

A team led by a member of Portland’s storied Naito family will redevelop a residential hotel in Old Town/Chinatown.

Bob Naito of Naito Development is leading the team selected to convert the Grove Hotel, which faces West Burnside Street between Northwest Fourth and Fifth avenues, into a tourist destination.

The Portland Development Commission selected the Naito-led team, which includes Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Filament Hospitality, after soliciting proposals for the 70-room Grove. It acquired the hotel from the Portland Housing Bureau.

The development team will pay $630,000 for the property and intends to invest $7.5 million to convert the Grove into a 190-bed, 52-room “lifestyle” hotel with private bathrooms. Its plan calls for a restaurant, coffee shop, lobby and other amenities on the first floor, as well as a rooftop deck.

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[cab]

So Beam will do the rehab 5 years from now after this team backs out.

[2oh1]

That was fast. It wasn't my favorite proposal of the bunch, but... whatever. Let's just hope it happens. The sooner, the better.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by cab

So Beam will do the rehab 5 years from now after this team backs out.

That's a good one, and probably pretty accurate.

[pdxtraveler]

Great news! Sorry if this is somewhere and I missed it! An empty lot filling up!

http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/490846

Davis and 1st. With this and the rehab going on at 3rd and Davis things are coming around!

[maccoinnich]

That's awesome. It would be great to see these vacant lots along the waterfront start to fill in. Good that they're proposing ground floor retail / commercial too. It can't be the easiest location to make that work.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by pdxtraveler

Great news! Sorry if this is somewhere and I missed it! An empty lot filling up!

http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/490846

Davis and 1st. With this and the rehab going on at 3rd and Davis things are coming around!

Nice, good to see another Works PA building going up, this will make for good infill.

[New Madrid]

either i'm missing something obvious or those south and west elevation are mislabeled, right? assuming that fuzzy haze next to the proposed facades are meant to be OCOM?

[maccoinnich]

I think you're correct - the labels are the wrong way round.

[cab]

Good project. On another note, Are we almost done with the staggered windows architectural style?

[edirp]

Of course we aren't. <<SMIRK>>

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by cab

Good project. On another note, Are we almost done with the staggered windows architectural style?

Nope, that is a general trend in architecture right now. They are still designing and building buildings here in NYC with staggered windows.

[philopdx]

The Commons?!? Do we get some complimentary crank for attending?

[Sioux612]

Ankrom Moisan Architects is excited to announce their partnership with Gerding Edlen in developing a new mixed-use building on the corner of NW 1st Avenue and NW Davis Street. Ankrom Moisan will be designing the core and shell, as well as the tenant improvements for their office space. R&H Construction has been selected as the general contractor for the project. Ankrom Moisan’s Portland office has been located in the Willamette Oaks Building on SW Macadam Avenue since 1991. Their goal is to move from their current location to the new space by December 2015.

http://djcoregon.com/news/2014/06/23...d-to-old-town/

[urbanlife]

Meh, the design is not great, but not bad....it basically sums up Ankrom Moisan Architects. Though it is nice to see them move out of their current location to be more a part of downtown.

[RED_PDXer]

I worked for Ankrom Moisan way back in 2007 and recall they had grand plans to move to Old Town in 2009. The recession resulted in them losing much of their staff and tightening up the budget. Glad to see they can finally make that move!

[65MAX]

Originally Posted by RED_PDXer

I worked for Ankrom Moisan way back in 2007 and recall they had grand plans to move to Old Town in 2009. The recession resulted in them losing much of their staff and tightening up the budget. Glad to see they can finally make that move!

Hmmm, I was with AMAA in '06 and '07 too. Got laid off in '08, along with about half their staff. One minute they were bursting at the seams at their Macadam building, the next minute it was eerily quiet.

[cab]

So they overlook the river and park and that is the window treatment they come up with? So Bizarre. Maximize views should be 101. Terrible.