A public outreach meeting regarding the temporary (three to six months) men’s shelter at SW 4th and SW Washington is scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 12 at 11:45 a.m. The meeting will be held in the lower level theatre room at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Commissioner Saltzman will attend as well as representatives of the Portland Housing Bureau and Transition Projects. You will hear about the background of this project and the plans for shelter operations. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.

We recognize that there are challenges to siting any shelter and have urged that certain conditions must be met to ensure the facility is managed with minimal impact to neighboring properties and businesses. These conditions include a lottery for the beds that will be run out of Bud Clark Commons to preclude any queuing outside the building, ensuring there is storage indoors for shopping carts and personal items of those using the facility, and a request to the city for a high pedestrian zone designation while the shelter is in use.

At the end of the day, this shelter will serve people who are already sleeping in doorways and camping in tents all over the downtown core; Transition Projects estimates there are 400 people sleeping outdoors in the downtown core on any given night. We continue to press the city and the county leadership to pursue permanent solutions to this crisis.

 

BOMA International’s lobbying efforts have resulted in a series of historic advocacy victories for the commercial real estate industry today with the passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 by the U.S. Congress. Included in the PATH Act are a permanent extension of the 15-year depreciation on qualified leasehold improvements, BOMA’s top tax priority; fixes to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA); and a straight two-year extension of the energy efficiency deduction for commercial buildings.

 

Join us for this informative panel discussion!

Phil Robles - Cushman & Wakefield
Lisa Rummel - Harsch Investment Properties
Nick Garrow - AON Risk Insurance Services
Kevin Mapes - Ball Janik

Qualifies for Oregon Real Estate Agency continuing education credit. This meeting is FREE for Building Members and $35 for Allied Members. Even though Building Member registration is free, you must register to attend.

 

Portland's multifamily development market continues to blaze on without showing any signs of slowing down. Not so long ago, low vacancy rates in the Portland Metro Area were a welcome sign of a rebounding and thriving economy. However, as rates continue to surge, they become symptomatic of a much larger concern- heeding the question "what's the tipping point?"

EVENT DETAILS
Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION
Skype Live Studio - 1210 SW 6th Avenue

 

Need help reporting your building's energy benchmarking data to the City of Portland? These free workshops are for you. Get expert, one-on-one assistance to navigate Portfolio Manager® and understand the benefits of benchmarking. Workshop options below:

Jan. 28
Feb. 17 or 24
March 10 or 30
April 7

 

Thursday, Jan. 21 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m..
618 SE Alder Street, Portland

The young leader groups of the Portland and Southwest Washington chapters of BOMA, CREW, ICSC, IREM, NAIOP and ULI recognized that there are many cross-over purposes in commercial real estate and decided to get everyone together for an annual "super event" to benefit all (and most importantly be a lot of fun!).

 

The webcast allows you to conveniently view and listen to an overview of the BUILDING OPERATOR CERTIFICATION program from the comfort of your office. All you need is a desktop browser and a telephone.