NEWS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
12.07.2007
For the third year in a row, Gerding Edlen received the top slot in the Portland Business Journal's list of most admired real estate companies. Gerding Edlen is one of just two developers on a list otherwise dominated by commercial real estate brokerages and general contractors.
12.05.2007
Residents began last week moving into The Casey condominiums, on track to be the first multifamily residential building in the United States to receive LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green building. Read more about The Casey and Gerding Edlen here.
11.13.2007
Despite the discouraging news in the California housing market, condominium developer South Group is finishing its third high rise building in downtown LA and planning two more. The Portland, Ore based group is the largest developer of new residential buildings downtown. The first three buildings called Elleven, Luma, and Evo fill almost an entire block at 11th Street and Grand Avenue, where new shops, housing, and a park is emerging. Last month the Elleven building was recognized by the USGBC for building the first California condominium project to receive a Gold rating for its environmental standards.
Read the whole article here.
11.01.2007
Our very own Dennis Wilde writes in "Urban Land" magazine about looking beyond simply building "net zero" buildings. Read on to find out what can be done to take sustainability to the next level.
10.01.2007
For the second year in a row Gerding Edlen is named one of the best and hottest companies to work for in Portland, Oregon by Portland Monthly magazine. See why here.
09.28.2007
Dennis Wilde, our own green guru, talks to the Portland Business Journal about what it means to be a sustainable company, pushing the envelope, and making biodiesel out of sanitary waste.
09.27.2007
Elleven is the first California condominium project to receive a LEED Gold rating for it's environmental standards.
Read the full article here.
09.21.2007
A year ago, Portland based firm - Gerding Edlen Development - started its first Puget Sound area project, the $500 million Bellevue Towers, and quietly relocated principal Scott Eaton to work out of the Bellevue office. Gerding Edlen is offering a high-rise product that the Eastside market finds appealing. Realty Trust Group has sold 160 of the first phase's 293 luxury units more than a year before completion. As units are selling, Eaton has been spending some of his time scouting for more high-profile projects. Gerding Edlen expects to participate in additional large scale developments in Seattle and East side urban districts.
09.11.2007
As condo owners begin to move in to their recently finished condos in the new Civic development on West Burnside, neighbors wonder if it can bring change to a neighborhood that for decades has resisted improvement. Read the whole article here.
08.06.2007
Umpqua Bank has entered into a Business Energy Tax Credit partnership with three Gerding Edlen projects. These projects include OHSU Center for Health and Healing and the Brewhouse Tower Offices and M Financial Plaza, in the Brewery Blocks.
07.24.2007
At a record setting price of $291.6 million the Brewery Blocks were sold to a group of institutional investors. The sale includes the Louisa Apartments, M Financial Plaza, and Whole Foods. The public will see little or no impact from the sale, at least in the short term. The sale indicates a strong vote of confidence in the Portland area's prospects for job growth and rising rental rates for office space and apartments.
07.16.2007
Since it's opening in 2001, the Portland Streetcar has become an integral part of the central city. Which is why Los Angeles is looking to Portland for inspiration. The streetcar is not a new concept to Los Angeles. During a 90 year period the city developed one of the largest streetcar networks ever constructed. But as the automobile enabled rapid development of suburban housing, freeways were constructed and by 1963, the streetcar system had been abandoned.
07.03.2007
The Bellevue Towers interactive wall wins a Merit award for interactive digital media from One Show.
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07.01.2007
From the South Waterfront to the River District, from Goose Hollow to the Lloyd District, the city’s zoning allows a virtual forest of high rises. By the city’s count, 400 acres of underused property is ready for change. Who knows what will come next?
06.29.2007
Mt Hood College’s sustainability event focused on the bottom line of responsibility. About 30 people in attendance heard a clear message from the panel of sustainability experts: business as usual must change, and it must change immediately. Dennis Wilde shared how the company’s profits have skyrocketed using energy –efficient building practices. Companies need to start realizing that they can make a profit and make a difference.
06.29.2007
The new $30 million headquarters for Vancouver WA’s daily newspaper,The Columbian, is slated to open this fall. The building, designed by GBD Architects, is expected to earn LEED Gold certification with features including; lots of natural light, people friendly work spaces, water efficient fixtures and landscaping, and recycled local materials. The top floors will house The Columbian news, circulation, advertising, and administrative staff and the 5,000 sq ft of ground floor will be available for retail use.
06.18.2007
The second new residential building to be developed from the ground up in the last 20 years is finally completed in Downtown LA. Luma adds 236 soft loft condos to the new high rise community growing in downtown LA.
06.14.2007
At the 37th Los Angeles Architectural Awards, Elleven was awarded top honors. The awards program is the only event of its kind to recognize entire project teams. The South Group, Howard S. Wright Construction, and Ankrom Moisan Architects were all honored for their contributions to Elleven as Best Multi Family High Rise. The committee called the project a "10", applauding its modern architecture and commitment to Sustainability.
05.11.2007
The Bob and Diana Gerding Theater has been selected by the Urban Land Institute as a winner of the 2007 Award for Excellence: The Americas. The theater, developed by Gerding Edlen Development for Portland Center Stage, was chosen from among 23 finalists selected from 167 submissions from North and South America, and honored today at the ULI’s Spring Council Forum in Chicago.
05.01.2007
Dennis Wilde, our own green guru, was interviewed on KINK FM to discuss his view on sustainability and his debut on ‘Big Ideas for a Small Planet’ which airs tonight at 9pm on the Sundance Channel. www.http://www.kink.fm/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=684204
04.24.2007
The OHSU Center for Health & Healing was honored with the BEST Green Building award by the Office of Sustainable Development. The BEST Awards are given annually to recognize and commend local companies committed to sustainable practices and innovations.
04.06.2007
Gerding Edlen was awarded with the first ever USGBC Leadership Award on Wednesday. The ceremony took place at the OHSU Center for Health & Healing atrium, where OHSU was also presented the LEED Platinum plaque.
04.06.2007
Oregon has been known for its green building development long before the trend caught on in other cities. With the help of dedicated companies, such as OHSU and Gerding Edlen, Portland is receiving recognition for being leaders and pioneers in the green building movement.
03.05.2007
Selected by Downtown News editors, the variety of projects to win the award had a recurring theme - that each affected more than just its borders, that every project made its neighborhood, and by extension all of Downtown, a better place for those who live, work and visit there.
03.02.2007
Three of the six buildings in the Brewery Blocks have achieved a LEED rating thus far. The Louisa, a 16-story apartment tower, was awarded LEED Gold with features such as ecoroofs and 40 percent energy savings over a conventional building.
03.01.2007
Fast Company Magazine recognized Mark Edlen for his dedication to developing sustainable buildings and his drive to do more.
02.28.2007
The OHSU Center for Health & Healing was awarded LEED Platinum certification last week, the 2nd in the city of Portland. Features such as a chilled beam and displacement ventilation system and a photovoltaic installation makes this building 61 percent more energy-efficient than required by the State of Oregon.
01.04.2007
Oregon’s Fifth Economic Development Summit, held today, focused strongly on gaining the sustainable advantage in various industries.
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State of Oregon Sustainability Award- Exemplar Award(1st ever) 2007
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ULI Oregon SW Washington Excellence in Leadership Award Mark Edlen 2007
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Business Journal Corporate Philantropy Award- medium size company 2007
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Business Journal Most Amired Companies-#1 as most admired in commercial Real Estate 2007
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Roses and lemons Award Best in show for style, scope and sustainable design 2007
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Downtowners of Distinction Award from LA Downtown News 2007
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Los Angeles Business Council Housing Award-Multi-Family High Rise 2007
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American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon Engineering Excellence awards project of the year
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LEED Platinum Designation-Largest Building in the World at the Time
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