The Press Blocks (Oregonian Publishing Buildings) | 250' | 23 floors | U/C

[zilfondel]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

They really should orient these wide buildings to a south solar orientation. Brutal east/west sun creates major cooling issues.

[DMH]

Originally Posted by zilfondel

They really should orient these wide buildings to a south solar orientation. Brutal east/west sun creates major cooling issues.

I believe the tallest building is proposed to have a north - south orientation specifically to NOT cast depressing shadows.

[maccoinnich]

Notice of a Public Hearing

[maccoinnich]

Staff Report, which recommends approval. Goose Hollow neighbors will be at the hearing with pitchforks, I imagine.

[2oh1]

My enthusiasm for this cannot be understated. Please, please, please... build it, build it, build it. And while I'm dreaming... Please, let them use as much glass as possible in the tower, and use as much brick and stone as possible in the two shorter buildings. And build, build, BUILD. This would be such a wonderful change for a dead section of Goose Hollow.

[maccoinnich]

The Press Blocks at 817 SW 17th Ave have been submitted for Type III Design Review by GBD Architects:

Proposal is to develop one full and one-half block for residential tower and office plus retail. 447 below grade parking space and 577 bike parking spaces.

[maccoinnich]

Request for Response. For such a large project they sure got through their completeness check quickly.

[maccoinnich]

Developers close $20M 'Press Blocks' deal, look to begin demo by year's end



The plan to raze the buildings that once housed the printing operations for the Oregonian and replace them with a three-building, mixed-use development in Goose Hollow have taken another step forward.

Developers said they've closed $20 million deal for the site.

In a release today, Urban Renaissance Group and Security Properties announced that they have purchased the one-and-a-half-block site at 817 S.W. 17th Ave. from the Oregonian's parent company, Advance Publications, for $20 million. Known now as the "Press Blocks," the site is set to be home to an eight-story, 150,000-square-foot office building, a 250-foot-tall apartment building with 337 units and a four-story pavilion building with creative office, ground-floor retail and live-work spaces.

...continues at the Portland Business Journal.

[urbanlife]

I am really excited for this project, it will be nice to see those waste of space Oregonian buildings gone. I have always felt like they were a major factor in that area feeling like a dead zone for so long.

With all the development going on in this area, I wonder what the new neighborhood name will be. Obviously the area already has a name, but I am sure some real estate agent will come up with something ridiculous.

[QAtheSky]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

With all the development going on in this area, I wonder what the new neighborhood name will be. Obviously the area already has a name, but I am sure some real estate agent will come up with something ridiculous.

"The Stadium Blocks"

or

LoWeBu AKA Lower West Burnside

That'll be $20,000 for my consulting fee.

[2oh1]

Goodbye, Oregonian bunkers!!! Helloooooooo HOUSING!!!

Originally Posted by urbanlife

With all the development going on in this area, I wonder what the new neighborhood name will be. Obviously the area already has a name, but I am sure some real estate agent will come up with something ridiculous.

Isn't it already Goose Hollow? I've known people who lived on SW 14th. Ask 'em where they live, they say Goose Hollow.

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by 2oh1

Goodbye, Oregonian bunkers!!! Helloooooooo HOUSING!!!



Isn't it already Goose Hollow? I've known people who lived on SW 14th. Ask 'em where they live, they say Goose Hollow.

It's in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, but I've read that the area between I-405 and the hill was originally called Lownsdale. The hill is King's Hill. Goose Hollow is the area around the Goose Hollow MAX station.

[Pavlov's Dog]

Originally Posted by twofiftyfive

It's in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, but I've read that the area between I-405 and the hill was originally called Lownsdale. The hill is King's Hill. Goose Hollow is the area around the Goose Hollow MAX station.

Daniel Lownsdale, one of the more important people in Portland's early history did indeed have his tannery in that area, where the Stadium and MAC are now.. There is already a Lownsdale Apartments on 15th and Taylor BTW.

[Rhome]

Here's the map of the historic areas of the greater Goose Hollow neighborhood (from the neighborhood website):

[Abide]

Cool, I've never heard of "Gander Ridge." Also, I do believe Urbanlife's post was a facetious commentary on developers' tendency to want to create imaginary new "districts" around their large projects for branding purposes.

[Rhome]

Developers already starting to rebrand as the "Stadium District." I'm sure there are many more of these efforts throughout the city. Would be interesting to catalog them.

[maccoinnich]

Notice of a Public Hearing

[urbanlife]

I am really loving this development, it makes it feel as if Downtown is expanding west.

[ORNative]

I think it looks great. I like they way they broke up the space and kept a human scale with varied uses

[maccoinnich]

Stopped in for a couple minutes. Pretty full room for the hearing.