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Business Journal – A portfolio built on perfect timing

"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...

The Oregonian – Layers of Life

"The corner of Northwest 14th Avenue and Hoyt Street is a seven-story archaeology site. The earliest strata were laid in 1923 as the Meier & Frank warehouse. And next summer,...

The Oregonian – An old jewel shines as lofts in the Pearl

"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...

The Oregonian – Oddity & Opportunity

"Nobody knows why the architecture firm of Daniel H. Burnham and Company designed Portland's Marshall Wells Warehouse the way it did...

DJC – Keep your eye on Mr. Ball

"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...

Business Journal – Ball lets history guide him with new venture

"Robert Ball, the developer who turned some of Portland's best-known industrial buildings into some of its hippest new residences, is building his first new construction project. ...

The NW Examiner – Meier and Frank Building will be Condominiums

"Last year, Robert Ball completed the conversion of a historic warehouse into the 164-unit Marshall Wells Lofts. Most of the condos sold before construction was complete. This year, Ball is...

DJC – The Wyatt

"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...

Bob Ball, Pearl District Apartment Developer

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...

Business Journal – Dev. Ball makes Pearl District splash

"Robert Ball is a different kind of developer. Instead of a suit and tie, he wears jeans to work. Rather than frequent trendy restaurants he's got part of Wendy's menu...

The Business Journal – Meier & Frank Buildings get a New Lease on Life

"Local developers are making plans to rehabilitate two former Meier & Frank warehouses, which were planned for telecommunications hotels in 2000 but abandoned when the telco market crashed...

Portland Tribune – Will the future bring more boom, or bust?

"Oh to be the owner of a venerable, desirable business. Peter's Office Supply & Interiors sits on a prime parcel smack in the middle of the ultracool Pearl District. Owner...

The Business Journal – New Loft Project hot off the Gates

"The Avenue Lofts won't open sales to the public until Oct. 19, but already 50 units are sold in the 170-unit loft conversion of a 1923-era Meier & Frank warehouse....

Tribune – Bob Ball finds his balance

"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...

BizJournal – Portland developer excited for what’s springing up in the north end of the Pearl

When Portland developer Bob Ball, principal with Astor Pacific LLC, sold his Pearl District apartment building, The Wyatt, back in 2008, he was glad to be out of the real...

Explore The Pearl – Interesting Developments

"For the past decade, the Pearl District has been symbolic of Portland's meteoric housing and retail boom - and its subsequent recession-induced cooling-off period." ...

Real Estate – Exposing a Bright Solution

"Inside the old Marshall Wells Hardware Co. at Northwest 14th and Lovejoy streets in Portland is the makings of what Robert D. Ball considers a "jewel." To nearly everyone else, it...

DJC – From Bits & Pieces to condos in the Pearl District

"Robert D. Ball makes no claim to being a magician, but from mere Bits & Pieces, he says a seven-story loft condominim building will materialize in Northwest Portland's Pearl District...

DJC – Ball Buys Former Meier and Frank Warehouse

"Wasting little time after completing the $35m Marshall-Wells lofts, Robert Ball has purchased the former Meier & Frank warehouse just blocks away at 1415 N.W. Hoyt St. for $8.8 million...

The NW Examiner – Embassy Apartments Sold to Robert Ball, May Go Condo

"Robert Ball has acquired another historic residential building in Northwest Portland. Ball bought the 69-unit Embassy Apartments at 2015 NW Flanders, and he plans a thorough rehabilitation that will restore...

Grand Opening for the Parker Building

Real estate developer Bob Ball opened the doors to The Parker, the Pearl District's newest apartment community, for a party where he invited neighbors, friends and a select group of...

The Oregonian – Officers share their stories to aid gay, lesbian youths

"I felt like a million pounds of pressure was taken off my shoulders. I felt free, and I felt alive." ...

Just Out – Developer Robert Ball Promoted to PPB Reserve Commander

"One of Portland's leading real estate developers, and the CEO of Astor Pacific, is still managing to climb up the civic ladder. Robert Ball was recently promoted °from Reserve Captain...

The Oregonian – Luxury Pearl apartments planned

"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." ...

The Tribune – Nob Hill condos have a classy past

"Northwest Portland is home to an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, cafes and art galleries, making it one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the city. Now, with the conversion...

Portland UpClose – In the Pearl

"More than 100 of the 164 light-flooded residential spaces have already been snapped up - months before the project's expected completion in August. "Everyone's just glomming on to this project,...

PQ Monthly – Bob Saves the Mounted Patrol – For Starters

"Ball is one of those people who actually comes from humble beginnings, growing up in Knappa, Ore., a small logging town outside Astoria. There were only 35 kids in his...

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