Slabtown (formerly Conway) Developments - Page 11

maccoinnich · #**201** Posted **Sep 29, 2015, 7:23 AM**

Notice of a Public Hearing [PDF] for the Leland James Center renovation.

Notice of a Public Hearing [PDF] for Blocks 294E and 295E.

maccoinnich · #**202** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 7:44 PM**

Conway Blocks 294E and 295E drawings [PDF - 300MB].

EDIT - I am having trouble opening the file. Coming through as corrupt.
EDIT #2 - worked for me at home for some reason.

maccoinnich · #**203** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Conway Blocks 294E and 295E drawings [PDF - 300MB].

EDIT - I am having trouble opening the file. Coming through as corrupt.
EDIT #2 - worked for me at home for some reason.

And Staff Report [PDF] that recommends approval.

maccoinnich · #**204** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 2:34 AM**

Drawings [PDF - 25 MB] and Staff Report [PDF] for the Leland James Center renovation. Staff report recommends approval.

maccoinnich · #**205** Posted **Oct 14, 2015, 6:55 AM**

QAtheSky · #**206** Posted **Oct 14, 2015, 11:35 PM**

I like the way the massing has turned out for all of the announced projects so far. In the prior renderings I wasn't sure if the color/material changes would be enough to break up the single 6 story block, but placed in context I think the effect actually works nicely.

The streetscaping also looks nice, though I kinda wish I could see a little more space set aside for bike infrastructure... but then I know thats not the purview of these renderings.

I also notice that brick seems to the material du jour for Conway so far, and honestly I quite like that.

CouvScott · #**207** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 1:24 AM**

I love seeing my place of business in the shadows of a new mid-rise project. But sadly, I'm sure we will end up moving out of this area as it will become unfit for our type of business.

TowerPower · #**208** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 5:27 AM**

GBD really needs to abandon the high contrast brick blends. They look terrible (see Hassalo on 8th). Something subtler would hold together much better.

Abide · #**209** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by TowerPower

GBD really needs to abandon the high contrast brick blends. They look terrible (see Hassalo on 8th). Something subtler would hold together much better.

I love the look. I'm a big fan of how Hassalo looks too. Portland is far too subtle too often.

Derek · #**210** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 10:48 PM**

I absolutely love the colors and I think this is fantastic infill. Portland has enough grey and black and dark brown buildings. Some color is welcome.

TowerPower · #**211** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 11:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Derek

I absolutely love the colors and I think this is fantastic infill. Portland has enough grey and black and dark brown buildings. Some color is welcome.

It's not the colors or the design that bother me - I like both - it's the particular blend of brick, with shades that are highly contrasting. Maybe I just need to get used to it, but to me it's too distracting and takes away from the design of the building as a whole. It almost looks like the building has some sort of skin disease. See here https://www.google.com/maps/@45.531103,-...HqckFCBiTgRUg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

urbanlife · #**212** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 3:43 AM**

Looking good, I am really loving this new district. It would be interesting to see how nice those views would be from the top of that mid rise.

maccoinnich · #**213** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 3:54 AM**

I'm torn on the Elwood at Hassalo. I think the south side with the sunshades is fantastic. Where it falls down is there north side, where the variegated brick is providing all the visual interest. At Conway the brick is providing less of the heavy lifting, because it has balconies all around.

maccoinnich · #**214** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:28 PM**

Design Commission approved the Leland James Center renovation on Thursday. Blocks 294E and 295E weren't approved yet.

maccoinnich · #**215** Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 3:07 AM**

Revised drawings [PDF - 280 MB] for Conway Blocks 294E and 295E. Mostly minor revisions.

maccoinnich · #**216** Posted **Nov 3, 2015, 8:24 PM**

Hard to tell what, if any, effect this will on the Conway masterplan area.

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Con-way's new corporate parent lays off 101 employees in Portland

XPO Logistics Inc., the Connecticut firm that recently acquired freight company Con-way Inc., laid off 101 of the 872 employees at the Con-way site in Portland on Friday.

The Con-way name has also been retired as of Monday, said Gary Frantz, director of corporate communications at XPO Logistics.

"When we announced our agreement to purchase Con-way, we said that we would eliminate some positions. ... We've provided those individuals with transition support, including outplacement services," said Bradley Jacobs, chief executive of XPO Logistics, in an emailed statement. "Driver jobs are not affected."

The layoffs hit all departments, Frantz said, but the majority were in human resources, finance, accounting and information technology.

...continues at the Oregonian.

urbanlife · #**217** Posted **Nov 3, 2015, 8:43 PM**

That is a shame, so should we start calling this area the XPO Logistics District? Just kidding, I know it is the Stumptown District. Though I hope this doesn't have any negative effect on the redevelopment of this district.

65MAX · #**218** Posted **Nov 4, 2015, 12:14 AM**

Slabtown, not Stumptown.

urbanlife · #**219** Posted **Nov 4, 2015, 10:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by 65MAX

Slabtown, not Stumptown.

Oops, I meant Slabtown, I don't know why I typed Stumptown.

maccoinnich · #**220** Posted **Nov 6, 2015, 5:45 PM**

Conway Blocks 294E and 295E were approved yesterday.