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KIM MINASIAN SPARKS bl bm-vb-m "r-uhv _-v 0;;m bm |_; !;-Ń´ v|-|; bm7†v|u‹ =ou Ć?Ć? rѴ†v ‹;-uvÄş "_; Ń´oˆ;v ;ˆ;u‹ -vr;1| o= _;u fo0 -m7 ;mfo‹v ‰ouhbm] ‰b|_ -Ń´Ń´ buyers and renters. She knows what it’s like to relocate to a new city =uol -=-u -m7 7u-‰v =uol |_-| ;Šr;ub;m1; |o o@;u _;u 1Ń´b;m|v |_-| ;Š|u- 1-u; -m7 -‚;mাom |_;‹ m;;7Äş urbannestpdx.com/kimminasiansparks
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Leah Maurer is a happily married Portland mom to three young boys. vb7; =uol 7obm] =u;;Ń´-m1; ‰ubাm]ġ v_; 1om|ub0†|;v 1om|;m| u;]†Ѵ-uѴ‹ =ou or; -]-ÂŒbm; -m7 1oĹŠ1_-buv ou|Ń´-m7Ä˝v )ol;m uo‰ 1_-r|;uÄş ;-_ bv - 1-mm-0bv Ń´;]-Ń´bÂŒ-াom -1ŕŚžÂˆbv| -m7 _or;v |o v;; |_; ruo_b0bাom of cannabis end on a federal level. womengrow.com/project/leah-maurer
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Chad Walsh is a freelance writer and editor who covers Portland’s =oo7 -m7 u;-Ń´ ;v|-|; 0;-|vÄş )_;m _;Ä˝v mo| ‰ubাm] ĹŒ ‰_b1_ bvmÄ˝| o[;m ĹŒ _;Ä˝v ;b|_;u fo]]bm] |_uo†]_ ou;v| -uhġ 1oohbm] ou |u‹bm] |o 0-Ń´-m1; 1_;1hbm] o†| m;‰ u;v|-†u-m|v -m7 =u;t†;mাm] |_; om;v |_-| _-ˆ; already won him over. chadwalshpdx.com
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There is no shortage of Midcentury Modern homes in Portland, but there are only a handful of RealtorsÂŽ who specialize in buying and selling these ruor;uা;vÄş m|;u -ubv- "‰;mvomÄş She’s a Real Estate Broker who knows not only midcentury, but modern homes and has been helping people Cm7 |_;l =ou Ńś ‹;-uvÄş "‰;mvom ]u;‰ †r bm ou|Ń´-m7ġ Ń´bˆ;v bm - ‰;Ń´Ń´ĹŠru;v;uˆ;7 ŃľĆ?v ) "|‹Ѵ; b71;m|†u‹ o7;um home with her family, and sponsors Restore Oregon’s Midcentury Modern tour and the AIA Design Tour every year. We recently had a chance to catch up with Swenson about all things midcentury and get her take on not only the design movement, but also why it’s so popular.
These are homes built between Ć?Ć–Ć“Ć”bv_ ĹŒ Ń´-|; ğѾĆ?v that exhibit some of the =oŃ´Ń´o‰bm] 1_-u-1|;ubvা1vÄš vblrŃ´; 1Ń´;-m design lines, vaulted or high ceilings, rov| -m7 0;-l v|‹Ѵ; 1omv|u†1াom some with tongue and groove wood 1;bŃ´bm]vġ Yoou |o 1;bŃ´bm] ‰bm7o‰vġ 1Ń´;u;ĹŠ v|ou‹ ‰bm7o‰vġ bm|;u;vাm] l-|;ub-Ń´v such as plywood, steel, aluminum, paneling (mahogany or pine), concrete ou |;uu-ŒŒo Yooubm]ġ Ń´-lbm-|; 1o†m|ĹŠ 8 • ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE magazine
;uvġ bm|;u;vাm] াѴ;Äş "ol; o= |_; 0;v| examples of midcentury modern design can be seen in the series of Case Study o†v;v 0†bŃ´| 0;|‰;;m Ć?ƖƓƔŊĆ?ƖѾѾĺ
$_bv ‰-v - ˆ;u‹ ;Š1bাm] াl; r;ubo7ĸ b| ‰-v -[;u |_; ‰-u -m7 r;orŃ´; ‰;u; alive with ideas about the future and space travel. People were beginning to make some money and wanted a 7b@;u;m| Ń´b=;v|‹Ѵ; |_-m |_; om;v |_;‹ ]u;‰ †r ‰b|_Äş u1_b|;1|vġ -uাv|v -m7 o|_;u 1u;-ŕŚžÂˆ;v ‰;u; |u‹bm] m;‰ |_bm]v in the world of design, also either coming from or inspired by the BauĹŠ haus movement in Europe. The simple, sleek modern designs that came from this environment have proven to be াl;Ń´;vv -m7 ;Š†7; |_; ;Š1b|;l;m| o= |_; ;u- ‰_b1_ bv vাѴѴ ˆ;u‹ -‚u-1ŕŚžÂˆ; |o people today.
These homes are usually located in the outskirts and suburbs of the city. There are a few tracts of Rummer homes in outer SW Portland, Beaverton and u;v_-lĺ $_;u; -u; 1om1;m|u-াomv o=
midcentury homes on the east side in Glendoveer, Parkrose and Argay TerĹŠ race. Not all are modern but are some sprinkled throughout these neighborĹŠ _oo7vÄş +o† ‰bŃ´Ń´ Cm7 bm|;u;vাm] 1†v|ol lb7ĹŠ1;m|†u‹ ];lv |_uo†]_o†| u;]om City, Gresham, Milwaukie, Hillsdale, Bridlemile, Raleigh Hills, Royal WoodĹŠ land, West Slope, Arranmore, and Cedar Hills to name a few.
NW Regional style blends the basic rubm1brѴ;v o= |_; m|;um-ঞom-Ѵ "| Ѵ; of architecture (from Europe) with local materials from our region such as stone and wood, which was ofŊ |;m ঞl;v Ѵ;[ mv|-bm;7 bm ou7;u |o weather naturally. These homes also =;-| u; Yoou |o 1;bѴbm] ]Ѵ-vv |o 1omm;1| the outdoors in bringing in as much natural light as possible and are usually designed to blend into the site that they are built on.
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As a Real Estate Broker, a lot of these _ol;v =;-| u;v -u; vঞѴѴ =;-| u;v |_-| homebuyers are looking for today.
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And this year’s tour has been given a vr;1b-Ń´ |‰bv|Äš -1_ o= |_; v;ˆ;m _ol;v on its route will feature components of what used to be called “The House of $olouuo‰ĺĿ m =-1|ġ v_; v-‹vġ - r-bu o= the seven was once built and adverĹŠ াv;7 0-1h |_;m -v Äž o†v; o= $olouĹŠ uo‰Ŀ _ol;vġ 1olrŃ´;|; ‰b|_ -Ń´Ń´ |_; lo7;um Ĺ?-m7ġ -| |_; াl;ġ rov|ĹŠlo7ĹŠ ;umĹ‘ -l;mbা;v |_-| =ou‰-u7ĹŠ|_bmhbm] people craved.
Text by Chad Walsh “Once we started it, it was so popular that we decided to keep doing it, and vbm1; |_;mġ b|Ä˝v f†v| hbm7- ]uo‰mĺĿ $_-|Ä˝v !;v|ou; u;]om Š;1Â†ŕŚžÂˆ; bu;1|ou ;]]‹ ou;ম om ‰_‹ v_; -m7 her team have decided to once again celebrate the architecture and design of the midcentury modern style by -uu-m]bm] v;Ń´=ĹŠ]†b7;7 |o†uv o= ou|ĹŠ Ń´-m7Ä˝v vŃ´;;h vr-1;ĹŠ-];ĹŠ;u- lb7ĹŠ1;m|†u‹ homes. The tour, now in its sixth year, draws -0o†| ŃľĆ?Ć? |o ŃśĆ?Ć? -mm†-Ń´ vr;1|-|ouv
who are given six hours to take a peek inside local homes to see historically preserved spaces that were once seen as way ahead of the curve. b71;m|†u‹ lo7;um v|‹Ѵ;ġ ou;ম v-‹vġ bv 7;Cm;7 0‹ lo7;um |;1_moŃ´o]‹ Ĺ?0‹ lb7ĹŠĆ?Ć–ŃľĆ?v v|-m7-u7vĹ‘ -m7 |_; moˆ;Ń´ use of space. For a mental picture, think of Don Draper at his booziĹŠ est, long before he had his come to o1-ĹŠ oŃ´- lol;m|ġ vbমm] bm _bv rѴ†v_ Park Avenue apartment a mere few years before Neil Armstrong hopped o@ roŃ´Ń´o Ć?Ć?ġ f†v| -v |_; 1o†m|u‹ v|-u|;7 1oŃ´Ń´;1ŕŚžÂˆ;Ѵ‹ 7u;-lbm] o= l-hbm] - ;|vomvĹŠŃ´bh; =†|†ubvl - u;-Ń´b|‹ĺ
$_; |o†uġ ‰_b1_ hb1hv o@ f†v| 0;=ou; Ć?Ć? -ÄşlÄş om -‹ Ć?Ć“ bm |_; r-uhbm] Ń´o| of Sellwood’s Tenth Church of Christ "1b;mাv| ĹŒ ‰_b1_ ou;ম robm|v o†| bv -Ń´vo - lb71;m|†u‹ lo7;um 0†bŃ´7bm] ĹŒ allows everyone from architecture and design enthusiasts to the merely curiĹŠ o†v |o |-h; - Ć”Ć?Ŋ‹;-u v|;r 0-1h bm াl; to see what today’s grandparents had once thought about how their future (and ours) might be shaped. So what should you expect? ou;ম v-‹v |_; v;ˆ;m _ol;v om |_bv tour exhibit once new ideas about our u;Ń´-াomv_br |o vr-1;vÄş Äž$_; Ć?Ć–ŃľĆ?v _ol;v -u; 1_-u-1|;ubÂŒ;7 0‹ vr-1bo†v Yoou rŃ´-mmbm]ġĿ v_; v-‹vÄş Äž ;=ou; |_; rov|Ŋ‰-u ;u-ġ |_;u; ‰-v u;-ѴѴ‹ mo v†1_ |_bm] -v - Ń´bˆbm] uoolĺĿ Today, living rooms are requisite. She also says that kitchens and dining rooms, which were once cloistered =uol |_; u;v| o= |_; _ol; -v =†m1াom-Ń´ spaces, were opened up and allowed to breathe into one another.
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ou;ম v-‹v |_-| ru;Ŋ‰-u _ol;v -Ń´vo placed a heavy emphasis on the front porch as a gathering space, while lb7ĹŠ1;m|†u‹ lo7;um Ybrr;7 |_-| v1ubr| 0‹ ruoˆb7bm] rubˆ-|; 0-1h‹-u7 r-াov =ou 1o1h|-bŃ´ r-uা;v -m7 1ooho†|vÄş And if you’re really curious about what |o Ń´ooh o†| =ouġ ou;ম ‰bŃ´Ń´ Ń´;-7 - ru;ĹŠ tour discussion the night before the tour to tell people which Easter eggs, hidden in plain sight, to spy in each home. For instance, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the vast and varied use of glass, as well as the use of lumĹŠ ber (one of the original homeowners owned a lumberyard, so his home was decked out in a shopping list of wood ˆ-ub;া;vĹ‘Äş
But it’s also a big fundraiser which helps Restore Oregon fund its mission of “Taking care of the places that make u;]omġ u;]omÄš |_; _bv|oub1 _ol;v and neighborhoods, bridges and barns, churches and Main Streets that make |_bv rŃ´-1; vo -†|_;mা1 -m7 Ń´bˆ-0Ń´;ĺĿ
Ń´;bv†u;Äş $b1h;|v -u; ĹŞĆ’Ć” =ou !;v|ou; u;]om l;l0;uvġ -m7 ĹŞĆ“Ć” =ou |_; ];m;u-Ń´ r†0Ń´b1Äş $_; ru;ĹŠ|o†u ru;ˆb;‰ discussion takes place on Friday, May Ć?ƒġ -| Ć• rÄşlÄş -| ;m|u-Ń´ †|_;u-m _†u1_ -| Ć?ќƑĆ? Ć‘Ć?v| ˆ;m†;Äş $b1h;|v -u; ĹŞĆ?Ć? =ou l;l0;uv -m7 ĹŞĆ?Ć” for the general public. As for tour u†Ѵ;vġ |_;u; -u; omѴ‹ |_u;;Äš mo r;|vġ mo bringing food or drink into the homes -m7 1_bŃ´7u;m †m7;u Ć?Ć‘ -u; ruo_b0b|;7 unless those children are so small that |_;‹ 1-mÄ˝| ‹;| ‰-Ń´h ĹŒ -m7 -u; |_;u;=ou; not yet curious enough to accidentally break something.
That mission may seem to carry more relevance than it ever has, as the landscapes of Oregon, in general, and ou|Ń´-m7ġ bm r-uা1†Ѵ-uѴ‹ġ -u; u-rb7Ѵ‹ changing. According to the anonyĹŠ mously run website, The Portland _uomb1Ń´;ġ -m ;vাl-|;7 Ƒќќ u;vb7;mা-Ń´ 7;loŃ´bাom r;ulb|v ‰;u; bvv†;7 bm |_; 1b|‹ o= ou|Ń´-m7 bm Ć‘Ć?Ć?Ć“Äş $_-| m†l0;u $o r†u1_-v; া1h;|vġ ˆbvb| !;v|ou; u;ĹŠ f†lr;7 |o Ć’Ć‘Ć’ bm Ć‘Ć?Ć?Ɣĺ m7 -v o= ;-uѴ‹ gon’s Events page. rubѴġ Ć•Ć“ 7;loŃ´bাom r;ulb| _-ˆ; 0;;m bvv†;7 bm Ć‘Ć?Ć?Ѿĺ
Restore Oregon’s Midcentury Modern You should also be on the lookout House of Tomorrow Tour runs from =ou 0†bŃ´|ĹŠbm vr-1;vġ |_; rŃ´-1;l;m| o= Ć?Ć? -ÄşlÄş |o Ć“ rÄşlÄş om "-|†u7-‹ġ -‹ bm|;u1olvġ ğѾĆ?ĹŠ;u- 7bv_‰-u;ġ -rrŃ´b-m1;v Ć?Ć“Äş $_; v;Ń´=ĹŠ]†b7;7 |o†u v|-u|v -| |_; (one home features what’s believed $;m|_ _†u1_ o= _ubv| "1b;mাv| Ĺ?ƔƕƒѾ |o _-ˆ; 0;;m om; o= |_; Cuv| |orĹŠŃ´o-7 " Ć?Ć•|_ ˆ;m†;Ĺ‘ -m7 †m=oŃ´7v -| ‹o†u dishwashers) and rotary phones. If you happen to be touring with a teen not v|;;r;7 bm ru;ĹŠĆ?Ć–Ć•Ć?v 1bm;l-ġ ‰-|1_ them marvel at a rotary dial telephone.
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Text and Images by Leah Maurer )b|_ |_; r-vvbm] o= ;-v†u; Ć–Ć? bm u;]omġ ‰_b1_ †v_;u;7 bm Ń´;]-Ń´ -7†Ѵ|ĹŠ †v;ņu;1u;-াom-Ń´ 1-mm-0bv rovv;vvbomġ use, and sales, many homeowners and homebuyers are curious about what is legal under the new law. While ;-v†u; Ć–Ć? bv vাѴѴ bm |_; ruo1;vv o= blrŃ´;l;m|-াom -m7 vol; u†Ѵ;v -u; mo| ‹;| ‰ub‚;mġ |_;u; -u; v;ˆ;u-Ń´ rb;1;v that are outlined very clearly. The Oregon State Government has 7;7b1-|;7 - rouাom o= |_;bu ‰;0vb|; |o ;ŠrŃ´-bm |_; u†Ѵ;v -m7 u;]†Ѵ-াomv o= ;-v†u; Ć–Ć? Ĺ?l-ubf†-m-Äşou;]omÄş]oÂˆĹ‘Äş 1ĹŠ 1ou7bm] |o |_bv vb|;ġ -v o= †Ѵ‹ Ć?ġ Ć‘Ć?Ć?Ɣġ Oregonians can have a home grow, out of public view, of up to four plants per residence, regardless of how many people live in the residence. 77bাom-ѴѴ‹ġ |_; vb|; v|-|;v |_-| ;-v†u; Ć–Ć? 7o;v mo| -@;1| ;Šbvাm] landlord/tenant laws. Therefore, the Ń´-m7Ń´ou7 vাѴѴ _-v |_; Ń´-v| v-‹ bm ‰_-| happens in the property being rented. Janet Grayson, partner at Maylie and u-‹vomġ ġ - ou|Ń´-m7 Ń´-‰ Cul |_-| specializes in real estate law, said, “We _-ˆ; _-7 v;ˆ;u-Ń´ t†;vাomv bm |_; 1omĹŠ text of rentals, such as what right medĹŠ b1-Ń´ l-ubf†-m- r-া;m|v _-ˆ; bm |;ulv o= having a home grow, and, regardless if |_; ]uo‰ bv =ou l;7b1-Ń´ ou u;1u;-াom-Ń´ r†urov;vġ |_bv l-‚;u bv Ń´;[ |o |_; 7bv1u;াom o= |_; Ń´-m7Ń´ou7ĺĿ "_; ‰;m| om |o ;ŠrŃ´-bm |_-| Ń´;-v;v ‰bŃ´Ń´ o[;m v|-|; |_-| mo ˆboŃ´-াom o= v|-|; ou =;7;u-Ń´ Ń´-‰ is allowed. However, while tenants may wish to ask about a home grow, their conduct would be lawful under state law and therefore the landlord may choose not to prohibit it.
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(b‹7- "1_-|ÂŒÄˇ 1-mm-0bv u;-Ń´ ;v|-|; 1omĹŠ sultant who partners with the Oregon Resource Group, said, “Your rental agreement should outline whether or not the landlord will allow you to grow within their home. Being honest and forthcoming is always your best bet |o -ˆob7 -m‹ ruo0Ń´;lvĺĿ )_;m -vh;7 about issues for home buyers and what to look for, Schatz replied, “When navĹŠ b]-াm] |_; _ol; r†u1_-vbm] ruo1;vv you need not disclose your plans to grow. Just be sure to follow the rule of =o†u rŃ´-m|v r;u _o†v;_oŃ´7ĺĿ Grayson also works with homebuyĹŠ ers and says, “We haven’t seen many issues with home grows for personal use. The biggest issue for home buyers bv ;mv†ubm] |_-| |_;‹ -u; mo| 1u;-াm] - m†bv-m1; =ou |_;bu m;b]_0ouvĺĿ Genny Kiley is a partner and shareĹŠ holder at Emerge Law Group, also in Portland. This group is a full service Cul |_-| o@;uv 1Ń´b;m|v - ‰b7; -uu-‹ of services regarding cannabis matĹŠ |;uvÄş bŃ´;‹ ;ŠrŃ´-bm;7ġ Äž uol - ru-1া1-Ń´ r;uvr;1ŕŚžÂˆ;ġ †m7;u ;-v†u; Ć–Ć?ġ _ol; grows of four plants are allowed within Ć?ġĆ?Ć?Ć? =;;| o= - v1_ooŃ´ -v Ń´om] -v |_;‹ aren’t a nuisance and are out of public ˆb;‰ĺĿ With home grows being legal, it gives us an opportunity to truly normalize this plant into our gardens and homes f†v| -v ‰; _-ˆ; 7om; ‰b|_ o†u ˆ;];|-ĹŠ bles and herbs for decades as OreĹŠ gonians. Portland resident Samantha om|-m-uo v-b7ġ Äž [;u Ń´;]-Ń´bÂŒ-াomġ we felt comfortable growing cannabis plants outside. We wanted to incorpoĹŠ
rate the plants into our landscape to 0; - 0;-Â†ŕŚž=†Ѵ -77bাom |o o†u -Ń´u;-7‹ |_ubˆbm]ġ †v;=†Ѵ ]-u7;mĺĿ ;ѴѴ‹ b1hl-m bv |_; 1oĹŠ=o†m7;u o= - company called Portland Homegrown. This company has created a product vr;1bC1-ѴѴ‹ ];-u;7 |o‰-u7v _ol;ĹŠ owners who want to grow the four plants allowed under the law. Think of a home brew kit, but instead geared towards cannabis home growers. Hickman said that the founding of the company and the kit was inspired by a trip to an organic family farm and, “We started with the idea of making home growing simple, approachable and fun, and the idea for the kit blossomed =uol |_;u;ĺĿ
Something not included in the kit is clones (starts) or seeds for the cannabis plants. Randa Shahin, owner/operator, of Home Grown Apothecary, a PortĹŠ land dispensary that sells both clones -m7 v;;7vġ v-b7ġ Äž -m‹ r;orŃ´; f†v| Ń´bh; to throw some plants outside and see what happens, and hope to save some money by growing their own instead of 0†‹bm] =uol - 7bvr;mv-u‹ĺĿ Regardless of whether you decide a home grow or a trip to the dispensary is right for you, the fact that we, as Oregonians, have the right to do either †m7;u ;-v†u; Ć–Ć? bv - ru;‚‹ Ń´b0;u-াm] feeling! Happy growing!!
Hickman and her partners have cerĹŠ tainly done their research on compliĹŠ ance and reiterate what Grayson said. Äž m o†u u;v;-u1_ġĿ v-b7 Hickman, “we have found that cannabis laws in Oregon are vাѴѴ bm 1omv|-m| Y†Šġ -m7 _ol;ĹŠ]uo‰bm] laws remain vague on 1;u|-bm bvv†;vĺĿ "_; referenced how outĹŠ door cannabis plants could feasibly yield more than the eight ounce limit people are allowed to possess as om; |_-| vাѴѴ v;;l;7 to need more clarity in the rule making process.
Is this Oregon’s new backyard garden? Portland resident Samantha Montanaro and her family decided to grow cannabis plants right alongside their beans and other veggies last summer and hope to do so again this summer. She felt they would be an ;Š1;Ń´Ń´;m| -77bাom |o |_;bu -Ń´u;-7‹ |_ubˆbm]ġ -m7 †v;=†Ѵġ ]-u7;mÄş
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LIVING IN the PEARL Text by Kelley Gardiner Images by KuDa Photography
Portlanders of a certain vintage have a strong memory assoŊ ciated with Portland’s Brewery Blocks. It used to exude the heady smell of of brewing beer, all wheat and warm. These days, the Brewery Blocks have been redeveloped into restaurants, retail, and a Whole Foods, but there’s no shortage of beer being made in this shiny new Pearl District. o b|Ľv 1u-[ 0;;uķ vol;ঞl;v voѴ7 bm limited batches. Between Broadway -m7 ƓƏƔķ umvb7; -m7 |_; )bѴѴ-l; ; !b ;uķ |_bv v;1ঞom o= 7o m|o m u;rŊ u;v;m|v - ]ub ;u r-u| o= ou|Ѵ-m7 |_-|Ľv been developed into something more polished. These days, “The Pearl District is on |_; l-rķ mo| f v| m-ঞom-ѴѴ 0 | -Ѵvo bm|;um-ঞom-ѴѴ ķĿ v- v $o77 ;u;vķ o= Debbie Thomas Real Estate.
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)_;u; ƑƏ ;-uv -]o |_;u; ;u; warehouses and railroad yards, now |_;u; -u; u;v|- u-m|v -m7 _b]_Ŋubv; condos. Portland landmark Powell’s City of Books rises along the border, pulling in visitors and locals alike with the promise of a million books on one 1b| 0Ѵo1h Ō mo| |o l;mঞom =u;t ;m| readings and literary events. Arts and culture have a history here alongside Ѵom]Ŋ]om; |u-bm |u-1hvķ b|_ ]-ѴѴ;ub;v 7oমm] |_; m;b]_0ou_oo7ĺ $_; buv| Thursday art walk that’s been going vbm1; ƐƖѶѵĺ ;u lom|_ķ ]-ѴѴ;ub;v
As Rose City Realty puts it, the Pearl comprises “an ;1Ѵ;1ঞ1 lb Ļ oѴ7 wareŊ houses being converted to unique spaces. New buildings b|_ bl-]bm-ঞ ; =;-| u;vĺ u| ]-ѴѴ;ub;vķ buv| $_ uv7- ķ Cm; 7bmbm]ķ 0o ঞt ;vķ 1o@;; v_orvĺĿ !;1;m|Ѵ ķ !ov; b| !;-Ѵ| _-7 ƑƏ Ѵbvঞm]v =ou Pearl District property, ranging in price =uol - ŪƑƑƏķƏƏƏ v| 7bo |o - Ūƒ lbѴѴbom penthouse. There might be some propŊ ;uঞ;v - -bѴ-0Ѵ; -| Ѵo ;u rub1; robm|vķ but they can be hard to come by. Like -m o|_;u m;b]_0ou_oo7ķ 1olr;ঞঞom in the market can be heady.
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o |r-1; bm ;m|ou 0 - Ѵom] v_o|ķĿ v- v Sasha Welford of Debbie Thomas Real Estate. Downtown isn’t all high rises, though, and there are popular and diverse parks all packed into a small area of the Pearl. Jamison Square draws in children and families, especially in the summer, _;m |_; bm|;u-1ঞ ; ঞ7-Ѵ =o m|-bm v|-u|v |o Yo ĺ $-mm;u "rubm]v -uh bv - m-| u-Ѵbvঞ1 r-uh rubl;7 =ou rb1| u;vt ; r_o|o v_oo|v -m7 1om|;lrѴ-ঞom Őmo dogs allowed please), while The Fields park allows those pups to roam free, along with any neighborhood kids, or -m o|_;u Ѵo1-Ѵv Ѵoohbm] |o ];| - Ѵb Ѵ; fresh air. Portlanders are experts at taking full advantage of sunny hours -m7 7- vķ -[;u -ѴѴĺ
Some people are drawn to the Pearl and downtown because of how conŊ nected the area is for transit. Need to get to Intel in Hillsboro? Just hop on the MAX in the morning. Research at OHSU? The streetcar will deliver you to maybe the coolest commute in town, the Portland Aerial Tram. The rent might be the highest of any other area in the city, currently averŊ -]bm] -0o | ŪƑķƑƏƏķ -m7 o o Ѵ7 0; _-u7Ŋru;vv;7 |o Cm7 - v| 7bo =ou Ѵ;vv |_-m ŪƐķƒƏƏķ 0 | |_;u;Ľv - u;-vom demand is high. “I hear many people saying they are going to go from two cars to one, saving the car for those trips to the coast and Mount Hood and otherwise
];মm] -uo m7 0 =oo|ķ 0bh; ou l-vv |u-mvb|ķĿ v- v ;u;vĺ ľ ;orѴ; -m| |o 0; in the Pearl District because they want to live in a vibrant, urban neighborŊ hood where they can walk to restauŊ u-m|vķ 1o@;;ķ v_orrbm]ķ v_o vķ mb]_|Ѵb=; -m7 o|_;u 1b b1 ; ;m|vĺĿ If you gave yourself the goal of trying one new IPA in the brew pubs in the Pearl every night, it could take you three weeks, depending on the seaŊ sonal brews on tap. Pearl IPA is always om |-r -| ƐƏ -uu;Ѵ u; bm]Ľv 0ķ b|_ b|v 0u-m7Ŋm; uoo[or 0-uĺ vbm;vv;v hmo |_-| Ѵo1-ঞomv bm |_; ;-uѴ -u; - 7u- |o ro|;mঞ-Ѵ ;lŊ ployees, too. Wacom, a technology company that develops digital pens, is moving their headquarters to the new ;-uѴ );v| 0 bѴ7bm] -| ƐƓ|_ -m7 u bm]ķ and Zoom+ is planning on moving to the same building from their current headquarters in Hillsboro. ľ m ];m;u-ѴķĿ v- v ;u;vķ ļ Ľl Cm7bm] |_-| -ѴѴ o= o u 0 ;uvķ mo| f v| |_ov; purchasing in the Pearl, want to be able to walk to something from their home. Not having to burn a gallon of ]-v |o 0 - ]-ѴѴom o= lbѴh bv 7;Cmb|;Ѵ - bu| ; v_-u;7 0 lov| 0 ;uvĺĿ
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Homeowners’ Insurance ARE YOU COVERED?
Text by Pam Olson s your home underinsured? Over insured? Do you really know what’s covered? Your home is typically the largest purchase you’ll ever make, yet most people know more about their cell phone contract than their home insurance policy. Studies indicate that nearly half of all homeowners don’t know what their policy covers. To point o bm |_; ub]_| 7bu;1ঞomķ _;u; -u; -mswers to some of the most commonly -vh;7 t ;vঞomv -0o | _ol;o m;uvĽ insurance. Why is my homeowners’ insurance coverage less than the amount I paid for my house? The biggest confusion on home bmv u-m1; bv |_; 7b@;u;m1; 0;| ;;m the market value and the replacement ou u;1omv|u 1ঞom 1ov| o= o u _ol;ĺ In Portland’s hot housing market, the l-uh;| -Ѵ ; o= _ol;v bv o[;m l 1_ _b]_;u |_-m |_; u;1omv|u 1ঞomņu;placement cost. Your homeowners’ insurance is con1;um;7 b|_ |_; u;1omv|u 1ঞom 1ov| … the amount it would cost to rebuild your home if it were destroyed. It includes costs like materials, labor -m7 1b| ņ1o m| =;;vĺ | bv mo| _-| a buyer would pay for your home or the amount of your mortgage or the appraisal value. It also does not include the value or cost of the land. Even some mortgage companies get this confused on their home insurance requirements. The market value is the price a buyer would pay to purchase the home, including the land and property, in its 1 uu;m| 1om7bঞomĺ | |-h;v bm|o -11o m| |_; Ѵo1-ঞomķ 7;vbu-0bѴb| ķ 1_-m];v bm |_; housing market and the economy. 24 • ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE magazine
What’s important in determining the replacement cost of my home? Basic factors include the square foot-];ķ m l0;u o= 0-|_uoolvķ 1om7bঞom o= |_; uoo=ķ | r; o= _;-ঞm] v v|;l -m7 siding material. But some of the really important factors that you need to l;mঞom -u; |_; vr;1b-Ѵ =;-| u;vĺ )-v your house built pre-1940 with period details such as molding, beams, lighting, panel doors, doorknobs? Have you remodeled your kitchen or bathrooms? Have you used eco-friendly building l-|;ub-Ѵvĵ o o _- ; _b]_Ŋ;m7 Yooubm]ĵ )_-| -0o | vh Ѵb]_|vķ 0- bmdows, leaded glass, pocket or sliding ]Ѵ-vv 7oouvĵ v o u 0-v;l;m| Cmbv_;7ĵ Is your garage an accessory dwelling mb|ĵ )_-| -0o | |_-| -ম1 -77bঞomĵ All these things factor into an accurate u;1omv|u 1ঞom 1ov|ĺ What does a typical homeowner policy include? Most home policies include: • Coverage for the dwelling; • Separate structures such as a detached garage or shed; • Personal property including household contents and personal belongings; • Loss of use if you can’t live in your house while it is being repaired; • Personal liability, which pays when you’re legally liable for someone else’s bodily injury or property caused by you; • A household members or pets and guest medical which pays medical costs for guests who are injured at your residence. The majority of policies protect your dwelling from what are known as the Ɛѵ l-bm r;ubѴvĹ Ѵb]_|mbm] ou Cu;ĸ _-bѴ ou bm7v|oulĸ -bu1u-[ĸ ; rѴovbomvĸ ubo|v or civil disturbances; smoke damage; 7-l-]; 1- v;7 0 ;_b1Ѵ;vĸ |_;[ĸ -mdalism; falling objects; volcanic erup-
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So you want to rent in Portland? Where does one even begin? All the press about rising rents, low rental inventory and scams has you losing sleep. Then there is the simple t†;vাom o= _o‰ 1-m ‹o† r_‹vb1-ѴѴ‹ get to the rental to view from afar or during your work hours and in ;mo†]_ াl; |o 0;-| |_; 1olr;াũ াomÄş Sounds like you could use a rental broker. A what? Yes, a well seaĹŠ soned rental broker. A rental broker 1-m |-h; -Ń´Ń´ o= ‹o†u t†;vাomv -m7 worries and convert them in to a vloo|_ġ ;mfo‹-0Ń´; ruo1;vv ‰b|_ |_; reward being a lovely home to call yours. What can you expect from a rental broker and the process? First and foremost a rental broker should 0; - Ń´b1;mv;7 ru-1াাom;u bm |_; state they are working in, therefore bound by the same code of ethĹŠ b1v -m7 C7†1b-u‹ 7Â†ŕŚž;v |_-| |_;‹ would follow for a buyer or a seller. What does that mean for a renter? It means that the broker is there to
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serve their client and their client’s best interest, to hold personal inforĹŠ l-াom v;1†u;Ѵ‹ -m7 -7ˆo1-|; -m7 m;]oা-|; =ou |_;lÄş $_; 0uoh;u 7o;v not work for the property owner or manager so there is no pressure to _-ˆ; |o u;m| -m‹ r-uা1†Ѵ-u ruor;u|‹ĺ !;m|-Ń´ 0uoh;uv 7o mo| u;1;bˆ; Cm-mĹŠ 1b-Ń´ u;‰-u7v =ou u;mাm] ruor;uা;v from the manager or owner. A good rental broker is one who has solid ruo=;vvbom-Ń´ u;Ń´-াomv_brv ‰b|_ ruorĹŠ erty managers and owners in order to help facilitate a seamless process for their clients. A rental broker will work with you to create a plan and strategy based om ‹o†u r-uা1†Ѵ-u _o†vbm]ġ r;| and budgetary needs. They will 0; v;mvbŕŚžÂˆ; |o |_; m†-m1;v o= |_; ruor;uা;v -m7 vr;1bC1 m;;7v -m7 desires of their client(s). What if you are not here or can’t get out of a fo0 o0Ń´b]-াomÄľ o ‰ouub;vĸ ‰; -u; ‰;Ń´Ń´ ˆ;uv;7 -| 1om7†1াm] 0†vbm;vv virtually and able to show you propĹŠ ;uা;v ‰_;|_;u ‹o† -u; bm 7o‰m|o‰m Portland or Japan. | u;-ѴѴ‹ bv -0o†| Cm7bm] |_; r;u=;1| match between client and property. m1; ‰;Ä˝Âˆ; 7om; |_-|ġ o†u fo0 bv done.
Text by Hanna Shearer, M Realty
A medallion emblazoned on the ‰-Ń´Ń´ 0‹ |_; =uom| 7oou bv - 1;uাCĹŠ 1-াom o= |_bv _ol;Ä˝v ruo]u;vvbˆ; approach to modern living. A Äž oŃ´7 ;7-Ń´Ń´bom ol;Äż ‰-v ;mĹŠ ;u-Ń´ Ń´;1|ub1Ä˝v ru;7b1াom =ou |_; =†|†u; bm Ć?ƖƔѾĺ _ol; ‰_ov; 1omˆ;mb;m1; -m7 -;v|_;া1v ‰;u; made possible by the wonders of electricity was a benchmark of success in midcentury America. This property’s heart lies in the ub1_ m-uu-ŕŚžÂˆ;v o= v†11;vv -m7 ruo]u;vv o= |_; Ć‘Ć?|_ 1;m|†u‹ĺ
ON THE COVER: MIDCENTURY in HAZELWOOD
Images by Gregory Boone
The story of this midcentury modern home reaches farther back than its looks might tell. This Oregon City residence found b|v 0;]bmmbm]v ‰_;m ƑƔŊ‹;-uĹŠ oŃ´7 †7‰b] -u|h; Ń´;[ _bv _ol; of Poland to come to America. Hartke made his way to Oregon City, where he began working looms in the Oregon City Woolen Mills. Hartke moved up through the company and eventually went on to purchase the HazelĹŠ wood Dairy, the namesake of this home’s neighborhood. His vomġ -uoŃ´7ġ 1omাm†;7 |_; =-lbѴ‹ business and with his earnings built this home, the pinnacle of |;1_moŃ´o]‹ =ou |_; াl;Äş
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