Building Portland supplement

Fall 2005


Urban/Suburban Divide

As office vacancies plummet outside Portland's downtown core, the central business district struggles to retain corporate tenants.
By Harry Lenhart

Coming Up In The World

New developments cropping up around downtown
By Polly Forster

The Prevailing Wage Muddle

Disputes about Oregon's prevailing wage law between labor unions and development officials threaten to scuttle redevelopment and affordable housing projects.
By Harry Lenhart

Industry Roundtable

Leaders from West Coast commercial real estate firms discuss the booming investment market, soaring condo prices and the lack of job growth to feed economic expansion.

Participants: Bill Chillingworth, CB Richard Ellis; Scott Eaton, Gerding/Edlen Development; Brett Franklin, PS Business Parks; Stephen Newbold, RREEF; Jordan Schnitzer, Harsch Investment Properties; William Conerly (moderator).
Sponsored by the Portland Metropolitan Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)

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Up and comers: 10 young real estate pros on the cutting edge...PowerList: commercial contruction firms

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