"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 newest layer will be added: The Avenue lofts...
Read More
"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...
Read More
"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. ...
Read More
"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 memorized. He's a small-town boy - from the tiny Oregon city of Knappa - who's...
Read More
"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...
Read More
"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. Friends and family of the project team snapped up 38 early sales, and sales opened...
Read More