"Portland real estate investor Bob Ball has always had a knack for buying and selling properties at the right time. Now Ball celebrated turning 50 by launching a new development and investment firm to continue capitalizing on those deal-making instincts. ...
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"It's rare that developer Robert Ball sees an old building that he doesn't like. The 35-year-old Northwest Portlander wears many hats, but he's most comfortable when he gets to come up with ways to refurbish a historic building. ...
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"Robert Ball just can't stand sitting still. In addition to the overseeing demolition work on the former Meier & Frank warehouse - now called "The Avenue" and slated for 166 lofts - and keeping a watchful eye over sales of the last eight units in...
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"The old saying, "When it rains, it pours" was more than just an unfortunate adage for The Wyatt's project team as it built the Pearl District's deepest mixed-use tower during one of the wettest winters on record. ...
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BY: Lee Fehrenbacher Bob Ball, developer, is the owner of Astor Pacific LLC. (Photo by Sam Tenney/DJC) At age 19 – when many college students are still trying to figure out their major – Portland developer Bob Ball was figuring out how to buy his first property. He...
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"Bob Ball walks around the apartment building named after his toddler son, Parker, and none of the tenants know who he is. They greet his adorable child with oohs and ahhhs almost as enthusiastic as those they reserve for each other's pet dogs...
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"I felt like a million pounds of pressure was taken off my shoulders. I felt free, and I felt alive." ...
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"A Portland developer, who laid low after the condo market crash and an aborted mayoral bid, is planning a six-story luxury apartment building on the Pearl District's northern fringe." ...
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