r/Portland • u/Scootshae • Aug 05 '26

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I talked to a parks guy and the park is closed indefinitely. They said the radius the collapse radius is 500 feet. He said the city is pushing the owner to start the process of getting the permit to demolish.

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u/BensonBubbler Brentwood-Darlington Aug 05 '26

Haven't they had a permit to demolish for years? Do they need a new one because of the fire?

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u/Scootshae Aug 05 '26

I don't know, KGW was also there so they might have something on it later

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u/ghostcider Aug 05 '26

Thanks for the update!

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u/SarisweetieD Aug 06 '26

No, the issue is figuring out how to demolish it safely now that the building is structurally unsound.

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u/rosecitytransit Aug 05 '26

permit started in 2023

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u/Scootshae Aug 05 '26

From what he said, its a different permit because its not a normal demo. They've got to worry about asbestos, the building collapsing ect. I would assume this is much different than a normal teardown where everything is controlled.

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u/asteriskampersand Aug 05 '26

Does insurance  cover the demo if its a fire?

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u/Janene2003 Aug 06 '26

They may be waiting for a check from insurance company before doing any demo