There are several new buildings and upcoming designs that challenge the self imposed low key style of Portland Oregon, but that appears to be changing. Several of the designs being built on the Central Eastside push the architectural design and creative envelope.
The building in this photo is named the Fair-Haired Dumbbell and was a crowd funded project by Gorilla Development. The location was once planned to be a Home Depot, but the 2008 recession changed those plans. Now the neighborhood is seeing changes almost daily. http://guerrilladev.co/the-fair-haired-dumbbell/
There are several other new projects coming that are changing the look of the old former industrial area known as the Central Eastside Industrial District and transforming it into a bright vibrant new go-to revitalized area in Portland and part of the new Portland Innovation Quadrant.
About he new Portland Central Eastside Industrial District (CEID) from the 2035 vision statement.
“‘The Central Eastside Industrial…