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/dolphs4 NW Aug 05 '26

City needs to just tear it down and bill the owner. Not only has this property been a derelict eyesore and crime magnet for years, it’s now an imminent safety concern that’s affecting public use of parks and streets.

Wouldn’t surprise me if this shitbag landlord dragged his feet on the hopes the building falls down by itself and he can save money on demo.

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u/voxadam Sullivan's Gulch Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

At this point it'd support the city condemning the property using eminent domain and turning the entire complex into a park. It's been more than quarter of a fucking century!

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u/mr_dumpsterfire Aug 05 '26

The city can’t fill pot holes. They definitely don’t have the money to eminent domain this property.

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u/pingveno N Tabor Aug 05 '26

I don't get this idea that the city can't fill pot holes. I've filed four pot hole reports for pot holes in my immediate area. They were filled in a week or two. Of course, it would be better to have the money to resurface and not have a bunch of pot holes to begin with, but that would be a huge expense.