Real Estate

Property Watch: A Brick Midcentury in a Concordia Enclave

Built in 1954, this midcentury gem has fantastic bones only enhanced by a more recent remodel.

05/01/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A One-of-a-Kind Home by an Iconic Local Architect

For $3.6 million, you can work with "organic architect" Robert Harvey Oshatz to fully customize the interior.

03/28/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Stylishly Updated Peninsula Park Tudor

Gucci wallpaper in the bathroom and an old school speakeasy in the basement made this one go pending in less than a week.

03/24/2023 By Melissa Dalton

House Proud

Gawk at These Modern Portland Homes on an Architectural Tour

The season kicks off next month with the Portland Modern Home Tour, featuring homes from Raleigh Hills to Sellwood to Cully.

09/23/2022 By Julia Silverman

Design

Gresham's New Library Could Be Our Starchitect Moment

Set to open in 2025, the new East County branch designers are shooting for the moon

07/18/2022 By Julia Silverman

Real Estate

Property Watch: A West Hills Home that Defies Its Challenging Lot

Complete with a backyard that has it all, from the hot tub and fitness studio to a bocce ball court

07/11/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Beautifully Restored Southeast Craftsman with Artistic Flourish

Did we mention there is a kegerator in the basement?

06/21/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Architecture

Take a Look at the New Serena Williams Building at Nike

The namesake building is the largest yet to grace the sprawling campus, and it’s baller.

05/04/2022 By Michelle Harris

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Color-Blocked Classic by William Fletcher

NBD, just the first full house from a significant midcentury architect, on the market for the first time.

05/02/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Hidden Gem In Salem

Did Frank Lloyd Wright inspire this Usonian-style home?

04/18/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Council Crest Mid-Century with Lots of Modern Style

Come for the mid-century character, stay for the outdoor spaces, amazing home office, and well, everything really.

04/11/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: In Oak Grove, a Modernized Pietro Belluschi Home in a Parklike Setting

Dutch doors, wood tones and cork floors are all hallmarks of the noted architect's style.

03/28/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: On Tabor, an Arts and Crafts Home by Architect Ellis F. Lawrence

Lawrence created the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon—no big deal.

03/21/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Spaces

Trauma-Informed Design Turns an Old Church into a Family Shelter

With pro bono help from a local designer, Family Village has soft curves, open sight lines, and a sense of place.

12/10/2021 By Angela Uherbelau

Real Estate

Property Watch: Airy Loft Living in Inner Southeast

This Division Street design gem boasts custom wood and glass doors, a loft to die for, custom lighting, and other top design details.

08/02/2021 By Melissa Dalton

Design

A Traditional West Hills Ranch Shows Its Wild Side

Portland design firm Penny Black brought in clean surfaces, big windows, and bright splashes of lime green.

03/20/2021 By Marty Patail

Design

These 6 Northwest Schools Are Inspiring Post-Pandemic Design

From high-tech ventilation systems to “flex spaces” for students to work while social distancing to sweeping outdoor classrooms, here are a few spookily prescient ways ways local schools have anticipated the pandemic.

11/20/2020 By Julia Silverman

Pomo Picks

What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Week: Sept 2

The content in our queues, from Jerry Orbach to Cowboy Bebop

09/03/2020 By Portland Monthly Staff

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Summer Road Trip through Restoration

Follow along on this local tour of historic buildings in Portland that have been restored with the utmost care and craftsmanship.

07/20/2020