Pearl West | 120' | 9 floors | Complete

[i2m]

I like how this project is turning out.

I think the massing, punched windows, ground floor retail, and brick will make it a great fit with the neighborhood. It's especially a good fit with the adjacent industrial loft buildings in massing and fenestration.

I think it's going to be really good, somewhat timeless and potentially not that memorable although so much better than some new projects that are poorly crafted, trendy, and attempting to stand out.

[innovativethinking]

Originally Posted by i2m

I like how this project is turning out.

I think the massing, punched windows, ground floor retail, and brick will make it a great fit with the neighborhood. It's especially a good fit with the adjacent industrial loft buildings in massing and fenestration.

I think it's going to be really good, somewhat timeless and potentially not that memorable although so much better than some new projects that are poorly crafted, trendy, and attempting to stand out.

Is it me or the building extremely plain and boring? It's almost a brutalist style building. The new office building next to the residence inn Marriott in the pearl as well

[2oh1]

I think it's going to be really nice. As i2m said, somewhat timeless, perhaps not the most memorable, but very nice. I like it.

[maccoinnich]

Originally Posted by innovativethinking

Is it me or the building extremely plain and boring? It's almost a brutalist style building. The new office building next to the residence inn Marriott in the pearl as well

I think it's going to be really solid addition to the Pearl. It takes its design cues from the muscular warehouses along NW 13th and 14th Ave, but then plays with that concept by making the windows subtly larger as they reach the sky. The brick they chose looks like it should be really nice, although I'll have to see what it looks like once it's in place.

[2oh1]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

I think it's going to be really solid addition to the Pearl. It takes its design cues from the muscular warehouses along NW 13th and 14th Ave, but then plays with that concept by making the windows subtly larger as they reach the sky. The brick they chose looks like it should be really nice, although I'll have to see what it looks like once it's in place.

That's one of my favorite things about it. It's almost subliminal in how it pulls one's eyes upward.

[tworivers]

I have a similarly good feeling about this one. I find myself wishing that more architects and developers would employ this design strategy of subtlety/restraint + high quality materials.

[innovativethinking]

Originally Posted by tworivers

I have a similarly good feeling about this one. I find myself wishing that more architects and developers would employ this design strategy of subtlety/restraint + high quality materials.

It's just a stuby rectangler building. If anything it fits the stump town moniker this city has. Besides its pretty brutalist as well

[58rhodes]

Originally Posted by innovativethinking

It's just a stuby rectangler building. If anything it fits the stump town moniker this city has. Besides its pretty brutalist as well

if it was tiered with step ups to about 25 to 30 floors maybe I could like it more

[tworivers]

Innovativethinking, I understand if you just don't like it, but this certainly doesn't seem like an example of brutalism in the context of architectural terminology. Far from it.

[cailes]

This has to be the most under the radar project going up this side of the river. It'll be a solid addition IMO

[maccoinnich]

Brickwork on this project is gorgeous

[i2m]

I agree - this project is going to be very good. It's quiet, strong, appropriate, contextual, and will be one of the best new buildings in the Pearl.

I prefer its simplicity so much more than the busy cladding of the NV.

Having more office space and jobs is also a great benefit and key to making the neighborhood a real living community

[Abide]

I saw it on Friday and was impressed. The texture of that brick is fantastic. Like it's rippling or shimmering.

[maccoinnich]

For lack of a better place to put this:

Tech companies have outsized impact on Portland office market, report finds



Tech companies had an outsized impact on the market for Portland office space in 2014, accounting for more than a third of the top leasing transactions, according to a report released Wednesday by the commercial real estate brokerage CBRE.

Demand for office space is so strong, the report says, that speculative construction is on the rise for the first time since the Great Recession. Two recent examples are the nine-story Pearl West building under construction now (and whose tenants will include Japanese digital graphics company Wacom) and a proposed 20-story tower on Southwest Broadway, both developed by BPM Real Estate Group.

Oregon has become "an appealing alternative" for tech companies looking to relocate from significantly more expensive markets like San Francisco, CBRE researchers found.

But "Portland's secret is becoming harder to keep," said Ajay Malhotra, a CBRE vice president who leads the company's local tech and media practice group, in a press release. The price of renting office space in the Rose City grew by 10.7 percent between 2013 and 2015, outpacing Seattle, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

...continues at the Oregonian.

[innovativethinking]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

For lack of a better place to put this:




...continues at the Oregonian.

Hopefully a skyline boom of 30+ stories begins. This article is yet further proof of the booming economy of Portland but yet we lack a really decent skyline boom. Although the hotel buildings rising is encouraging but we need more 30+ buildings.

All in all, great news for Portland. It's doing well latley.

[i2m]

Originally Posted by innovativethinking

Hopefully a skyline boom of 30+ stories begins. This article is yet further proof of the booming economy of Portland but yet we lack a really decent skyline boom. Although the hotel buildings rising is encouraging but we need more 30+ buildings.

All in all, great news for Portland. It's doing well latley.

We will see more construction of office space and maybe more buildings like Pearl West....reasonably dense and reasonably affordable to build. The risk to the developer is managed by the relatively small size of the project.

There is little reason to imagine that we will see any or many new towers of 30 stories. These are costly to build, difficult to finance, high risk and maybe most important the booming the market isn't that interested in tall buildings. They are more focused in wealthy of life - hip and interesting neighborhoods, fun working environments...often loft like or industrial, and perks like free food. These types of employees aren't that interested in working on the 30th floor.

[pdxtraveler]

The reason I don't mind not having more really tall towers is the size, area wise, of downtown with highrise buildings, like 9 or 10 floors and taller. NextPortland.com had a column if the 25 tallest buildings in development a few months ago, that is more buildings than some business districts! Coming from the south, they have like 3 really tall bank towers and a couple other buildings. All the leasable space in a very few really tall buildings and that is it. Well, lots of surface parking too. The area of the 405 loop is almost completely full for urban buildings, it feels much more dense and city like than almost any city in the south. Just my opinion.

[babs]

Originally Posted by i2m

We will see more construction of office space and maybe more buildings like Pearl West....reasonably dense and reasonably affordable to build. The risk to the developer is managed by the relatively small size of the project.

There is little reason to imagine that we will see any or many new towers of 30 stories. These are costly to build, difficult to finance, high risk and maybe most important the booming the market isn't that interested in tall buildings. They are more focused in wealthy of life - hip and interesting neighborhoods, fun working environments...often loft like or industrial, and perks like free food. These types of employees aren't that interested in working on the 30th floor.

I agree with you to some extent but on the flip side look at the US Bank Tower. It's basically filled with tech companies now. I've toured several of the offices, all are very cool spaces. The views they get just add to the coolness factor. Also keep in mind that the office space for the law firm that took most of the space in the Park Avenue West tower is being built out to mimic a tech company space rather than a traditional law firm in order to attract younger lawyers.

[innovativethinking]

Originally Posted by i2m

We will see more construction of office space and maybe more buildings like Pearl West....reasonably dense and reasonably affordable to build. The risk to the developer is managed by the relatively small size of the project.

There is little reason to imagine that we will see any or many new towers of 30 stories. These are costly to build, difficult to finance, high risk and maybe most important the booming the market isn't that interested in tall buildings. They are more focused in wealthy of life - hip and interesting neighborhoods, fun working environments...often loft like or industrial, and perks like free food. These types of employees aren't that interested in working on the 30th floor.

Ok so when do you see these type of activities of 30+ story buildings being built? If not now in this booming Portland market? Then when? Your telling me
It needs to be way more signs?

[Abide]

We may see more buildings in the 20-30 story range, but I think not higher than that. Portland lacks the depth of corporate wealth and hubris, and we also have very strict height restrictions to keep hill folk happy.