Parkview Residences: City Apartments with Room to Breathe
Two brick apartment towers with 240 homes, balconies and a rooftop garden beside Portland's riverside park.
- Client: Parkview Living (2022)
- Project Value: $64 Million
- Time to Completion: 22 months
- Location: Portland, 2022
- Project Type: Residential
- Project Size: 240 apartments in 2 towers
Project Overview
Parkview Residences is a pair of twelve-storey apartment towers on a former car park beside one of Portland's riverside parks. The 240 homes range from studios to three-bedroom family apartments, each with a private balcony and large windows that look over the park or the city. Residents share a landscaped courtyard, a rooftop garden with seating and planters, a fitness room and secure bicycle storage, with shops and a cafe at street level. Warm brick facades, deep window reveals and generous daylight give the towers a calm, residential feel in the middle of a busy neighbourhood.
Challenges
The site was tight, with occupied homes on two sides and a busy street on the third, so there was little room for cranes, deliveries or storage. Strict noise and working-hour limits applied, and the brick facades had to meet a high standard of finish while keeping pace with a fast programme. Half of the apartments were pre-sold, so buyers expected firm completion dates.
Solutions
Structo treated Parkview as a good neighbour from day one. Prefabrication moved much of the work off site, deliveries were timed to the minute, and residents nearby were kept informed at every stage, so that both towers rose quickly with as little disturbance to the neighbourhood as possible.
Results
Parkview Residences was handed over two weeks early, and every pre-sold apartment was completed on its promised date. The remaining homes sold within four months of opening. Residents value the balconies, the rooftop garden and the views over the park, and the project received no formal complaints from neighbours during construction.
