Construction is a strong indication of growth and progress in the neighborhood. These are all the stories documenting the shopping centers, houses, apartment buildings, duplexes, remodels, additions, and development being added to Montavilla.
Sadie Vet Expanding into Former Union Rose Storefront
Sadie Veterinary Urgent Care at 8037 SE Stark Street will expand into the adjacent storefront that most recently hosted Union Rose before it relocated to the Plural Collective in Sellwood. Pending building permit approval, renovation work on the neighboring space will begin in the first half of 2026, with an anticipated completion in the summer. The frequently…
NE Halsey Roundabout Construction
Crews began work at the site of a new mini-roundabout along NE Halsey Street on Monday, December 8th, blocking NE 80th and NE 81st Avenues to car traffic. NE Halsey remains open for east-west through traffic, with some delays while flaggers pause vehicle flow to allow heavy construction equipment to navigate the in-street job site. Contractors…
Home Builder Ramping Up but Still Facing City Headwinds
Leaders across Oregon want developers to build more homes. Governor Tina Kotek set a statewide housing production goal in 2023, aiming to add 36,000 units per year, and although that goal was not met, it remains a key talking point for the administration. Locally, past and present Portland City Council members, along with the Mayor,…
Buildings Arrive at Harrison Community Village
On December 2nd, crews working with a crane unloaded prefabricated mobile buildings that will support the residents and site operators of Harrison Community Village at 1818 SE 82nd Avenue. This installation marks a significant milestone as the Multnomah County Homeless Services Department (HSD) prepares the site to house a new sober shelter operated by nonprofit Do Good Multnomah.…
Sidewalk Network Grows on NE Halsey
Over the last several months, crews working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have created new segments of sidewalk along NE Halsey Street between NE 84th and 92nd Avenues as part of the NE Halsey Street (68th to 92nd Avenues) – Safety and Access to Transit Project. This infrastructure work aims to enhance biking…
New Hawthorne Cart Pod Operators Plan to Expand to SE 82nd Ave
In 2021, two Portland restaurateurs partnered to build food cart pods that better support the local culinary entrepreneurs they host, recently opening the Hawthorne Street Food and Bar location at 4225 SE Hawthorne Boulevard. The team working under the B&U Properties name intended to open their first pod at SE 82nd Avenue and Ash Street.…
NE 82nd Ave MAX Station Elevator Closes for a Week as Station Renovations Continue
TriMet will close the NE 82nd Ave MAX Station elevator from October 20th to the 27th for scheduled maintenance. This Monday-to-Monday closure in this location follows months of construction that require people to walk on temporary scaffolding-style stairs to access the boarding platform and, at times, clog the bus stop pullouts above the station with…
Four Affordable Townhouses on NE Hassalo
Crews will soon begin work preparing the vacant lot at 8425 NE Hassalo Street for a quartet of new townhouses. The seller will offer the new homes under an affordability program that exempts buyers from paying reassessed property taxes for a decade, cutting their monthly escrow payments. The developer will use the Middle Housing Land Division…
Four Townhouses Joining 1908 Home
Work is underway to prepare the property at 8413 NE Hassalo Street to support four new townhomes. Demolition specialists recently removed a garage on the large corner lot, clearing the way for the new housing on NE 84th Avenue. The developer will utilize a Middle Housing Land Division (MHLD) process to split the 4,825-square-foot parcel into…
Lot Division and Renovation on NE 72nd Ave
As renovation crews make significant progress on the 1927-era single-family home at 1006 NE 72nd Avenue, the new owners look to split the underlying lots at its historic demarcation point. The modest house sits approximately two feet from the proposed property line, necessitating an exception that is currently under consideration by Portland Permitting & Development.…
Metro Acquires Over an Acre for Affordable Housing
In late July, Oregon Metro purchased a 1.46-acre property at the intersection of SE 90th Place and SE 89th Avenue. Crews recently installed a chainlink fence around the sloped lot and cut back the overgrown greenery that dominated this parcel. Over the next two years, Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) team will collaborate with partner developers…
Rebuilding Portland Mercado for a Summer 2026 Reopening
In January 2024, a fire destroyed Barrio Bar and damaged the surrounding Portland Mercado building at 7238 SE Foster Road. Since then, Portland residents have eagerly awaited the dining destination’s restoration and worried as the once vibrant space sat empty. Repair work and improvements began in May, with Summit Reconstruction & Restoration crews continuing to work through the…
Jade Apartments Progress on SE 89th
Framing crews have made significant progress on the 40-unit complex at 2905 SE 89th Avenue. This joint venture between APANO and Gorman & Company will transform a 1.1-acre property into affordable family apartments in a dual courtyard configuration. Construction will continue on The Jade apartments throughout the year, with an anticipated opening date in 2026. The developers intend…
SE Washington Sidewalk Infill 80th to 82nd
Starting on Monday, September 15th, contractors working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will begin creating new sidewalks on the south side of SE Washington Street from 80th Avenue to 82nd Avenue. This predominantly Fixing Our Streets-funded project will construct two blocks of paved sidewalks that have been missing from the streetscape for decades.…
New Curb Ramps on NE 87th from Hassalo to Glisan
Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) recently completed concrete work on sidewalk corner ramps along the west side of NE 87th Avenue from NE Hassalo Street to NE Glisan Street. These Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps create a mostly accessible path through a section of Montavilla with inconsistent pedestrian infrastructure.…
Demolition Clears Way for Sober Shelter Site at 1818 SE 82nd
On August 18th, demolition crews began razing the single-story sales office and shop at 1818 SE 82nd Avenue to make room for the second Multnomah County-owned shelter site in Montavilla. After workers remove the 1964-era single-story building, last used as an RV sales location, the Multnomah County Homeless Services Department will begin preparing the site…
MHLD Approved on Tabor North 70th Cottages
On July 31st, the City of Portland approved a Middle Housing Land Division (MHLD) application at 1004 NE 70th Avenue, creating four new lots. Rees Bettinger Properties recently constructed three single-family homes behind the 1950-era single-story house at this address. Each new two-story structure offers an open-concept main level with two bedrooms and a stacked laundry closet…
SE Washington Repaving From SE 82nd to 92nd
On August 14th, crews working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will begin repairing and repaving SE Washington Street from SE 82nd Avenue to SE 92nd Avenue. The week-and-a-half-long project will disrupt traffic as heavy equipment grinds down old asphalt and spreads a new layer of aggregate bound with bitumen. However, crews will maintain one lane of…
New Block of NE Couch Under Construction as New NE Davis Blocks Open to Traffic
Road crews recently formed the base layer of Portland’s newest roadway as part of a Gateway District street improvement project, adding one block of NE Couch Street between NE 97th and NE 99th Avenues. Contractors recently opened two blocks of NE Davis Street between NE 97th and NE 100th Avenues, built during the first phase…
Paved SE Clinton Street Open to All Users
Recently, crews and cement masons completed construction on new sidewalks and street paving along SE Clinton Street, converting the existing gravel road to a modern street surface from SE 84th Place to 87th Avenue. This project adds wide sidewalks on SE Clinton Street from SE 84th to 87th Avenues, completing a pedestrian connection from the…
Construction of Three Townhouses on SE 93rd
Work is underway on three connected townhomes along a cul-de-sac section on SE 93rd Avenue. The two-story buildings took the developer over three years to start work, with plans dating back to May 2022. Demolition crews removed the existing 1944-era single-family home at 2421 SE 93rd Avenue in early 2023, and the site sat vacant behind…
1818 SE 82nd Sober Shelter Construction Starts August
Starting August 4th, demolition crews working with Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department will begin preparing the site at 1818 SE 82nd Avenue to support a new sober shelter that Do Good Multnomah will operate after construction completes in the 2025-2026 winter season. With the reconstruction of SE Mill Street adjacent to the property complete, and road…
Berrydale Park Reopens Early with New Skateboarding and Play Facilities
On July 15th, crews removed the construction fencing that had been erected around Berrydale Park since October 2024, during Portland Parks & Recreation’s (PP&R) extensive renovations of the nearly 70-year-old community asset. Parkgoers now have access to modernized play equipment and a new skate park, surrounded by sidewalks and enhanced lighting. The city will host…
SE Washington Lane Closures for Sidewalk Corner Construction
Nearly two months after completing under-road upgrades, road crews returned to SE Washington Street at 84th Avenue to reconstruct the four sidewalk corners at the intersection. For the next few weeks, eastbound drivers should anticipate work in the roadway with temporary lane closures between SE 82nd and 84th Avenues. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is rebuilding the…
Another Gateway Mall Property for Sale
The owners of the six-tenant strip Mall along SE 96th Avenue are seeking a buyer for their Mall 205 adjacent property. Called Prime 205, the single-story bar-shaped structure at 1026 SE 96th Avenue recently secured Carrington College as a new anchor business occupying 64 percent of the building with a ten-year lease. Past owners of…
Eight NE 78th Townhomes Take Shape
Framing is near complete on eight townhomes along NE 78th Avenue as the developer readies the property for a Middle Housing Land Division (MHLD) that will create independent properties with a shared center driveway that dips below grade. The six homes in the back stand three stories tall and have attached garages. However, the off-street…
Gateway Discovery Park’s Month-long Playground Closure
Gateway Discovery Park’s playground will remain closed for a month-long repair of the rubber play surface installed around park equipment and in other areas where children are more likely to fall. The May 12th to June 12th closure allows crews time to replace the DuraSAFE SofTILE product at the vendor’s expense. This newer East Portland…
NW Natural Completes Area Pipe Inspection
Crews with NW Natural recently removed two gas line inspection apparatuses temporarily installed above ground on both sides of Interstate 84, west of the NE 74th Avenue overpass. Federal regulations require natural gas suppliers to inspect their delivery pipes every seven years, promoting safety and efficient operation. The utility’s Pipeline Integrity Management Team inspected over…
82nd Ave Lane Closures
Over the next few weeks, contractors with Raimore Construction will continue in-street work along SE 82nd Avenue and repair select pavement sections, requiring lane closures north of the SE Woodward Street intersection. During construction, an alternate driveway entrance to the Fubonn Shopping Center on SE 85th Avenue will allow customers access to the retail complex.…
New SE Clinton and 85th Sidewalks Deliver on a Decade of Visioning
In late April, cement masons began construction on new Sidewalks and street paving along SE Clinton Street, fulfilling longstanding community requests expressed during a public engagement process that began in 2016. This project will add new sidewalks on SE Clinton Street from SE 84th to 87th Avenues, with roadcrews converting the existing gravel road to…
Fubonn’s SE 85th Entrance Creating Connections
During peak times, traffic accessing the Fubonn Shopping Center at 2850 SE 82nd Avenue can snarl the signalized intersection leading to its parking lot. Until recently, this was the only vehicle access to the 7.49-acre property. Over the last four years, the retail complex owners have looked for solutions to improve access for shoppers traveling…
Duplex with Parking on SE 84th
On April 24th, demolition crews began removing the modest 1956-era single-story home at 1542 SE 84th Avenue to make way for a duplex with onsite parking. Developer Ethan Knudson is on the second iteration of redevelopment plans, adjusting designs around Portland’s rules to include attached garages in the new housing. Knudson bought the deteriorating property…
Work on SE Stark Chick-fil-A Underway
In April, crews began converting an adult entertainment venue into Portland’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant within city limits since the Lloyd Center food court location closed in 2003. This project dates back to May 2022, when the national fast food chain explored development at 9950 SE Stark Street, opting to renovate the original structure to maintain its nonconforming…
Pushing NE Davis to 100th Ave
Road crews are forming a new segment of NE Davis Street extending from NE 99th Avenue to 100th Avenue. Cement masons have already created the center section of new wide sidewalks, leaving tree wells open for future street trees and electrical conduit stubs for lighting. Work will next focus on constructing new sidewalk corners with…
Underground Prep for the Jade and Montavilla Multimodal Project
In late March and into April, crews working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) began preparing sections of the Jade District for the Jade and Montavilla Multimodal Improvements Project, which will replace gravel streets and under-built pedestrian routes with new paved roads and sidewalks. This work will improve access along SE 85th Avenue and…
1818 SE 82nd Ave Meeting Apr 17
On April 17th, Multnomah County’s Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) will host its second community meeting, seeking public input regarding the alternative shelter planned at 1818 SE 82nd Avenue. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Portland Community College Southeast Campus’s Community Hall at 2305 SE 82nd Avenue. Attendees should…
Finishing Portland’s Newest Street
Road crews met the rising sun on March 29th, preparing for a weekend of asphalt work in the Gateway District. Over the last several months, contractors working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have built a new road segment reconnecting Portland’s street grid east of Interstate 205 and between East Burnside and NE Glisan…
Weekend and Evening Closures of E Burnside
Starting at 8 p.m. on March 28th, crews will close East Burnside Street from 94th Avenue to 99th Avenue for weekend roadwork. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises drivers to detour around this section of East Burnside on Friday night through 5 a.m. on Monday, March 31st. The closures will prevent drivers from using…
Improved Berrydale Park Takes Shape
Construction is well underway at Berrydale Park, where crews have installed the majority of new skatepark elements and made substantial progress on installing the park’s adjacent sidewalks. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) anticipates completion in Fall 2025. Behind the construction fencing closing the park to visitors, people will now see the telltale shapes of purpose-built skateboard…
Montavilla Station Reopens March 13
At 4 p.m. on March 13th, the Montavilla Station bar at 417 SE 80th Avenue will reopen after a repair and maintenance closure. The February 10th notice to customers indicated the business was undergoing deep cleaning and the repair of rotten floor sections. Subsequent posters placed around the neighborhood announced the “Grand Reopening” of the…
Sidewalk Infill on SE 82nd North of Division
Crews with Raimore Construction are creating a new paved sidewalk on the east side of SE 82nd Avenue north of SE Division Street. The work will replace mostly asphalt pedestrian walkways with standard city concrete sidewalks that better connect pedestrians to a pre-existing rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) enhanced mid-block crossing. When completed, pedestrians will gain…
NE Holladay ADU and Townhouse Update
Crews are nearing completion on the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 8358 NE Holladay Street Unit # B as other workers conclude framing work on the four townhouses next door. On January 22nd, Portlands Permitting & Development (PP&D) staff approved a Middle Housing Land Division (MHLD) application to create four distinct lots for the new…
Sump Maintenance at NE 91st and Glisan
Last week, crews working with Portland Environmental Services (BES) closed NE 91st Avenue north of NE Glisan Street to construct underground stormwater management infrastructure. On March 10th, they will return to finish installing the sump and sedimentation systems before prepping the sidewalk for repaving. BES and its contractors are constructing ten sump and sedimentation maintenance…
Three ADA Curb Ramps on SE Harrison
Crews working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will construct three curb ramps on SE Harrison Street between SE 76th and 75th Avenues. This week, crews painted street markings indicating the shape and placement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps on a route frequently used by pedestrians and cyclists accessing Mt.…
SE Clay Townhomes Underway
Heavy equipment recently leveled the 35-by-100-foot lot at 8416 SE Clay Street, which has remained vacant for years awaiting development. In 2021, Provision Investments purchased the property, intending to construct a three-story apartment building containing nine residences. That multifamily project never broke ground, and in 2023, the owner listed the project for sale with city-approved…
New Sidewalks on SE Mill
In February, crews working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) began constructing new sidewalks on SE Mill Street east of SE 82nd Avenue. Mill Street lacks curbs or dedicated pedestrian walkways from SE 82nd to 89th Avenues. This project will add over 200 feet of sidewalk on both sides of a street used as…
SE 82nd Ave Lane Closure for Repair
On February 11th, road crews closed the southbound outer lane of SE 82nd Avenue to repair a broken stormwater inlet on the southwest corner of the Yamhill Street crossing. TriMet will close the southbound number 72 bus stop at this intersection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during construction. The project will continue for at…
New Slender House on NE 74th
Cement masons are at work creating the foundation for a new single-family residence at 114 NE 74th Avenue. Crews will construct this 15-foot-wide two-story home on the side yard split from a 1925-era house in 2022. The site of the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home is only 25-foot-wide and requires a skinny house design often used for…
82nd Ave Transit Project Online Open House
On January 22nd, TriMet hosted an in-person open house to show its progress on the 82nd Avenue Transit Project designs and gather feedback from attendees. TriMet reports nearly 100 people attended the event in the Community Hall Annex at Portland Community College’s Southeast campus. The public transit provider created an online version of the open…
3 Homes Behind Existing Unit on NE 70th
Later this year, Rees Bettinger Properties will construct three single-family homes behind the 1950-era single-story house at 1004 NE 70th Avenue. Each new two-story structure will offer an open-concept main level with two bedrooms and a stacked laundry closet on the second floor. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower. The architect…