• Forgotten Parking LotOctober 29, 2020
  The long-unused parking lot at 7601 SE Division Street remains on the market. After selling to investors in 2015, the owner attempted several housing…
• Design EvolutionOctober 24, 2020
  Six years ago, the apartments at 7706 & 7718 SE Washington Street went before the Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) for design review. The…
• Stein Haus Building RazedOctober 22, 2020
  After eighty-six years, the Stein Haus building at 2366 SE 82nd Ave met its end. The long-shuttered building’s removal makes way for…
• Another Duplicate HouseOctober 21, 2020
  The new three-level house, located at 285 SE 90th Ave, is an exact duplicate of one at 1430 NE 72nd Ave. That…
• Countdown to School ChangesOctober 20, 2020
  Portland Public Schools (PPS) has one year to redraw school boundaries across Southeast Portland. With a new middle school opening and the…
• Church Parking Lot UpgradeOctober 19, 2020
  Enhancements to SE 80th Ave’s paving and sidewalks have encouraged improvements to private property along that road. The Slavic Church…
• Tabor Volvo Service on GlisanOctober 17, 2020
  Upgrades are underway at the Volvo service shop located at 6901 NE Glisan Street. Alamo Automotive has operated from this location…
• US Bank Branch ClosingOctober 16, 2020
  Montavilla’s closest U.S. Bank branch is closing as part of a statewide reduction. Located at 6701 NE Glisan Street, the 1962…
• Excellent Cuisine RestaurantOctober 15, 2020
  A new bar and restaurant will soon open in the former Wong’s King Seafood location. A recent Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) liquor…
• New Park Picnic Shelter in 2021October 14, 2020
  Pre-construction work passed another milestone last week for the new picnic shelter at Montavilla Park. Demolition of the old shelter…
• End to Expanded Walkway ProgramOctober 13, 2020
  The Expanded Walkway Program in Montavilla has come to an end with less than successful results. Introduced this summer, it…
• Curb Ramp Work at SE 91st and BurnsideOctober 11, 2020
  UPDATE – New curb ramps are under construction at SE 91st Ave and E Burnside Frontage Road. The old curbs…
• 1966 Stark Street Storefront for SaleOctober 10, 2020
  Located at 8826 SE Stark Street, the former home of Kings Hookah Lounge is for sale. This retail building has upfront parking and…
• What Measure 26-218 Could Bring to MontavillaOctober 9, 2020
  This November, voters will have an opportunity to approve ballot measure 26-218. Among other transportation-related projects, Metro created this ballot measure…
• METBA Bingo UnderwayOctober 8, 2020
  The Montavilla East Tabor Business Association (METBA) started a nine-week long contest this week. Its goal is to support local…
• Art Deco RestorationOctober 8, 2020
  Construction is underway at the small Art Deco building located at 7631 NE Glisan Street. Restoration plans for this building started…
• Art on GlisanOctober 7, 2020
  Murals are sprouting up along NE Glisan, expanding the character transformation of the street. Shopfronts on Glisan between NE 68th…
• Duplicate Infill HousesOctober 3, 2020
  Under construction at 8014 SE Madison Street, the new three-bedroom house shares the exact layout as another recently completed house in…
• NE Glisan Bus Shelter Destroyed and RemovedSeptember 30, 2020
  An automobile destroyed another prominent Montavilla bus stop late last week. Friday, September 25th, crews removed the broken bus shelter…
• Cellphone Tower Upgrade Second AttemptSeptember 29, 2020
  The T-Mobile Cellphone Tower, located on the Public Storage property at 1621 NE 71st Ave, will receive an upgrade. Work proposed…
• BIKETOWN’s Electric Bike Eastside ExpansionSeptember 28, 2020
  The BIKETOWN bike-share program expanded into Montavilla this month, for the first time making bikes available for riders to rent…
• 1894 Storefront for LeaseSeptember 27, 2020
  The storefront, most recently occupied by H&R Block, is now for lease. Located at 8304 SE Stark Street, it offers 1,754 square feet…
• MNA’s 2020 Online ElectionSeptember 26, 2020
  It is election season all over the country with many important positions up for a vote. That includes the often…
• Our Not so Fresh Fresh-airSeptember 23, 2020
  The smoke has mostly cleared out of the air in Montavilla, but it is not entirely safe to breathe. Greg…
• Spacious House Construction on 72ndSeptember 22, 2020
  A new three-level house, located at 1430 NE 72nd Ave, is under construction. In what will likely become the largest house…
• Pacific Plaza Ready for TenantsSeptember 21, 2020
  Pacific Plaza anchors the busy intersection of 82nd Ave and SE Division. The new retail building finished construction this week and…
• Mt Tabor Villas Opens to ResidentsSeptember 19, 2020
  The twelve unit apartment building at 475 NE 74th Ave has completed construction and is now ready to rent. Named Mt Tabor Villas,…
• Garage Demo Leads to Lot SaleSeptember 18, 2020
  A demolition permit at 8115 SE Yamhill Street makes way for a property split and sale. Permit number 20-188105 seeks to remove the attached…
• Mosaic’s Artist ConsideredSeptember 16, 2020
  Board members reviewed the works of artist Hector H Hernandez at the September 14th Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) meeting. Hernandez…
• Montavilla Public Trash Can SurveySeptember 15, 2020
  Below is a survey regarding public trash can placement in Montavilla. It is being conducted in cooperation with the Montavilla…
• Stein Haus Building DemolitionSeptember 15, 2020
  The dilapidated building at 2366 SE 82nd Ave is set to be demolished in the coming weeks. CSS Properties LLC owns this…
• 12 Unit Apartment on SE 90thSeptember 14, 2020
  The southeast corner of Montavilla will gain an impressive 12 unit apartment building offering a wide range of different sized residences, with…

Montavilla News offers a focused perspective on the businesses and development in our Portland neighborhood. Construction is documented and businesses are spotlighted, with the intention of informing the curious. Through observation, research, and conversations we attempt to cover the changes around Montavilla that are noteworthy.