News When smoke drifted out of the halted construction site on Southeast Division Street early March 29, the owner of nearby Victory Bar called the cops. It wasn’t his first call about the unfinish   More

News UPDATE, 5 pm: After a flurry of meetings in the Bureau of Development Services and City Hall, the City of Portland is issuing a stop-work order telling developer Dennis Sackhoff to halt construction on the 37th Street Apartments, an 81-unit complex on Southeast Division Street."I'm working on a request for them to cease construction," says Paul Scarlet, director of the Bureau of Development Services. ...   More

News  The State of Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed the City of Portland building permit for an 81-unit apartment complex with no on-site parking on Southeast Division Street.The appeals board's Feb. 20 ruling means Beaverton-based developer Dennis Sackhoff must halt construction on the 37th Street Apartments—a project that is underway, and already stands four stories tall. Opponents ...   More

News  Last month, Portland City Council told the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to draft new zoning rules for the apartments without on-site parking that have sparked ire across the eastern quadrants of Portland.Today, the planning bureau released its suggested new requirements. The short version: Most new apartments larger than 40 units would be required to provide one parking space per four ...   More

Cover Story Judah Gold-Markel has trouble parking in front of his house these days.  He’s lived in his green bungalow on Southeast Sherman Street, two...   More