The city of Portland is amid its biggest development boom since the 1980s, and one area that’s seeing significant change …
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Neighborhood Spotlight: Goose Hollow
Portland’s oldest neighborhood is on track to receive some impressive new updates. Over the next several years, locals will be …
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Reflections on a changing city
I started working at Melvin Mark Properties in 1978 and began to build my career in commercial real estate. Melvin …
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Becker/Mark Partnership Closes Sale on Original Real Estate Investment
What began as the initial investment in an enterprising strategy hatched during the last recession, came to fruition this week …
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Case Study: Clackamas Corporate Center
In spring 2018, AANW Holdings, the parent company to the largest Airstream dealer group in the nation—Airstream Adventures Northwest, with …
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Expressions of Gratitude
The French writer Voltaire said, “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us …
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Becker/Mark Partnership Acquires Latest Portland Office Investment
A two-story brick office building has been purchased for $10.5 million by 11740 SW 68th Parkway LLC, an investment partnership …
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Remembering Pete Mark, 1926—2017
Melvin “Pete” Mark, Jr., a leader in the Portland business and philanthropic community for over sixty years, peacefully passed away …
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Is Going Green Still Important?
Near the end of last year, we earned a Four Green Globes for Existing Buildings rating from the Green Building …
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The Broker Honor Roll, 2016
April signals the beginning of spring with warmer temps and spring flowers. It also brings our annual broker recognition dinner, …
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Honored to be Most Admired
Wow! Today Portland Business Journal recognized the Melvin Mark Companies as the #1 Most Admired Company in Oregon in the …
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Getting creative with our space
We’re taking the plunge and joining the ranks of open office users. Our walls are gone, offices removed and possibilities …
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All clients are important clients
Many sales people brag about their connections in driving their business success. Connections are essential but a mega-data base and …
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Embracing Change
Change can come like a speeding freight train or a slow-moving trolley—either way, the best course of action is to …
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An Elder Statesman Retires
Incredible work ethic. Man with a good heart. Devoted and diligent. These are just some of the compliments showered on …
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Summer is here and real estate is hot, hot, hot
We look forward every year to the spring meeting of the CORE Network, where we have a chance to share …
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2&Taylor brews up 40 LBS Coffee
A new locally-owned coffee shop is set to join a wave of hotels and restaurants emerging in the Yamhill Historic …
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Thanks, Mom!
Moms ask us to wear a coat when we’re not cold, eat our veggies when we don’t want to, and …
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Meet the Head of Our Class, 2015
Every year we recognize outside commercial real estate brokers who collaborate with our team in leasing, selling or buying real …
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Brooklyn Tweed Knits Together New HQ
Brooklyn Tweed, purveyors of high-quality, unique yarn materials and knitwear design, left their home base in New Jersey and looked …
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Commercial Real Estate Capital: A Look Ahead
Recently, a colleague located on the East Coast made the observation that commercial lending may be “drying up.” He asked …
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Timing the Industrial Market
The big news in the Portland commercial real estate market recently was a significant industrial lease announcement at the PDX …
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Demand Meets Supply in Westside Markets
What’s happening in Washington County commercial real estate, and when will the vacancy rate begin to decline? These questions and …
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2&Taylor Unveils Creative Office Space
After more than a year of construction, our 2&Taylor redevelopment in the Yamhill Historic District opened with much fanfare to …
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Kindness: Pass It On
How many times have you been caught in the rain without an umbrella? Most of us Oregonians eschew the need …
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Welcome to Our New Website
In real estate, we like to say that it’s all about location, location, location. If launching a new website is …
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