Architecture & Design

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Mayor’s Laurelhurst Mansion Gets a Makeover

The revamp, which took five years, blends artistic statement and pristine historic detail. And have you seen the English-style gardens?

07/03/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Custom-Designed Rummer 'Unicorn'

Attention, midcentury nerds—the revered builder put a skylit atrium at the center of this one.

05/23/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A 'Portland Bungalow' Just Off Hawthorne

Behind a symmetrical facade, find a sweet blend of bungalow charms and modern updates.

05/09/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Jewel of an English Cottage in Eastmoreland

Whimsical detail, colorful tile, and a fairy tale of a front facade.

04/25/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Textbook, Mostly Untouched Midcentury in Hillsdale

It's on the market for the first time in 46 years.

03/28/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Wade Pipes Original Filled with Cheerful Color

And a tower, for ultimate whimsy.

03/14/2025 By Melissa Dalton

On and Off Broadway

The Theater Designer Who Designed a Theater

After The Lion King on Broadway, Olympic ceremonies, Taylor Swift stages, and Super Bowl halftime shows, Michael Curry wants a bigger stage.

03/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Jason Hill Illustrations by Michael Byers

Real Estate

Property Watch: In Celebration of Robert Rummer

The game-changing developer and builder, who died in January, brought modernism to the Oregon middle class.

02/28/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Will This Historic Northwest Portland Home Be Saved?

The previous owners started a remodel on this house designed by architect Van Evera Bailey. Will new ones finish it?

02/21/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Queen Anne Victorian Full of Povey Glass

Give us all the rainbow floral stained glass.

02/14/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Artist-Designed House in Oceanside Plays with Shapes

Some of which are meant to evoke ships at sea, or submarines breaching the surface.

01/17/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Fixer-Upper Steiner Cabin on 10 Acres for $599K

Looking for a restoration project in 2025? Henry Steiner built about 100 log cabins, and this one near Mount Hood needs some love.

01/03/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Old-School Estate Perched High Above Portland

The lavish home was built in 1887 as an advertisement for Portland Heights, then owned by the Pittock family for almost 60 years.

12/20/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Is This Portland's Most Expensive Home?

The recently overhauled West Hills property, known to real estate agents as the "Great Gatsby mansion," can be yours for a cool $25 million.

12/06/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Ornate Early Craftsman in Portland Heights

Do you like stained glass and window benches? What if you put them together?

11/04/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Miniature Castle Perched High in Irvington

This single-family home has Mediterranean style and royal vibes.

10/23/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Dinner Party–Ready Condo with Vintage Charm

Located in a gorgeous Jacobethan-style building, this 902-square-foot Nob Hill condo has an honest-to-god dining room, two balconies, and serious closet space.

10/08/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Grand Craftsman Filled with Botanical Stained Glass

Famed horticulturist Louis Pfunder, landscape designer for the South Park Blocks, was the original inhabitant of this 1906 home.

09/23/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Mailbox-Shaped House in Southwest Portland

This hillside home serves up unusual geometry, plus three decks with sweeping views.

09/09/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Real Estate

Property Watch: Channeling Midcentury Palm Springs Perfection

This 1962 time capsule in Argay Terrace hits all the right notes, from the coral and seafoam colors to the vintage pool table, built-in bar, and backyard pool.

08/26/2024 By Melissa Dalton