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$100 Million+ Project Launched Overlooking Deschutes
A parcel off of Century Drive in Bend will be the site of a $100 Million+ project. Learn more here.
BY SIMON MATHER — CBN FEATURE WRITER
Ground has been broken on a spectacular site overlooking the Deschutes River in Bend which will feature luxury condominiums and, in the future, a 4-star and 5-star hotel, complete with a rooftop bar, as part of a 7.6-acre mixed-use development off Century Drive with an estimated price tag north of $100 million.
Ridgeland, Mississippi-based developers Wealth Hospitality Group plan to roll out the project in three stages, starting with The Ridge consisting of 37 high-end condos across five four-story buildings, boasting pristine…
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Eugene becomes first city in Oregon to restrict natural gas in new residential construction
Eugene passed a bill to restrict natural gas in new residential construction. Learn more here.
Natural gas infrastructure will be banned in new low-rise residential buildings in Eugene.
City Council passed the surprise resolution 5-3 Monday night, during a discussion on whether to send the issue to the ballot.
Developers will have to use electric appliances and power when building new residences of three stories or less. The ordinance applies to building permits submitted on or after June 30, and it does not affect existing buildings.
Eugene will be the first city in Oregon with…
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Bend restaurant demolished for Wilson Avenue improvements
The Wilson Avenue Corridor Project begins with the demolition of Hong Kong Restaurant. Find out more about it here.
To prepare for next year’s construction at Third Street and Wilson Avenue, demolition of the decades-old Hong Kong Restaurant on the intersection’s northeast corner has begun.
The demolition that began Monday is part of the Wilson Avenue Corridor Project, which will include improvements on Wilson, from Second to 15th streets. The $19 million project will include the addition of four raised medians at each corner to protect pedestrian and bicycle crossings from turning vehicles, new sidewalks and new traffic signals with more intelligent traffic detection.
The Wilson Avenue project is the first to be funded by the 2020…
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Local woman builds new apartment building for parents, longtime friends
Local Portland woman builds apartment building for close friends and family. Learn more here.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’ve been in inner Southeast Portland lately, you may have noticed a 34,000-square-foot building that was recently finished.
Living inside that building is a large group of longtime friends who wanted to grow old together. The brainchild of a local woman, the building looks like a place you’d want to stay for vacation — complete with a heated pool, workout room and even an extensive game room.
“We were all sitting around talking about how we were going to age together,” resident Debbie McCabe explained. “But Molly is the one who took it and ran with it.”
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Developer of disputed Thornburgh Resort withdraws request to buy 400 acres of state land
Developer of Thornburgh Resort withdraws request to purchase 400 acres of public land. Find out more here.
Kameron DeLashmutt says he doesn’t need to buy land, since he already leases it; foes call move a ‘big win’
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The developer of the controversial Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond said Monday he has withdrawn a much-criticized request to buy 400 acres of public land held in trust by the state School Fund – because he doesn’t need to, having already leased the property for 17 years.
Department of State Lands Communications Officer Liane O’Neil confirmed that “Central Land and Cattle Company has elected to withdraw their application” for the Cline Buttes Tract, so it has been removed…
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Deschutes County selling SW Bend parcel to Kôr Land Trust/Housing Works for affordable housing
Seven acres along Simpson Avenue will become a 110-home affordable housing project. Learn more here.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sell about seven acres along Simpson Avenue, near the OSU-Cascades campus, for $1.3 million to a partnership of Kôr Community Land Trust and Housing Works for a 110-home affordable housing project.
The county issued a request and received several proposals for the county-owned land in the 19700 block of Simpson Avenue, north of the OSU-Cascades expansion area. It requested plans for a mix of affordable housing, defined as for those earning 60% of the area’s median income for renters and 80% of AMI for home buyers.
The results of the request for proposals…
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New rental housing on the horizon on large undeveloped lot in Bend
New rental housing is underway in the area of Wilson Ave. and 15th St. Find out more here.
By Suzanne Roig, Bend Bulletin
Rental housing is being planned on a 32.75-acre parcel where Wilson Avenue and 15th Street intersect that could be move-in ready over the next couple of years.
Construction could begin in late 2023 after the owners, Evergreen Housing Development Group, move forward with amending the original master plan to remove the commercial development that was previously approved. The Bend City Council adopted the project concept in 2015. The property was listed for sale for $10.9 million and sold in January.
The Wildflower Planned Development will be 574 homes — three-story walk-up apartments, townhomes, cottage-style single-family homes…
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