Jantzen Buildings Portland, OR 97232

In less than a decade, there’s been a transformation in the Buckman and Kerns neighborhoods. A wave of luxury apartment and creative office development, along with the steady rise of local retailers, restaurants, and co-working space, has benefited local employers and residents alike. With a rapidly expanding base of apartment renters – often well-paid urban professionals –a long list of additional luxury apartment developments is set to soon open their doors. The influx of new residents offers a well-educated pool of potential employees for nearby companies.

Buckman and Kerns are receiving an influx of new creative office space, with new, ground-up developments opening their doors alongside converted older buildings, often former industrial space. New creative space is proving particularly attractive to tech companies and startups. Notable local tenants include Autodesk, Simple, Viewpoint Construction Software, and children’s clothing company Hanna Andersson.

Despite the abundance of newly built and newly renovated space, office rents in the area are far below rates in Downtown Portland to the west. With available space ranging from the traditional to the whimsical, prospective office tenants can be choosy. And as newly built and renovated space continues coming online, both the quantity and quality of available space is on the rise.