by Patty Gardner, Chair of the Pearl District Planning & Transportation Committee
This spring there will be construction happening all over the Pearl District. The Fields Park will finally begin construction as the Parks Department has officially chosen the contractor for the project. There are currently three major projects under construction in the neighborhood – the renovation of the Meier & Frank Warehouse on NW Everett St. for the US headquarters for Vestas, a new market-rate apartment building on NW Everett St., and an apartment building designed to meet both student and market-rate demand on NW 14th Ave. These projects are likely to be joined by two more projects – a potential hotel on NW 9th Ave. and another new apartment building on NW13th Ave. & Pettygrove St. All of these projects will not only bring cranes to our horizon but also an expansion of the types of housing opportunities within the neighborhood. The Pearl District Neighborhood Association tracks all of these projects through its Planning and Transportation Committee which meets twice a month.
