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Property Watch: A Swanky Penthouse in the Fontaine

Vintage glass light fixtures, custom cabinetry, and plenty of updates ensure this rare top-floor condo lives up to the history of its building in Sullivan’s Gulch.

01/31/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Mod Icon Meets Bright Design in Portland Heights

Curved glass block walls, terrazzo floors, and gorgeous contemporary casework come together in this architect-designed home also remodeled by Bright Designlab.

11/25/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: An Artfully Remodeled Craftsman off Alberta

Come for the garden apartment and backyard cottage, stay for the hand-carved mahogany millwork.

11/18/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

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Property Watch: A 1970s 'Tower House' from James Oliver in Hillsdale

The personal home of a much-loved local architect has floating fireplaces, five decks, an office in the sky, and a seriously delightful blue couch.

11/11/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Portland Cabinetmaker's Midcentury Modern

This woodwork-packed home in Brentwood-Darlington is a haven for lovers of built-ins.

09/30/2024 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

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Property Watch: Mt. Tabor Midcentury Parties Like It’s 1962

This Southeast Portland home rocks vintage charm—and a deck worth celebrating.

09/16/2024 By Zoe Sayler

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Property Watch: Classic Midcentury from a 'Big Deal' Architect

This Van Evera Bailey house in Dunthorpe feels like it's floating in the trees.

09/03/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Sellwood Floating Home with a Tiny House, Too

High ceilings, Scandinavian details, and the Willamette River right outside your door.

08/19/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A House in Dunthorpe by Architect Saul Zaik

Wood-clad angles and serene views in this home designed by the prolific Northwest Modernist.

08/05/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Grape Spaces

These Willamette Valley Wineries Have Redefined the Tasting Room

Well-built wines meet spaces with architectural significance.

07/23/2024 By Emily Teel

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Property Watch: Forget the City, Let’s Buy a Lodge on Mount Hood

Jefferson Airplane to Netflix fame: this A-frame compound in Rhododendron is the ‘party place.’

07/01/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: Swooping Curves in a Time Capsule in the Trees

Live like an ’80s icon in a house designed by the architect of Nike’s World Headquarters.

06/25/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Pietro Belluschi Classic in a Bucolic Setting

The famed Italian-born architect helped shape Pacific Northwest Modernism.

05/28/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A 1970s Hayhurst Home with Wood Paneling Galore

Woods inside and out, plus a wine room, a Murphy bed, and stained glass, all next to the old Alpenrose Dairy in Southwest Portland.

04/01/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Cozy English-Style Home in Portland Heights

In an area once reachable by the Vista Avenue cable car, this 1927 home has peekaboo city views and a picture-perfect kitchen.

03/18/2024 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: A Colorful Duplex and Tiny Home with a Flower Mural

This 1909 home in Sunnyside levels up with fine finishes in both units, a design-forward backyard house, and murals from local artists.

01/16/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Jenga!

How to Turn That Property into an Income Stream, Portland Style

A women-owned local company enables a new type of developer: you.

01/09/2024 By Arianne Cohen Photography by Michael Novak

Year in Review

Property Watch: Readers' Favorite Homes on the Market in 2023

A look at the year’s best listings in Portland and beyond, how much they sold for, and which are still available.

12/29/2023 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: Pied Cow's Famed Victorian Hits the Market

The 1893 Queen Anne Victorian, an institution in the Sunnyside neighborhood, is on the market for the first time in three decades.

12/27/2023 By Melissa Dalton

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Property Watch: One of Oregon’s Two Richard Neutra Homes Is for Sale

The modernist gem was designed by the famed Vienna-born architect for a granddaughter of Macy's co-owners who perished on the Titanic.

12/04/2023 By Melissa Dalton