NEWS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
11.12.2006
Rigid requirements for urban parking spaces may be changing in many cities thanks to the new class of urban buyers. It seems that these new urbanites are looking to purchase affordable units downtown without having to pay for a parking stall.
11.00.2006
Sustainable Industries Journal examines new, sustainable developments burgeoning in the Seattle/Bellevue marketplace. Gerding Edlen is recognized for their continuing commitment to sustainable design while demonstrating that green buildings can be done affordably and without compromising the quality or character of the building and design.
10.15.2006
Gerding Edlen Development was named one of the top 20 places to work in Portland by Portland Monthly magazine. The fast-growing real estate developer is widely recognized for its commitment to environmental sustainability, from sustainable building practices to subsidizing employees' purchases of fuel-efficient cars.
10.15.2006
Gerding Edlen and GBD Architects overcame daunting design challenges to transform the historic Portland Armory into a sustainably built performing arts center. The Gerding Theater is slated to become the world's first arts facility and historic building rehabilitation to achieve platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status.
10.10.2006
Bob Gerding is a man of many talents. Bob began his career as a chemist, changed career paths several times to land in development. This article celebrates Bob’s success and his secrets.
10.05.2006
Acting as a gateway between the Brewery Blocks and the Central City, 12th and Washington will soon be revitalized into a bustling core. Gerding Edlen, the Goodman Family and ZGF Partnership are collaborating on the 22-story tower that will include office space for ZGF, housing and ground level retail.
10.02.2006
The Portland Armory, known as the Gerding Theater, was named the first building on the National Register of Historic Places to receive LEED Platinum. The Gerding Theater combines historic architecture with innovative sustainable design.
10.00.2006
New owners in the Meriwether reveals to Alaska Airlines Magazine, the benefits of living in their new condominium. With the view of the Willamette River and the excitement of a new neighborhood being developed, they explain what brought them to relocate to Portland.
09.24.2006
This three-part Oregonian feature traces the history of the Portland Armory, which was recently transformed by Gerding Edlen Development into the Bob and Diana Gerding Theater, a performing arts and community center. The theater, home to Portland Center Stage, will be the first historic renovation in the country to earn a platinum LEED rating (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U.S. Green Building Council.
09.23.2006
Gerding Edlen announced its plans to bring first-time homebuyers into the heart of Downtown. The 16-story tower, located at 1700 SW 4th Ave, will have 354 condominium units priced affordably and plans to create a lively new neighborhood with ground floor retail.
09.18.2006
The Armory, home to the new Bob and Diana Gerding Theater, plays host to performing arts as well as inventive sustainability practices.
07.14.2006
In an interview with the Daily Journal of Commerce, Gerding Edlen Development Founding Principal Mark Edlen discusses place-making, design, sustainability, partnerships and more.
06.11.2006
The South Waterfront District, the largest redevelopment project in Portland history, includes retail shops, restaurants, a new campus for Oregon Health & Science University, substantial green space and housing for 5000 people. The project is co-developed by Gerding Edlen Development and Williams & Dame Development.
05.31.2006
Bob Gerding, retired founding principal of Gerding Edlen Development, was recently named 2006 Honored Citizen by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon. AFO Honored Citizens are selected based on their contributions—professional, artistic, educational and/or philanthropic—to Oregon’s built environment. Architect Robert Frasca, philanthropist Jean Vollum, urban naturalist Mike Houck and artist Ed Carpenter are past recipients of the award. A dinner will be held in Gerding’s honor on October 10.
05.12.2006
The current housing market and a desire to drive less are prime motivators for the “urban pioneers” buying condos at Elleven and Luma, the first residential towers of the South Park development to be built in downtown L.A.
05.01.2006
Architect Thomas Hacker’s design for Atwater Place, the highly anticipated third residential project in Portland’s South Waterfront District, features sculptured glass faces to create a prismatic effect and celebrate the ever-changing beauty of the natural environment. The 22-story, 212-unit tower is slated to be completed winter of 2008.
04.29.2006
In April, condominium buyers began moving into the Meriwether, the first completed residential high-rise towers in Portland’s South Waterfront District redevelopment project.
04.24.2006
The eclectic West Burnside location of the Civic, a new 16-story, 261-unit residential project, appeals to young buyers seeking an edgier, urban experience.
04.06.2006
Williams & Dame Development’s James Atkins discusses the significance of the opening of Elleven, the first of three downtown towers in the South Park project the company is co-developing with Gerding Edlen Development.
04.04.2006
Portland State University’s Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology, developed by Gerding Edlen Development, was designed to encourage interaction among students and faculty while promoting sustainability.
03.21.2006
Eighty percent of the 261 condominium homes at the Civic, a mixed-use residential tower near downtown Portland developed by Gerding Edlen Development, are already sold sixteen months prior to its completion.
03.17.2006
The recently transformed Portland Armory and OHSU’s new Center for Health and Healing in the South Waterfront District are among a growing number of Oregon buildings that have earned, or are slated to earn, LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design) status.
03.14.2006
The Henry condominium tower and Portland State University’s Broadway housing building demonstrated energy savings in a post-occupancy, Cascadia Region Green Building Council study of Northwest LEED-rated buildings.
03.07.2006
The Civic, The Casey and other high-profile building projects in the Northwest prominently feature public art designed to inspire people and increase opportunities to integrate the business and art communities.
03.01.2006
A multitude of perspective buyers staked their claim in the Meriwether condominium towers before the first South Waterfront high-rises were even built. By January of 2006, the reservation rate had climbed to 99 percent.
01.31.2006
Portland Center Stage, the largest theater company in Portland, Oregon, received nearly seven million dollars in new funding to complete renovation of the historic Armory into a performing arts center.
01.30.2006
Demolition at the site of the Bellevue Towers luxury condominiums, the latest addition to Bellevue’s emerging downtown, began in February. The 550-unit mixed-use project includes noteworthy sustainability features, as well as a mix of street-level retail, active pedestrian space, flexible community- and workspaces and urban green space.
01.28.2006
Bellevue Towers, featuring 565 condominiums in two mixed-use towers, is one of several new residential projects helping to transform downtown Bellevue from a business and shopping district into a 24-hour live-work community.
01.02.2006
The $2 billion South Waterfront redevelopment project in Portland (co-developed by Gerding Edlen Development and Williams & Dame Development) is a prime example of the transformation of vacant land and property in urban areas of the western U.S. into sustainable, vibrant communities.
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NWBCA #1 tOP DONORS TO THE ARTS SMALL BUSINESS CATAGORY 2006
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Business Journals Most Amired Companies #1 in commercial real estate 2006
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#8 company from all industries 2006
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Oregon's Business Magazines 50 great leaders Mark Edlen 2006
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Architectural Foundation of Oregon Bob Gerding 2006
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USGBC Award for recieving LEED Platinum- naming a grove of trees after the project 2006
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DJC Top Projects- #34-Health Professionals Campus
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01.00.2006
Gerding Edlen was recognized for their commitment to building responsibly through beautiful designs while emphasizing the importance of sustainable urban development.