03/21/2011 : Portland Business Journal : Yeon 'zombie' building gets new life
The Yeon Building has been acquired by Jonathan Rose. One of Portland’s biggest “zombie” buildings has a new owner and a fresh outlook. Urban Renaissance Group , a Seattle-based investment firm with deep roots in Portland, will manage Yeon
03/12/2011 : Press Release : Jonathan Rose Companies acquires historic downtown office building for green retrofit; teams with Urban Renaissance Group
Jonathan Rose Companies, a national green real estate investment and development company, announced the acquisition of the Yeon Building, a 130,000 square-foot, high-rise office building located at 522 SW Fifth Ave in the heart of downtown Portland for $8.9 million (approximately $69/rsf). Urban Renaissance Group, LLC served as an advisor on the transaction and is acting as property manager.
09/15/2010 : Daily Journal of Commerce : Historic Portland building's still got it
Portland has many historic buildings and many sustainable buildings. But few are both historic and sustainable.
One downtoen building, however, now fits that description, thanks to its owner, property manager and like-minded tenants.
06/26/2010 : Daily Journal of Commerce : Spalding Building renovation begins next month
Portland's historic Spalding Building is scheduled for an upgrade.
09/23/2009 : Press Release : Urban Renaissance Group to Manage Portland’s Spalding Building
Portland, Ore. - The new owners of the Spalding Building, Three Nineteen Washington LLC, today announced the selection of Urban Renaissance Group to take over the management of the Spalding Building
04/21/2008 : The Oregonian : Councilors welcome mixed-use project
Urban Renaissance Group officials said Monday the Westgate project would help make Beaverton an "urban village" -- an important center of activity outside of Portland. The proposal includes a 17-story office building/parking garage -- far taller than anything in the city -- and two apartment buildings with ground-floor retail. "We've taken a big vision. We've gone vertical with it," said Patrick Callahan, chief executive of Urban Renaissance Group.
04/01/2008 : The Oregonian : Developer dreams big for Beaverton's Westgate Theatre site
Urban Renaissance Group officials said the Westgate project would help make Beaverton to Portland what Bellevue is to Seattle—an urban-style downtown for the suburbs. “This is not going to be easy, “Callahan Said. “It’s just an ambitious plan.”
04/01/2008 : Beaverton Valley Times : Developer submits 'solid' Westgate proposal to city
) Urban Renaissance Group submitted its ambitious plan to the city and Metro Monday night to build a 17-story office tower with structured parking and 144 apartments in two separate four-story buildings above street-level retail on the former Westgate Theater property in downtown Beaverton. Urban Renaissance has taken the first, right step in understanding where the city wants to go with such a significant project for our downtown core,” Dicus said. “Initially, I have a favorable impression of the proposal.
04/01/2008 : Daily Journal of Commerce : Seattle firm proposes project for key site in Beaverton, Ore.
Urban Renaissance Group officials said the Westgate project would help make Beaverton to Portland what Bellevue is to Seattle—an urban-style downtown for the suburbs. “This is not going to be easy, “Callahan Said. “It’s just an ambitious plan.”
03/09/2008 : CoStar Group : Historic Morgan Bldg. Acquired for $27.5M
A joint venture of Urban Renaissance Group and Great Point Investors has acquired the historic Morgan Building at 720 SW Washington St. in Portland, OR, from a venture of RREEF and LA County Employees Retirement Association.
03/03/2008 : Daily Journal of Commerce : Seattle firm buys Portland building
Seattle-based developer Urban Renaissance Group said it has purchased the 157,000-square-foot Morgan Building in downtown Portland with its partner, Boston-based Great Point investors. “We are thrilled to partner with Great Point investors on another prime Portland property,” Patrick Callahan, CEO of Urban Renaissance Group, said in a press release.
02/24/2008 : crefeed.com : JV acquires Portland's Morgan Building for $27.5M
A joint venture between Boston, Mass.-based Great Point Investors and the newly formed Urban Renaissance Group has purchased the Morgan Building in Portland, Ore., for $27.5 million from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement System.
02/22/2008 : globest.com : Pension Fund Sells Historic Portland Building
Urban Renaissance Group LLC of Seattle and Boston-based Great Point
Investors LLC have acquired the historic Morgan Building here for $27.5 million. “The combination of full-floor and smaller tenants is a good mix,” Urban Renaissance founder Pat Callahan, previously the regional executive for Equity Office, tells GlobeSt.com. “We also like the retail in that location a lot; Broadway is a key retail street.”
02/19/2008 : Portland Business Journal : Seattle investor buys Morgan's Alley building
Urban Renaissance Group LLC, formed by former Equity Office Properties executive Patrick Callahan, has acquired the Morgan Building in partnership with Boston-based Great Point Investors LLC. Callahan said the Morgan Building suits the company's niche of capitalizing on historic assets in great locations.
02/19/2008 : Puget Sound Business Journal : Urban Renaissance Group buys Portland building
Urban Renaissance Group LLC, formed by former Equity Office Properties executive Patrick Callahan, has acquired the Morgan Building in partnership with Boston-based Great Point Investors LLC. "We are thrilled to partner with Great Point Investors on another prime Portland property," Callahan said in a statement. "The Morgan Building is a beautifully restored historic building, making it well suited to compete for tenants with similarly located Class A office space."
