It looks like the 1927 Meier & Frank Warehouse on NW 14th and Everett will be remodeled to house the new headquarters for Vestas Wind Systems. The Portland Business Journal, the Oregonian, and the Daily Journal of Commerce are all reporting that building owner – Gerding Edlen – will soon begin renovations, with Vestas expected to occupy the building in early 2012.
Designed by architects Sutton & Whitney, known for the Weatherly Building in Portland’s Central East Side, the warehouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, making it potentially eligible for historic preservation tax credits. This project is a terrific example of historic preservation combined with sustainable development, all wrapped in a blanket of hundreds of new jobs.
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I admit I’m very excited. I hope they push for the Flander’s Street bridge. I live just 4 blocks away-on the other side of I-405. I’ll miss the romantic ruin but I’ll love the extra life this will bring to the neighborhood. I wonder how many structures have tried for the new 10 year tax credits thus far this year?