The 2026 NW Natural Street of Dreams spreads 22 show homes from the featured village at Serres Farms in Oregon City to homes on tour across the metro and the Oregon coast. Here is every home on one interactive map: tap a pin for a photo and the details, and tap a numbered cluster to… Continue reading 2026 Street of Dreams: Interactive Map of All 22 Show Homes

The NW Natural Street of Dreams turns 50 this summer. Here is where the 2026 show is, the full home lineup, dates, hours, and tickets, plus what we are watching for on the tour.

While I work on the first hand-written post of the year, here’s part of a press release from the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland announcing the 2010 site in a new development in Forest Heights.  This year’s show will return to single family residences after last year’s Pearl District condo show.

This years Street of Dreams is billed as having houses under $1,000,000 in Northwest Portland.  Last year’s show was nine condo units in the Pearl District.  Whatever happened to them?  The three Waterfront Pearl units were taken off the market when the building was turned over to the lender in a Deeded in Lieu of… Continue reading Portland 2009 Street of Dreams: Whatever Happend To?

In 2008, the Case Shiller Index in Portland dropped from 178 in January to 158 by December.  The real estate market was falling while the 2008 Street of Dreams homes were being constructed in Happy Valley.  There were six homes in the 2008 show.  Two sold, two are actively listed and two were taken off… Continue reading Portland Street of Dreams: Now and Then

This weekend, March 6th and 7th, is the Home Builders Association of Metro Portland 2010 Tour of Remodeled Homes.  The HBA also sponsor’s the Street of Dreams. Eighteen homes are featured in this year’s show and they are located all over the metro area.  The $17.50 ticket (one size fits all, including children) is valid… Continue reading 2010 Portland Tour of Remodeled Homes

I stopped by the 2010 Portland Street of Dream site on Friday and took these pictures.  Framing has begun on one of the lots and there has been activity on a couple of the others as well.  I started visiting NW Creasp Lane about every thirty days at the beginning of January.  February’s post was… Continue reading 2010 Portland Street of Dreams March Update

PortlandMaps now shows a third permit for the 2010 Street of Dreams on Creasp Lane.  The show is in August: “The 2010 homes will be more moderate in size and price, but still emphasize luxury living and innovative building and design. They are expected to range in price from $750,000 to $900,000 and in size… Continue reading PortlandMaps Shows 3rd 2010 Street of Dreams House

I beat the rain up to NW Cresap Lane, the 2010 Street of Dream site.  Construction is now underway on two lots and there is a third on PortlandMaps.  I talked to the framer working on one of the homes and he said that they had two crews working and would complete in 11 days… Continue reading April 2010 Portland Street of Dreams Update

There are now four houses under construction on NW Cresap Lane, the home of the 2010 Portland Street of Dreams.  KGW’s Joe Smith’s television news clip isn’t online but the story is.  In part: