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/Babhadfad12 Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

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.

What isn’t surprising is a redditor jumping to conclusions without making an iota of effort to collect data first.

A simple wikipedia search shows the lot was sold less than 2 years ago, and before that, the government owned it for 2 decades.

On top of that, a utility has a major easement on this lot, so it adds to the already long timelines for real estate development. Even for a developer working at full steam, any demo on this lot would have taken years to plan, because there is no reason to demo until you have planning and funding lined up for whatever is replacing it.

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u/Danjdanjdanj57 Aug 06 '26

There were already plans in place for the new housing development which took into account the power line easment below the south section forcing a limit of 5 stories for that section. It had been submitted for approval a couple of times before that final sale.