Randall Palazzo

Are you kidding? Have you seen the incredible homes this guy builds? I am an owner of one of these "skinny" houses. I have ZERO "community" and am looked at as a terrible person for buying one. Palazzo Custom builds these homes better than any I have ever seen. I have personally met Mr. Palazzo, and he is the nicest man you could meet, and a handsome devil at that.

These people need to learn what "community" means, and "respect" of property rights.

Keep doing what you do best Mr. Palazzo, and thank you for building such a beautiful home.

Karen

Oh, he's "a handsome devil" and "the nicest man you could meet..."

Lots of scumbags are.

IF the builders are going to build the houses thats fine. It needs to be done without doing damage or trespassing on the adjacent property he dosnt own.thier ladders and materials need to stay on HIS PROPERTY not the neighbors.

Bob, are you saying that a ladder was placed on this person's property, or are you saying the FACTS, which are that HIS FENCE was built 1 foot inside his property, so when the contractors were working there, they assumed the proeprty line was at the fence. So this guy has the gall to come over and say to "keep your ladder off of the foot of property that is on the other side of my wall that I own". Then he comes over with a gun? ANYONE that says this developer is in the wrong, or any of his workers, is ABSOLUTELY INSANE! a foot! are you kidding me! a foot! a foot! If this guy was so concerned, why didn't he just BUILD HIS FENCE ON HIS PROPERTY LINE?

We all know that the REAL ISSUE HERE is because of infill. There is too much agression by neighbors, which is just an acting out of their frusturations over infill, which is NOT the developers fault. This is proven by the issue over a foot!

You have just started a war. Palazzo own 100's of lots in these areas, and has a lot of control as to what goes up. Piss him off and you may find the ugliest house you could ever imagine right next to your own home.

I suggest you stay off the property, keep your abusive comments to yourselves, and let the masters of building infill do their thing. We have no choice in the matter, and if we push this company, what is to stop them from retaliating by building shit in our "hoods"?

Skinny homes? Palazzo builds nice old style homes on most lots, with garages tucked way in the back. If he builds a smaller home, I have seen him do them with no garage and with a front porch. Wow, this is like putting Donna Karan down for designing terrible clothes. I cannot imagine this company did anything wrong except protect their rights. Nosey neighbors.

You're on the payroll Palazzo payroll, that's for sure...

You'd think that if someone were going to shit in your spot, they'd at least have the smarts to politely show you the benefits of their eco-friendly toilet paper, offer a fan to fan away the smell, and cordially invite you to planning meetings to demonstrate how their shit in your spot will benefit the whole community.

But he's got a different strategy, though professing that "not everyone agrees with urban density..." is typical of the nouveau riche attitude towards those being directly affected.

But hey, this guy doesn't have to look you in the eye when he picks up his morning paper in [Lake Oswego, Laurelhurst, the West Hills] or wherever he lives, so he could literally care less what people think of him and his blight (err, progressive density)...

I love America!!!

Your spot? Do you own that property? Just because you live in a neighborhood, does not mean you have a right to act AS IF you own it.

was meant figuratively ya gomer... jeesh

So we should just 'roll over' and tolerate the abuse this guy does because he has 'power and control?' How inane! I live near one of his home development sites near 34th and Alberta Ct. where he shoved three huge houses on a 7,000 sq ft. lot. The city even admitted that the development should not have happened, in their own words "would not happen again." During construction, the crews would illegally start at 6:30 am, blasting radios and costruction equiptment and after several days of this in a row, I attempted to talk with the forman about starting at the legal time. He was extremely verbally abusive, attempted to throw me to the ground by throwing lumber around, and I actually feared that he would resort to violence. When he was informed of the laws, he made it very clear he did not care at all about the laws or the neighbors or the neighborhood. When I spoke to other neighbors who lived near the construction site, several had said the crews had trespassed on their property to use water out of their hoses and when they confronted the forman, they got the same verbal abuse as I did.

Should neighborhoods be held hostage by developers? Shouldn't the community have imput and a voice on what the development looks like, and how they experience it when it is being developed? Or should we just suffer with threats and intimidation because individuals like Mr. Palazzo have 'power?'

Ervin,

1st off, I am sure you do not understand the difference between a "sub contractor", and an "employee". Palazzo has no employees woking at the site. They use 100's of different contractors. If any of them ever acts out of control, there are legal remedies that can be used, and I suggest you learn what those might be so you can use them. I am sure Palazzo would be more than happy to suffer consequences of their actions, IF THERE WERE ANY TO SUFFER. Why are they doing such a great job, and selling there homes so quickly? Probably because they are a great company, otherwise, they probably would not have so much opportunity.....reading your post, reminds me of a famous quote: "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing".

Ervin,

I am a fellow builder/Developer. I am appalled at the behavior of neighbors. I too have been harrassed non stop by certain types that think they can nose in to busines that is not their own (exactly why I live on 20 acres AWAY from the masses).

So what you are saying is that on that development on 34th, that you would RATHER have seen the old home on the corner torn down? I am sure that you DO KNOW title 33 of the zoning code that allows ANY corner lot to be a duplex? This builder COULD HAVE torn the old English style home down, then built an attached duplex on the corner. Have you seen these? They are UGLY AS SIN. Why would you have a problem with a Developer KEEPING the old house and nicely remodeling it, then building a nice DETACHED home behind it that fits the neighborhood? I am sure that this builder would be happy to make more money by tearing the old down and putting up a cruddy duplex on the corner that has one door facing 34th and one door facing Alberta. The slim house to the north was already it's own buildable lot. Also, 3 units on 7500 square feet of land is NOT extremely high density. I am sure you know the code well enough to know that on a lot that size, you can put up to 8 units, ATTACHED on that lot in certain zones?

You seem to have a problem with getting your facts straight, which is the WHOLE ISSUE HERE. Like me, Palazzo does not MAKE the rules, they just follow them. Maybe the neighbors should not only read the zoning code, but also brush up on what is considered against the law.......trespass, brandishing a weapon, etc., or what is something you will get sued over...tortious interference, intentional interference with a contractual obligation, defamation, slander, etc.

Keep it up and one of these days, some big bad developer will sue you and end up with YOUR house.

I am a proud owner of a Palazzo Home. We were treated with respect and dignity from the beginning to the end.

This is a 1st class Company, and I most certainly do not believe what I read. If this did happen, this company was approached by "pissy" neighbors and reacted as any company would that was protecting it's rights. Why would anyone think that a builder owes anything more to the "community" than anyone else that owns a home/property in the neighborhood?

You'all need to get your facts straight, and use your time constructively.

Marcia

Woman, where's my chicken pot pie?

I am a relative of Mr. Palazzo's. I will disclose that up front.

I get a real laugh out of reading the bitching and moaning going on. I hear first hand all of the attacks that are made on certain persons associated with Palazzo Custom Homes. What would you do if you were approached by 6 people, trespassing on your property, grilling you with questions while they had hate in their eyes? If this person acted dignified while being attacked, then was threatend with retaliation for building on their lot, then had judgement passed on them, what would you do? These people think they can interfere with business without getting sued? The only thing that comes to my mind is "get a life". If there is a requirement for community involvement, developers must comply, however, THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT HERE, so why should they deal with something that is not required, nor something that is constructive?

Good day to all of you. I certainly hope you did not fule the fire here.

Interesting the thought process of neighborly neighbors. I live in a Palazzo home I purchased 3 years ago. This is the most well constructed home in the area, and I only had to have 1 minor repair within my warranty period. I happen to live across the street from a new site of Palazzo's, and I have seen how the neighbors come at the Palazzo employees with frusturation and anger. Is this neighborly? Why not be glad that you have a quality builder that does not build crappy homes? I also see that they don't build skinny homes on most lots; they build big beautiful homes that look like they were built to match the neighborhood. Palazzo personally told me that he figured out a way to get away from having to build "snout houses" on lots that most builders would build a skinny home. If you talk to this guy for 30 seconds, you would really hear the creativity behind what they do. He really knows his stuff.

Come on people, wake up and smell the coffee. If you knew how to do this, you would be doing the same thing!

Hello,

I wish to remain annonoymous (did I spell that right?). I read this article today, and I was just hoping to spread some good karma by saying that we all have our own thoughts, and we wish the world would work our way. Unfortunately to those that require control, it is not in our reach most of the time. I am not siding with anyone here, but I just thought the article was one sided. I don't know plazzo, and I don't know anyone else involved, but I do know that we need to all live and let live, and not try to control so much that is out of our hands. This article seemed full of hate, and I feel bad for plazos family and friends.

Cannot we all just get along?

I am one of the neighbors that was unlucky enough to have an interaction with Mr. Palazzo and be threatened by his lawyer. I think many of the people posting here are missing the point of the neighborhoods concern. These recent experiences are not about the quality of the construction, the design, whether Palazzo Custom homes and its counter part, RP and Associates, follow the building code or the city's policy of promoting infill development. There are avenues to pursue concerns in those matters and we are aware of them.

The true concern is that Randall Palazzo has directly and indirectly menaced people who live in close proximity to his developments. I am sure that Mr. Palazzo and many other developers and contractors in the city experience neighbors upset about the changes in their neighborhoods.

But none of that excuses the vulgarity and intimidation tactics used by this man and his minions. I wish that my neighbors did not feel physically and financially intimidated by this man but they do. And no amount of "quality building", warm and fuzzy comments from people who have purchased his homes or pointing fingers will change that this man has behaved like a school yard bully.

Christine,

Who approached whom? Do you expect ANYONE to believe that Palazzo knocked on a neighbors door and just went off on them? Of course not. If anything did happen (which I doubt), the neighbors started it by being agressive first. WHat do you expect Christine! First off, there is no reason for anyone to even say BOO to anyone on site. If they choose to incite agression by making unfair and threatening statements, then of course these people will protect themselves and their employees. Get a life, and don't incite a behavior then condone the very behavior in which you started. Ask yourself; did you approach them 1st? If the answer is yes, then ask yourself if your were kind in your initial approach, or were YOU agressive? OF COURSE YOU STARED IT. NO ONE BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS STARTED BY THE BUILDER YOU IDIOT!

I HOPE HE SUES ALL OF YOU!

By the way Christine, this guy is a multi- multi millionaire and does not take shit from anyone that starts it. We all know that your intentions were to incite agression by acting agressive, then turning it and spinning it around to make it sound as if the other guy started it. I suggest you leave this developer alone. HE owns 100's of lots, and at least 30 in Concordia. You cannot win against this guy because he has the coins to take you down if you start something. I don't know him personally, but I get angry thinking about all the SHIT that I had to deal with when I was doing the same thing. YOU GUYS START IT, TRUST ME! If you back off and let him do his thing, this will go away. If you choose to incite an issue, this guy would probably love to prove a point.

Keep it up and one of you WILL get sued, ad I will love it!

Christine,

Also, the reason that these nice people wrote about the quality of his homes and did not address "the issue", is because the issue IS NOT about anything EXCEPT neighbors not liking infill. It is obvious to any dummy that this is over infill. Why else would this be an issue? Again, your agression is over infill, THAT IS THE POINT. How palazzo handles menacing neighbors is absolutely the way I would handle it. If this Company breaks the law, then call the police, or sue them. If you have done NEITHER, then NOTHING was done wrong.

Mr. Palazzo, I had no idea that you also went by the name Josh.

Josh:

You seem to 'assume' a lot of what you think I know. And if you read my post and truly understood it, you would have comprehended that I NEVER said it was a Palazzo employee....I just stated facts that pointed out illegal behaviors... I am amazed at the level of anger expressed here by the developers....take my house away by suing me....calling me an idiot.....

This guys Uncle just opened a huge Hotel Casino on the strip in Vegas. I just stayed there last weekend. It was incredible. Called "Palazzo Las Vegas". Very nice.

How in God's name does this even matter?

This casino is owned by the Sands Corporation you fool

Dingbat . . . Palazzo Las Vegas was named after that opera singer, Enrico Palazzo. Haven't you ever seen "The Naked Gun?"

Josh:

So it is okay for construction workers to trespass on someone elses property 'it was only a foot' but boy if neighbors dare step on HIS property they should be verbally abused, threatened with lawsuits and have lawyers show up at their workplaces? Wow! So the neighbor avove should have tolerated all the ladders, construction debris, damage to his property because, by golly it was only one foot? And you are sure quick to point out that if anybody protest one iota, we are in for a rash of hell, lawsuits, intimidation, poor houses being built, all because he is a "multi-multi millionaire" and does not take shit from anybody. And I imagine those poor neighbors who had the nerve to approach Mr. Palazzo had such hate and venom that they deserved to be verbally abused. Your responses reflect serious anger in their own right, and loving that someone should get sued is downright sadistic.

This above poster must be why people generally have a high opinion of builders and developers.

Josh - You seem to have some serious anger management issues which will only result in people not taking you seriously. Take a hard look at your last three postings. They make you sound like a crazy person. Do you really think that making threats about people getting sued and their homes being taken is going to get your point across?

The fact is Josh is right about neighbor's dislike of infill development. The City Planners have done a poor job of educating the public about Portland's goals for a denser City. As a result people have NIMBY, knee-jerk responses to changes in their communities. I too work with developers and have seen these reactions first hand in neighborhood meetings and on various blogs.

However, this does not excuse the allegations of contractors disregarding the rules or builders mouthing off to neighbors. It may not be illegal to be a jerk, but there should be consequences. Neighbors should visit the Portland Bureau of Development Services website to find out what rules contractors should be abiding by and what numbers to call to file anonymous complaints. These actions will go a lot farther to ending bad behavior than face-to-face confrontation.

OK, I've had it—I'm calling bullsh*t on the sockpuppets.

"A sockpuppet," according to Wikipedia, "is an online identity used for purposes of deception within an Internet community. ... For example, a NY Times article claims that 'sock-puppeting' is defined as 'the act of creating a fake online identity to praise, defend or create the illusion of support for one's self, allies or company.'" [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet_%2...]

According to our blog software, all of these "individual" commenters are posting from the same computer:

"Tomyar" and "Donnia" and "Tom" and "Josh."

"Jeff" and "Marcia" and "Mike."

"Charles" and "No Name" and "Anthony"—oh my.

It's worth noting that "tomyar" has commented recently elsewhere on WWeek, in this response to an old story by Amy Roe about Hummer owners [wweek.com/editorial/2926/3877/#c688...]:

"Thanks you for getting my name out there as a Hummer owner. These automobiles cost over $100,000, and most young, hot women know this. The more money you have, the easier it is to pick up hot women, take them home, and fuck the bejesus out of them. This article has given me the greatest nights of sex. THANKS AMY!"

That story contained a list of Portland-area Hummer owners. On the list: Randall A. Palazzo.

Mr. Palazzo, if it's you pulling the "puppet" strings or being the "puppet," knock it off and address the charges in this article yourself—under your own name, not a proxy, and without abusing the people who've made the charges or commented on them. If it's not you, I urge you to tell whoever is defending you here that they're only making matters worse.

Thank you.

This is too funny. Randall if that's you playing the sockpuppet master you're pathetic.

That's great, thanks for revealing the deception. I've noticed Josh aka Donnia aka Tomyar aka Tom aka Marcia aka Jeff aka Mike aka Anthony aka No Name have been relatively quiet since being outed.

Great work, Ian.

The curtain has slipped and we have seen that the great wizard of oz is just a mere mortal.

I live right next door to a four story condo project that most of my neighbors hate with a passion. They do not want urban sprawl so they get urban density, and now they are pissed off at the result. The result....some lost their view....the building does not fit their idea of how things should look....there may be more traffic conditions and less street parking. The fact is they want infill just like S.F. just not in their back yard.

As far as the builder of the condos and the developer, we seem to get along great. Why you ask? Because the project was going to happen with or with out me being a sniveling little turd. The first chance I had to meet the site-superintendent I took and tried to build a relationship with him. The first chance I had to build a relationship with the developer I took as well. I did not rollover for these guys nor did they for me. We treated each other with respect and looked at our relationship as a working one. when I have had legitimate reason to complain I have never feared any repercussions because.....again I was not a sniveling little turd. I am sure if I had been a pick like some of my neighbors have been the result would be different, instead I received a new concrete pad on the side of my house, some new siding, a new six-foot fence built to reflect my wants, Some gutter repair (that I had mentioned in a joke but they fixed anyway)and the list goes on.

If you are a pick, trust me most people not just builders will be even bigger pricks right back at you. I wonder if these disgruntled neighbors would have spent five dollars on a couple dozen doughnuts and brought them to the site(s) as an olive branch if this would even be an issue.

Jes -

It's nice that you are not a "sniveling little turd", however this is about people standing up for their rights when they are being threatened and abused. I don't think any amount of ass-kissing - not even a couple dozen doughnuts - would have avoided the issue these people are having with Randy Palazzo.

I currently live next to a Palazzo construction site. Whereas I have no problems with the quality of construction, I have to voice my concerns about the verbal abuse from this man, trespassing by his contractors, and general disrepect towards neighbors. It started one day when Mr. Palazzo walked onto a neighbors property and verbally berrated him for interferring, when this particular man had nothing to do with anything. He then sued another neighbor for supposed trespassing. We live right next door to the construction site and I come over about 80% of the time to either workers on my property, blocking my driveway, leaving tools in my flower beds, or having landscaping damage done by crews. I don't care about his construction or quality, but I do care about damage to my property for being the poor guy who has to live next door. When this happens to us as innocent neighbors yet he verbally abuses us with no reason? Yeah, not too cool. We have him quoted as screaming to neighbors on our street "do you know who I am? Do you know how much that car is I drive" Don't F$%G with me people" and "I will build the ugliest skinny you have ever seen just to piss you off. I am going to spray paint this tree blue just to piss you off." This was all said (with profanites) within 15' of me quietly gardening in my own yard and with small children nearby. Yeah...he's a real nice guy.

"Do you know how much that car is I drive?" !!! This guy is clearly a crazy person. I should have just said it earlier.

It's really too bad his name is associated with infill development.

Hopefully Mr. Pallazo will be hit very hard by the recession and will feel the repercussions of being a nasty human being.

Hopefully the loudmouth punk Paloser will get run over by one of the many sub-contractors he has cheated in the last few years.

Me thinks there are two sides to this story. If the complaining neighbor was the one arrested by the police for brandishing a gun, it certain doesn't enhance his credibility as an innocent neighbor supposedly victimized by Mr. Pallazo.

I am not taking sides and I don't know this guy, but don't we all have an obligation to help our community's and make them better? How is this helping anything except to make someone feel bad? The only thing that is going to do is incite anger, which is never good. Maybe Mr. Palazzo could have reacted differently when situations presented themselves, but don't we all have the responsibility to show our kindness- even to those we don't think deserve it or have hurt us in some way? as Mike wrote- there are always 2 sides to every story and maybe there is information that even those negatively posting didn't/don't have. Maybe this is too idealistic and naive, but just a thought. There has to be a way that everyone in this situation can coexist peacefully. Mr. Palazzo doesn't seem like he is going away anytime soon. As for the problems with trepassing- deal with it in a way that will be effective. getting all worked up on a blog isn't going to do anything except cause anger- using energy that would be better spent trying to fix problems in an effective way.

Look more deeply. Palazzo is a nice man that has a bad temper when people are not nice to him.

WELL DESERVED! It is so nice that Palazzo finally got the award he deserved - Rogue of the Week. I am not against building any style of house - yet, this guy has not only threatened innocent neighbors of mine by going out of his way to be a jerk, he actually brought frivolous lawsuits against people who cannot afford to defend themselves. Nobody wins except the lawyers when Palazzo is around. He is a hot-headed, albeit cute guy, who is power crazy. He thinks and acts as if he does not have to abide by city law. I'm not against city infill, per se, but he cuts corners in the law and bends reality way beyond what one would consider reasonable. It is so sad that this guy can continue to conduct business. We're not NY City - this should not fly in Portland.

Kudos to WWeek for staying on their toes and spotting Mr. Sockpuppet. I could tell he was obsessive and controlling in person, this confirms it - he's written more on this blog than everyone else combined! btw - nobody likes him enough to spend this much time defending him. It's just not possible. Even his own paid contractors warned us to stay far away from him because he sues everyone in his path.

Whoa now. Those of you defending the developer have no idea what kind of community we live in. I do. We have the kind of street that has a block party every year, that went through the energy conservation Eco Trust program years ago, with people who help each other out if ever there is storm, sickness, crime, etc. We look out for each other. When we had our own remodeling project, that took well over a year, caused dust, noise, etc. all of our neighbors were fine, had no complaints, were nice to all the subcontractors, etc. Part of that was because the workers started after 7 am and quit before 7 pm., didn't leave trash around, respected others plants and property. So, to say it is the neighbors'fault is wrong. This man has a pattern of problems, at more than one job site, keeps creating companies to deal with new lawsuits and appears to build and run.

The neighborhood is trying to work with Commissioner Randy Leonard on the infill issues associated with the building going on. The planning bureau has admitted to making a mistake on 34th and promised it wouldn't happen again. But the city is moving slow on that promise. We know enough about the way things work to try to change some of the infill rules that are causing problems. This developer is just an example of what can happen when someone who doesn't live in a neighborhood makes a change in that neighborhood while not respecting those who live there. I would be mad too if someone used my water without asking or offering something in return, or if workers left dirt, trash etc. on my property. We love our neighborhood and the actions of the people in it. Guess you can fault us for that.

I was unfortunate enough to have lived next to one of his building sights. And am just another witness to his prafanity ridden tirades and also that of his employees. I recieved six letters from his lawyer and he threatened to come to my house and f**k my wife. His sub contractor stole water from my property and his employee promised to make it up by providing work to my property which never happened. This guy is a miserable human being.

I am trying to contemplate the ego that is behind this behavior. I am guessing that if he wants anyone to cry at his funeral they are going to have to truck in a couple of loads of onions. Just my humble opinion.

I am also a neighbor of one of Palazzo's infill. And also have been verbally abused by him personally. (And I never stepped onto his land or even talked to him) This man has many issues and is not a good steward of infill. He bought a 75 foot property so he could keep the orignal home and build on the two others. But he thought he could skirt land use laws and trick the city by claiming a closed in living space was really a covered porch. When the neighbors pointed it out to the city official, he went ballistic. Calling everyone in the neighborhhod f##king morons (including my 3 year old son playing in my yard). Every person that has ever met him thinks he is rude. Even his ex girlfriend who does nails. Randall if your are reading this have you dressed up in womans clothes lately to spy on your Phoenix girlfriend.

During one of Mr. Palazzo's recent tirades, one of my neighbors was ready to call 911 as they were afraid of his anger near some small neighborhood children, I implored them not to escalate the situation. I'm sorry I did that now.

I'm not suggesting anyone do anything outside the law, but if you feel Mr. Palazzo is attempting to intimidate you in order to prevent you from taking part in a legitimate public process (i.e. public hearings, etc) consult your homeowner's policy to see if it contains some protections against the types of lawsuits he is threatening against you for speaking out. Also, Oregon has an Anti-Slapp statute which will shift the burden to the plaintiff in such cases as well. Then, if he wants to project his inadaquacies and expose his Napolean complex, let him waste his money.

What an amazing summary of the 'man' that is Randall Palazzo. I challenge the city of Portland to step to the plate and address these very serious issues stated here by several concerned citizens. I specifically challenge Randy Leonard to speak publicly about the concerns mentioned above; Randy, do you have enough guts to come to the Concordia Neighborhood Association's Land Use Planning Meeting and listen to our concerns? And what is the city's responsibility to address their inability to make sure citizens are protected against frivolous lawsuits when they disclose concerns about construction/building practices? Is the city just as afraid of Mr. Palazzo as its citizens are? How pathetic it is that we have to be subjected to what 'is' the man that is Randall Palazzo.

Its a great idea to hav blogs like this, people can relay what is felt, heard and seen. Best thing is... the developer seems to keep selling, building and even doesnt escalate pricing on homes. End result, everyone wins and feels better (even after tyraids). Neighborhoods actually coming together out of a negative... thats a wierd twist. I am guessing more than halfthe poeple didnt know they had neighbors who cared.

Candy - Not everyone wins - that is just the point. Neighbors do not feel better after dealing with RP - despite Wweek's outlet for commiseration. He didn't bring anyone together. We were together before the incidents. We certainly did not need him to instill neighborliness thru negativity. As far as I'm concerned, you sound like another sockpuppet.

wow -

i also suffered the rath of RP, while my young children were with me. my older one who is all of 5 still asks about that "really mean man, who said all the bad words".

the simple question "so - what's the plan for the property" was met with pure rage and vulgarity. i am thankful that he was voted "rogue" to shed some light on his true personality. thanks to all the good people who have come together to out RP.

I have known Randy superficially for several years. We work in the same industry (I have never worked with or for him) and have had drinks together a couple times. Being in the same business I am constantly hearing tales of his exploits. I don't know a single person that has one nice thing to say about him behind his back. Everything about him screams sociopath - so I had a great laugh when I saw the "sockpuppet" revealed. Then I went back and started to read through the comments written by Donnia, Tom, Josh, Jeff, Marcia, Mike, Charles, No Name and Anthony and I stopped laughing. It seems a safe assumption that Randy is behind these pro-Randy blogs. And while that does make me smile at his claim of being the "nicest man you could meet" and "a handsome devil at that" it makes comments like "You cannot win against this guy because he has the coins to take you down if you start something". and "Piss him off and you may find the ugliest house you could ever imagine right next to your own home" a little less funny. Thank you to Willamette Week for catching on to Sybil, I mean Randy. To say I am interested to see what comes of it is an understatement.

I worked for the man for about 2 months, he has a temper worse than mine. He throws his blackberry accross the room because he was pissed at someone on the phone. While there I would not tolerate his attitude towards me but directed it at everyone else. He is not a nice man, and if his crews act as his representatives, have them arrested (or cited) for tresspassing. Make sure you can make the case because it is your word against thiers. Take pictures and take notes. Don not deal with him directly, he give indegestion to those around him. Let the police handle him, that is what they are trained for, a jerk is a jerk, but one with a bad attitude can become volitile.

Well, everything I'm reading is certainly interesting. What I'm not reading is any police reports for illegal activity. I live in the Alberta area a few blocks from the 34th St. development. No, it does not effect me directly, but there have been plenty of other development close to me. No, I'm not a big fan of the skinny homes, but I have seen some that are pretty nice for what they are (32nd, just north of Killingsworth). I'm not sure if they were Palazzo, but that doesn't really matter, does it? Some neighbors just don't like seeing usable homes or empty lots reutilized. As for Randall (I knew him as Randy), if someone got in my face about a project I was legally working on, I'd probably get upset myself. As for Randall being a "sexy devil" I'll vouch for him being VERY sexy. He was a hot actor/model and I would have dated him myself if he were gay. Alas, he's not so I didn't get the chance. This was all before he was, as one of the other posts states, a "multi millionaire." You've got to look a it this way, if it weren't Palazzo doing the development, it would be someone else and you could get stuck with something really trashy instead of something nice.

This has nothing to do with being pro or foe skinny houses. No one would argue that if Palazzo fell off the face of the planet, that another builder would step in. We are merely saying it should be done the right way. The only reason he would opt to build a "prettier" skinny house is because it sells better, he certainly would not do it to please the neighbors. To say that another builder would not do the same is absurd. What are we willing to sacrifice to put up with Palazzos continual disregard for neighboring property owners and his blatant side-stepping of our our city codes?

this is obviously randy again. He's calmed down a little so he doesn't sound so crazy. i love that he brings up how sexy he is again..."he was a hot actor/model and i would have dated him myself if he were gay"...well, maybe if he came out of the closet, that would resolve some of the anger issues. get a life, randy

So, if anyone has a nice comment to make, it has to be somone that either is or works for this guy? Anyone that makes that comment has zero credibility. You can make anyone look like a raving fool by a few choice words, and if anyone believes this guy has the time or that he cares about what 98 percenters think, think again.

REQUEST: If anyone makes a positive comment, please post your real name and real email address so we can call bullshit on the "puppet claims", or the claims that it is anyone other than a real poster.

I personally believe that MOST of the negative comments are coming from 2 or 3 people jumping from computer to computer to hide behind their IP addresses.

Doubt it "Mike". People don't like you. Face reality.

I know this so called "Mr. Palazzo" directly and he is everything your gut feeling says he is. A money hungry person who does everything in his business the way "Mr. Palazzzo" wants to. Whose to say its a bad way or a good way. Its his was and it makes hime money. But I am sure his Hummer hasw to make up for other insufficianties. wink wink!

he goes by the latin name, caucus humungous

this guy does not pay his sub-contracters and threatens lawsuits if you refuse to finish out the work.stay as far from this "crazy"as possible, train wreck waiting to happen

Labor Department Recovers $23,000 in Unpaid Overtime for Employees of Metro American Homebuyers (owner Randy Palazzo).

sounds like a gem.

www.dol.gov/esa/media/press/whd/whd...

So the next time he is on your property uninvited pull a citizens arrest for trespassing. If he resists taz him.

I'm a neighbor of a current project, and my property has seen lots of trespassing and damage. I don't want it to get worse. Anyone have any suggestions?

This company is very good at making things right. If one of their contractors does ANY damage, it will be rectified immediately. Working on tight infill lots is difficult. This company works hard to train their poject managers to keep contractors working within the confines of the lot. If something happens that damages a neighbors property, it will be taken care of properly. This company regularly builds new fences at their expense, replaces sod, driveways, and even in some cases, builds the neighbor a new garage.

If you have a complaint about a specific incident, please call their office at 503-288-7458.

Also, please look at the FAQ page of the website that will be up soon to find out how to work with living next to construction.

Respectfully,

PCH team