A hearings officer approved Portland Public Schools’ plan to tear down and rebuild Cleveland High with a four‑story, 64‑foot main building near SE Powell. The decision includes noise curfews and a short appeal window.

A long‑vacant Chuck E. Cheese on SE Powell is being renovated into Rose City Pickleball, a five‑court indoor club that will keep the building’s façade and aim for a mid‑July soft opening.

High Street Residential plans to replace Cedar Hills parking with a 369‑unit, transit‑oriented development that includes ground‑floor retail and new pedestrian space.

A Portland Business Journal ranking shows builders in the metro started 4,368 single-family homes in 2025, a 4.2% pullback from 2024 with local implications.

McMenamins will reopen the Taft Home as a 63-room hotel that gives overnight guests exclusive early access to the Crystal Ballroom.

Clackamas Web Academy is under contract to buy Bob’s Red Mill’s former Milwaukie store and wants to convert the building into a K‑12 campus. The proposal faces zoning review and a May planning hearing.

Fruit Loop businesses are pushing back against a proposed 49,000‑sq‑ft Amazon last‑mile hub near Odell, saying added van and truck traffic would strain narrow tourist roads.

New landslide rules could force a redesign or variance for a mixed‑use project that would bring Chick‑fil‑A, 210 apartments and retail to Molalla Avenue in Oregon City.

Portland’s City Council voted unanimously to order a 90‑day plan to speed zoning studies in the Inner Eastside and set a path for potential Council action by June 30, 2027.

Raymond Lee has made cutting permit delays the first test of his administration as he seeks to restore downtown investment after a sharp drop in permitted units and valuations.

McDonald's withdrew its application to build a drive‑through in Dundee after residents and local businesses raised safety and character concerns. The city says any new filing would start the review process anew.

West Linn plans a $45M operations complex on a Salamo Road slope with a 1960s landslide history, prompting appeals and a technical tug‑of‑war. Engineers back the plan; neighbors have appealed.

Charles Schwab will shutter its downtown Portland branch in June, the latest sign that S.W. Morrison’s retail corridor is shrinking. The move follows recent store and bank exits.