THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1907.
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the organization subscribed 1350,000
for the erection of a bulldlngr.
' Since that time the matter has
steadily grone forward under ithe
auspices of a building- committee, and
work: upon the new structure is to
commence as soon as the plans can be
complct-ed by the architects, Whldden
Iewte. Th buildlnir will be eight
stories in height. The floors not need
ed for the clubrooms will be used for
office and business purposes.
Another building of similar char
acter Is that to be erected by the
Board of Trade Building Association.
This project was only recently an
nounced, but the structure is to be
under way In a very short time. A
quarter-block for a site was acquired
two months ago on a 80-year lease pur
chase. It Is at the southeast corner of
Fourth and Oak streets, immediately
adjoining the big Chamber of Com
merce building.
The Board of Trade at first planned
to build 10 stories, but has now added
one more floor in the plans. Tt prac
tically has been decided to ftuild of
reinforced concrete. The two upper
floors will be used as quarters of the
Board of Trade, which is now In the
Chamber of Commerce building. The
first floor will be given over to stores
and the remainder will be devoted to
office purposes. The building. It Is
estimated, will cost $300,000. D. C.
Lewis Is the architect.
J. B. Teon is preparing to erect a 10
story building at the northeast corner
of Fifth and Alder -streets on property
which he purchased a year ago. it will
cover an entire quarter-block and will
be one of the finest of the down-town
office structures. Mr. Yeon would have
built as soon as he acquired the prop
erty had the ground not been hold
under leases which will not expire
until next Summer. When these leases
expire work will at once commence.
Specifications already have been pre
pared. The building will cost .nearly
$500,000.
Fifth street, near the site of the pro
posed Yeon building, shows perhaps
the greatest Improvement of any sin
gle section of the city. Just across
the street, at tho southeast corner of
the Intersection with Alder, the six
story Falling building Is now nearlng
completion. It Is a steel frame struc
ture and Is designed to carry four ad
ditional stories which, doubtless, will
soon be added. When completed this
building will be occupied by thB
Honeyman Hardware Company and the
J. M. Ac.heson Company among the
other firms. The latter company baa
purcnased the lot adjoining on the '
south, which It Is now Improving with
a three-story building, which it will
also occupy.
A block further south, at the south
east corner of Fifth and Morrison
streets, the Corbett estate is erecting
a handsome steel-frame office build
ing which is to be 10 stories in height.
It is a strictly "Class A" structure and
will be one of the most costly of the
new buildings under way. It Is
understood that when this building is
completed the ground floor will be
occupied by the Security Savings &
Trust Company. The upper floors will
be divided into office suites.
Adjoining the Yeon building on the
north is the 1j. Q. Swetland building,
covering a single lot and just being
completed. It is seven stories high,
and, although not strictly a "Class A"
building. Is one of unusually attractive
appearance. It was designed by Emll
Sehacht, as was also the building on
the lot adjoining on the east, which
was erected by D. K. Buchanan. This
latter building is six stories in height.'
Though this stretch of two blocks,
with five, large buildings under way
and ono other assured. Is perhaps the
scene of the moat activity in construc
tion, it Is far from being the only one.
In fact, there is hardly a block in the
central business district not already
well Improved which is not to have one
or more new buildings, now under way
or soon to be commenced.
A ten-story brick will soon be erect
ed by the Beck estate at Seventh and
Oak streets. The plans for this build
ing are being prepared by I. L. Will
lams,, and are nearly complete. The
Beck estate has been waiting for the
opening of Oak street before beginning
operations. '
Among the- buildings completed dur
ing the past few months, or now un
der way, and worthy of special men
tion, are the Tull & Gibba building,
seven stories, erected by Charles
Sweeny, and covering three lots at
Seventh and Morrison streets: the Til
ford building, Ave stories. Tenth and
Morrison; the Couch building, eight
stories, on Fourth, between Washing
ton and Stark; the Brooke-Giesy build
ing, five stories, Second and Stark; the
Fliedner building, five stories. Tenth
and Washington; the Celser building,
six stories, Psrk. between Morrison
and Alder; Mason-Ehrman bulldlng
five stories. Fifth and Everett. There
are altogether a score of substantial
brick blocks, vajrying from three to
13 stories in height, now under way. .
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year in the down-town business dis
trict has been exceptional. So great
have been the changes along Morrison
and Washington streets especially as
to wholly alter the appearance of
these, the leading business thorough
fares. In many business houses mod
ern plateglass fronts have been installed
and other betterments have been ef
fected. -
. This movement has not -been con
fined to a few streets, aa the improve
ments, have been going on along sev
eral of the less important thorough
fares, and in a few districts property
owners have perfected organizations
with this object in view.
Great as the building movement has
been in the business district, it has
been surpassed, if anything, in the resi
dence sections of the city. In every
direction fin dwellings have been
springing up almost over night, and
neighborhoods which a year ago were
practically vacant are now well im
proved. No other proof of Portland's
rapid growth would be needed than a
tour of the city, which would show the
hundreds of new homes on every hand.
Most of the new dwellings have been
erected for homes, and not to rent.
Those which have been' built as invest
ments, however, have found ready ten
ants, and the very small number of va
cant houses in Portland at present is
surprising.
On the West Side, the greater part
of the building has been on Portland
and Willamette Heights.- The .unsur
passed view which is to be obtained
from this high ground has attracted
those who desire scenic homesites, and
some of the finest dwellings have been
j built on these heights. . Portland
neignts was opened tor residence
building only a few years ago by the
construction of an electric line, and al
ready this district has become one of
the most popular In the city. During
the coming year this activity will prob
ably extend to Council Crest, which
has been given streetcar -connection
and laid out in lots during the past
year. The sale of lots on the Crest
has been large, and it is certain that a
heavy building movement will bo in
augurated there during the coming
Spring.
In the select residence district of
the West Side, there has also been
considerable building. In this section
all dwellings erected have been very
attractive, and in most cases have cost
over $5000.' The most costly residence
built during the year was that of Mrs.
Sol Hlrsch, now nearlng completion on
Washington street, between St. Clair
and Ford. Mrs. H. W. Coe Is having
a $25,000 home built at Twenty-fifth,
and Lovejoy streets, and one for Sol
Rosenthal, at Park avenue and Ford
streets, is to cost $13,000. Work on
many other expensive homes has re
cently been commenced, and a large
number of such homos have been
planned to be built during the coming
Spring.
Among the fine residences announced
for the coming year la one to bs
erected by A. U Mills, president of the
First National Bank. It will be com
pleted next Summer at a cost of $0.
000. The plans for this home wer
drawn by Boston architects.
As hus been the case for several
years, the greatest residence building
during 1906 was on the Cast Side
Sites in the select residence districts
of the West Side are becoming raor
and more limited, and, as a conse
quence, people are seeking homes across
the river. For the person of moderate
means, too, the East Side presents the
advantage of desirable lots at a mod
erate price.
The activity in building has been con
fined to no definite portion of the East
Side, but has extended east from the
river along all the carllnes and up and
down the Willamette. In Irvlngton,
Mount Tabor, Sunnystde, and the larger
suburbs may fine dwellings have been
erected, while in the newer sections the
new homes are less costly but mora
numerous. -
With all the building in Portland, how
ever, both residence and business, the
movement has not been beyond the de
mand. Every . business structure erected
has been occupied immediately while
none of the older structures have been
vacated. As a matter of fact there are
not buildings enough for the present
needs. The population and business of
the city Is increasing more rapidly than
the buildings are multiplying. Moreover
Increased business has brought about an
advance in rents all over the city during
the past year.
Because of the great increase in busi
and population it is probable that the
building activity of 1907 will exceed that
of 1906, Just as that of the past year
exceeded that of J9U5. There never was
a time in the history of Portland when
so many building projects were an
nounced or when local architects were so
busy getting out specifications. From
all indications, the present movement will
proceed until every frame structure has
disappeared from the business district,
and structures of brick and stone line
streets which now lie outside of the busi
ness section.
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