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A great client of mine, Justin Yuen ( @jyuen) of fmyi, recently made the move across the Willamette River into an exciting new property called the LeftBank Project. The brainchild of developer Daniel Deutsch, LeftBank is an excellent example of a creative restoration of historic properties infused with sustainable features. This fact was of great appeal to fmyi, who is committed to minimizing their environmental footprint.

facing north

fmyi located on the mezzanine level overlooking the main entrance (photo to left) and the LeftBank cafe’ (operated by Bon Appetit). Tenants have access to showers/lockers and secure bike storage (inside the building). Other tenants include: Upright Brewing, Gallopowell Studio, Portland Farmers Market, and SOLIDCORE to name a few.

HealthDex (hospital/provider|managed care|equipment)

Westside

Bridgeport Eye Physicians - 20015 SW Pacific Highway | 3,259 SF

Medius Medical Concepts – Cornell Oaks | 15244 NW Greenbrier | 4,100 SF

BLIS Inc – 15055 SW Sequoia Parkway | 2,497 SF

GeneralBizDex (consulting|finance|insurance|legal|other)

Westside

Uniforce Staffing - Hilltop Biz Center | 7320 SW Hunziker Rd | 1,187 SF

Wendi Eiland Agency – 12665 SW Center St | 1,061 SF

Bishop Creek Development – 4035 SW Douglas Way | 13,104 SF

Total Assets Mgmt – Triangle Corp Park III | 13221 SW 68th | 2,533 SF renewal

Central Business District

Sojitz Corp – PacWest Center | 1211 SW Fifth Ave | 8,362 SF renewal

TechDex (apps|provider|hardware|var)

Vancouver

GreyHawk Technologies – EastRidge Biz Park | 12121 NE 99th St | 4,400 SF

NonProfDex (charitable|education|trade assoc)

Vancouver

Int’l Air & Hospitality Academy – Kelly Bldg | 200 Grand Blvd | 9,024 SF

Westside

Cadence – Triangle Corp Park III | 13221 SW 68th Pkwy | 2,170 SF renewal

DesignDex (A/E|consulting|graphic d)

Vancouver

Turner Engineering – Port of Vancouver | 2001 Kotobuki Way | 59,400 SF

Westside

Biamp Systems – Arctic Commons | 6020 SW Arctic Dr | 3,376 SF sublease

Who’s On The Move – Week Ending 6/6/09

squarefeetpdx — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:25:59 +0000

As is often the case, activity has picked up quite a bit in the second quarter of 2009 while businesses try to finalize budgets for a fiscal year ending June 30th.

Of particular note in this week’s list of moves is a client of mine, fmyi, an online workspace services firm with Justin Yuen at the helm. They are making the leap over the river from the close in NW area to the Left bank Project at the head of the Broadway Bridge. Very cool building renovation project with Bon Appetit cafe and bar on the ground floor.

TechDex (apps|provider|hardware|var)

Eastside

fmyi – Left bank Project | 240 N Broadway | 1,273 SF

Westside

Verizon – 217 Corp. Center | 6600 SW 105th Ave | 18,012 SF

Central Business District

Level 3 Communications – Pittock Block | 921 SW Washington St | 4,724 SF renewal

Telelanguage - Exchange Bldg | 520 SW Sixth Ave | 4,401 SF

MediaDex (traditional|digital|research)

Eastside

C2Media - Ford Building | 2505 SE 11th Ave | 1,288 SF

HealthDex (hospital/provider|managed care|equipment)

Westside

Kaiser Permanente - Murray Scholls Town Ctr | 11200 Muray Scholls Pl | 17,795 SF

GeneralBizDex (consulting|finance|insurance|legal|other)

Vancouver

Fiji Sales & Marketing – Quad 205 Business Park | 10906 NE 39th | 1,875 SF

Central Business District

Roxbury Capital – Umpqua Bank Plaza | 1 SW Columbia St | 2,200 SF extension

Westside

Stearns Lending – Hampton Square | 6950 SW Hampton | 3,722 SF

SCR – 8680 SW Old Tualatin Sherwood Rd | 2,000 SF sublease

Eastside

Remedy Intelligent Staffing – The Merrick | 6646 NE 78th Ct | 1,638 SF

NonProfDex (charitable|education)

Central Business District

NW Pilot Project - Broadway Bldg | 1430 SW Broadway | 4,500 SF renewal

NW Portland Area Indian Health Board – Broadway Plaza | 2121 SW Broadway | 16,792 SF

Who’s On The Move – Week Ending 5/28/09

squarefeetpdx — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:05:35 +0000

Obviously, the activity level has picked up over the last two weeks. In particular, financial services groups are making moves, for the most part to restructure and cut rental costs by either downsizing the amount of square feet they need or lowering their rent obligations.

GeneralBizDex (consulting|finance|insurance|legal|other)

Central Business District

Cable Huston – Congress Center | 1001 SW Fifth Ave | 15,641 SF renewal

Key Bank – 1001 NW 14th Ave | 4,850 SF

Washington Trust - Public Services Bldg | 920 SW Sixth Ave | 7,694 SF

Westside

Bowersox Lawyers – Kruse Woods I | 5285 Meadows Rd | 1,705 SF

Carlson & Swanlund LLC – Fairway Center | 9115 SW Oleson Rd | 2,495 SF

Maclaren & Whearty LLP - Fairway Center | 9115 SW Oleson Rd | 2,633 SF renewal

Provident Funding – 4000 Kruse Way Place | 1,609 SF

MetLife Bank, National Associates – 4949 Meadows Rd | 9,064 SF

Acumen Financial - Willamette Crossing | 8995 SW Miley Rd | 2,916 SF