May 28. 2003
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Progress on King Inches Ahead
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square foot production plant, w ith
a 2,000 square foot retail store.
A nother partnership consisting
o f Stephen Foust, Dennis Hadley,
Howard Loucks, Barry Pappenheim.
Eric W entland and Jeana W oolley
have proposed a redesign o f the
o ld W eim ers Hardware bu ild in g at
3934 N.E. M a rtin Lu ther K in g Jr.
B lvd. fo r new stores and o ffice
space.
The group is seeking a restau­
W o rld
» f A u tos
rant as an anchor tenant and possi­
b ly a copy center o r other busi­
ness-related services.
“ There are no business services
on M L K u n til you get to L lo y d
Center,” W o o lle y told the Portland
O bserver. “ A n y th in g else that
w alked through the door we w ould
con sid er."
T here has been less progress
on the V a n p o rt P roject, a jo in t
photos by
ven ture by W o o lle y , Ray Leary
and the G e rd in g -E d le n Co. to re­
M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver
Financing Issues still need to be resolved before developers move forward with plans to transform
the King Food Mart, a former McDonald's Restaurant at Fremont and Martin Luther King Jr.
de ve lo p the w est side o f the b ou­
Boulevard, Into a two-story office and storefront, with adjacent new housing.
Price tested...... $89,755.00
Engine...............5.0 Liter Twin SOark 24-valve V-8
Transmission... 5-Speed Electronic Touch Shift Automatic
le v a rd
b e tw e e n A lb e r ta and
K illin g s w o rth Street . The pro je ct
as o r ig in a lly con ceived called fo r
last year. The design has not changed fo r 12 years, however the new
a 60 ,000 square fo o t grocery,
o th e r re ta il, m ore than 100 units
o f rental and ro w house un its and
a p u b lic plaza.
N e go tiation s w ith potential an­
SL is packed w ith all the com forts and technology o f the autom otive
ch o r tenants and p ro p e rty o w n ­
industry fo r com plete enjoym ent. In those 12 years Mercedes-Benz
ers whose h o ld in g s are needed
fo r the ven ture to co n tin u e , but
The 2003 M ercedes-Benz 500SL Coupe/Roadster is all new and
im proved. In spite o f the change the 2002 SL500 s till had record sales
s itio n fro m lo cal residents and
b u ild in g . Sales representative Ed
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty w i ll g ive up
the c ity 's design re v ie w re g u la ­
tions. M c D o n a ld ’ s w ith d re w the ir
M eaney said the o ffic ia l a sking
price is $1.1 m illio n , but the ow ner
i t ’ s sen io r center and oth er ser­
vices on the n o rth end o f the site.
ap plicatio n in M arch and the p ro p­
e rty is once again on the m arket.
w o u ld e n te rta in lo w e r o ffe rs.
M c D o n a ld 's C orp, trie d fo r 18
m onths to de velop the fo rm e r
C o n su lta n t Peter F ry says an
have yet to bear fru it. A t this tim e
it
a p p e a rs
u n lik e ly
th a t
Raven C ream ery at 3303 N .E .
M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. BI vd. as a
restaurant, b ut ran a fo u l o f op po -
out o f state c lie n t has expressed
in te rest in ho using a restaurant,
he alth fo o d store and day care in
the e x is tin g 12,000 square fo o t
“ T h e o w n e r is n o t u n d e r an y
c o m p u ls io n to s e ll at th is tim e .
I f w e re c e iv e d an o f f e r f o r as
li t t le as $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 , th e re w o u ld
be n o
re a s o n
to
re s p o n d ,”
M e a n e y said.
has im proved on excellence. The one item that does not fo llo w suit w ith
the rest o f the vehicle is the com m and navigation/audio system does
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not operate by the touch o f a finger. The m om ent eyes on laid on this
vehicle the awe begins from the one-touch retractable ro o f to the
Wally Tesla
dram atic roadster style o f the body. The V 8 engine offers performance
that is qu ick, smooth and quiet. For those that like autom atic but at
Residential
tim es w ish that it was manual the 5-speed electronic touch sh ift w ill
&
provide the d rive r w ith an option o f either leaving the vehicle in drive
Commercial
Realtor
o r sh iftin g gears. The d riv e r has an op tion o f selecting the sport
continued
ju d g e s .
fro m M etro
N . K e rb y . Y o u th fro m a ll o v e r
the c it y w i l l d is p la y th e ir t a l­
ents b e fo re a p a n e l o f c e le b r ity
S e v e ra l c e le b ritie s w i l l a d ­
dre ss k id s a b o u t c h a n n e lin g
n e g a tiv e e n e rg y in to th e ir o w n
ta le n ts and a w a y fro m stre e t
w ill benefit S E I’s summer violence
suspension. The SL500 dom inates features o f electronics like throttle
if even bright things get you down.
M u lti-M illio n
$ Service
co n tro l, brake force d istrib u tio n , traction and sta b ility control. The
p re ve n tio n program .
In lig h t o f the re ce n t in crea se
in gang related v io le n c e in n o rth
and n o rth e a s t P o r tla n d , and
SL500 broke ground.with the first fu lly electronic braking system. The
SL active suspension system 's interplay o f hydraulic, electronic and
m echanical parts reduce body ro ll over by 68 percent, but w a it change
to the sport suspension and increase it to 95 percent. The active
suspension elim inates the tra d e o ff between com fort and handling
precision. It com ers w ith authority. T oday's luxury sport cars are more
class, sports and lu x u ry options not ju s t a sporty vehicle. The trunk
space is lim ite d so d o n 't plan on an extend vacation fo r tw o or pack
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T h e g ro u p b e lie v e s th a t the
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i f needed. The SL500 d riv in g experiences w ill provides sophistication,
technology and ride o f a life tim e a ll in one.
v io le n c e .
F e s tiv itie s w ill c u lm in a te w ith
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