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The bureau is cutting 15% of its staff as the volume of building permits drops. Interest rates and Portland’s reputation are taking a toll.

This is the first time Portland leaders have threatened to seize nuisance properties of any kind and sell them in almost three years, a delay officials attribute to staff turnover

There's no exact date for when the demolition could begin. The building owner or the contractor has not yet applied for a demolition permit.

Crews this week boxed up and returned items collected from inside the Maxwell Hall building, which sits next to the burned-out May Apartments.

On a rainy afternoon in Portland’s Woodstock neighborhood, a man on a bicycle stops to peruse dry goods and emergency supplies in bright yellow bins lining Moire Cubbin’s yard. The repurposed Amazon bins–double stacked on their sides in a row affixed to the ground–comprise what Cubbin calls her “giving fence.” The fence is her version of a free pantry. Each bin includes different types of items, from food, to mini flashlights, gloves, blankets, and hygiene...

The city has not yet received a permit application because the owner is still soliciting bids for a demolition contractor, so there isn't a start date yet.

The owner is currently considering bids for a contractor, according to a spokesperson with the Bureau of Development Services.

Since 2017, I have posted the podcast Trekking Through Compliance each summer. Not only am I a full-fledged Trekkie, there are many of us in the compliance community. To commemorate the...

The Goose Hollow apartment building that burned yesterday has started to collapse.

The Goose Hollow apartment building that burned yesterday has started to collapse.