Press Blocks Explained

Press Blocks
Topped Out:Mixed-use development
Location City:Portland, Oregon
Location Country:United States
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The Press Blocks is a three-building, mixed-use development planned for Portland, Oregon's Goose Hollow neighborhood, in the United States. The $20 million purchase by Urban Renaissance Group and Security Properties closed in February 2017.[1] [2] Prior to construction of the new buildings, multiple buildings will be demolished, including one that formerly housed The Oregonian's printing press. The newspaper's parent company, Advance Publications, sold the property.[2]

In March 2017, the Portland Design Commission rejected plans for the development, which had to be revised and resubmitted for approval.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bell . Jon . 2017-02-02 . Developers close $20M 'Press Blocks' deal, look to begin demo by year's end . Portland Business Journal . 2022-04-17.
  2. Web site: Developers purchase Portland's 'Press Blocks' site, plan major project . KPTV . 2017-02-02 . 2017-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203000501/http://www.kptv.com/story/34414644/developers-purchase-portlands-press-blocks-site-plan-major-project . 2017-02-03.
  3. Web site: Hohlfeld . Kent . Press Blocks design returned for revisions . Daily Journal of Commerce . 2017-03-24 . 2017-06-02.