I haven't decided if developers are worse human beings than spammers. And neither one should look *too* far down on child pornographers, because they're all scum.

Sorry but "families" belong in the burbs. Only sexy young single 20/30 somethings (with money and no dreadlocks) are allowed to live in the city center. Welcome to modern Portland.

While it does suck when this happens next to you, there are only a few places where this is going on around me that I can note: Interstate Ave, Mississippi, and Alberta. All you have to do to grab a real vintage craftsman is hop exactly 1 block over from these places ( or any blocks in between or further out ). Times change and so do neighborhoods. Interstate ave has long been a string of useless store fronts and shady hotels. It's about time development is going on there to utilize the MAX yellow line going straight through it.

Be smart, by one of the "surrounding" homes or if you really can't stand being in a growing city go to St. Johns or Vancouver.

Trees grow too, ya know.

As long as it ain't a condo complex without on-site parking, count your blessings.

Though I do agree with mysc, it sucks. But there are levels of suck.

Happening on SE 20th btwn Hawthorne and Division as well, at least 3 new houses and counting...

More expensive = safer, cleaner, better Portland. Sorry some of you can't afford it any more but I hear there are some wonderful manufactured homes east of 82nd you may be interested in checking out. Could fit more into the budget of your average barista/call center drone.

"Be smart, by one"

Yes, be smart and by.

They're sticking three of these ugly monstrosities across the street from my house. I feel your pain anon.

Man, all y'all needs to get laid ASAP.

Dear Developer,

Thanks for buying the crack house next door--which never went on the market--tearing it down and putting in an out-of-scale, faux-Prairie monstrosity that upped my property value by 50%.

Yeah the houses they've been tearing down in my neighborhood aren't "crack houses" more like houses where the old folks are living decide to sell or they pass away (as is the case with the one across the street for me). I'm also failing to see how destroying a lot completely to cram as much house in it as possible raises anyone's property values. It makes the neighborhood less attractive to live in.

I've always secretly desired to buy a tiny corner lot in a nice residential neighborhood and build a 10 story concrete lighthouse or perhaps something resembling an airport traffic control tower.

I'm three blocks off the "bad" side of Alberta-- which is MLK and Killingsworth, not Alameda Heights or Concordia-- and this shit is happening on our block too. Get the black folks to sell or die off, knock down their homes, put up two or three "eco friendly" uggo-homes on the lot, and sell them to deep-pocketed transplants. The buyers always have California or New York or Massachusetts plates on their Audis or Mini Coopers, at least for a few weeks, and they never, ever have children. They're also at least 45 years old, if not 60.

I laugh every time someone calls this the "Arts District". Maybe it should be the Alberta Arts Patron District.

I love how people act surprised like gentrification is something new or evil. Just makes me even happier all you bedbug infested hippies are being priced out of our city.

"Get the black folks to sell or die off, knock down their homes, put up two or three "eco friendly" uggo-homes on the lot"

Yeah, black people could never afford to live in eco-friendly condos, right? It's only for the white people, right? Simmer down on the white guilt, ignorant ass.

ohhh j.cas, troll away you sniveling boob.

You think that Portland's attracting many upper-middle-class black folks these days? Ha. Too fucking funny. White people town gets whiter all the time.

Look, we all know race issues are class issues in the US, so shut the fuck up about race. Get used to people wanting newer houses. The old ones kind of SUCK SHIT in the winter, if you ask me. Are inefficient, uncomfortable, repair-extensive; shit floorplans if you're a family ETC ETC ETC ETC

This is happening all over the city, not just around popular streets. There is a deep well of transplants coming in to overpay for these things. In my neighborhood, perfectly good homes which may be appropriate for a first-time buyers or young families are being torn down and replaced with homes in the $700k to $800k range. A builder out of Clackamas County is doing it.

The alternative is no UGB. Visit Houston sometime.