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Portland colleges, city tout new $100 million academic building in downtown

Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland Community College and the city of Portland are teaming up to build a $100 million hub for public health, education and city services at Southwest 4th Avenue and Southwest Montgomery Street in downtown

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2017/03/portland_colleges_city_tout_ne.html
 
Colleges, city join forces for new building

PSU to buy land from PDC to build $100 million center with Portland, OHSU and PCC.

http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/350994-230344-colleges-city-join-forces-for-new-building

One of the city's bureaus eventually will be housed in a new 200,000-square-foot building downtown at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Montgomery Street.
That bureau, which remains undecided, will share the $100 million facility with Oregon Health & Science University/Portland State University School of Public Health, PSU's Graduate School of Education and Portland Community College's dental program, in a collaborative effort to address space issues for the entities.
The graduate school has been located in a temporary location since the university's school of business started a renovation and expansion project two years ago, and the city has experienced a shortage of space for city staff.
The city has committed up to $15 million for the project, while Portland State University and others involved will ask the Oregon Legislature to approve $51 million in bonds.
According to Ken Ma, PSU spokesman, it's a "high priority" on the Legislature's approval list.
The land, a parking lot currently owned by the Portland Development Commission, will be purchased by PSU. Portland Maps lists the land with a market value of $6.4 million. Design will start in July, with construction in 2018.
The education and health facility is expected to open by September 2020.
"This is something we've wanted to do for a long time ... it's been finding the collaboration and finding the funding," Ma said.
The city will take up two floors of what will be a seven- or nine-story building, depending on cost and need as planning progresses.
PSU's Graduate School of Education will offer a low-cost counseling clinic and mental health services that also serve as training for school counselors.
Portland Community College's dental clinic plans to serve about 2,000 patients a year.
"It's just a huge impact, because all three institutions have a major stake, both with health services for the community as well as health programs for the students," Ma said.
 
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland's three largest public colleges have teamed up with the city to build a $100 million dollar education and health center.

The building would be constructed at what is currently a Portland State University parking lot at Southwest 4th Avenue and Montgomery Street, with help from Portland Community College and Oregon Health & Science University.

The 200,000-square-foot building will house the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, PSU’s Graduate School of Education, PCC’s dental programs, and a Portland city bureau yet to be determined.

This is the first time the city's three public institutions will be together in one building.

The building will also house stores and restaurants, low-cost mental health services and a community dental clinic.

PCC's Dental Program will move from the Sylvania Campus – the oldest of its four comprehensive campuses – to the second floor of the Fourth and Montgomery building by 2020.

The new building will pave the way for students passionate about a career in healthcare, so they can help others.

“One third of Oregonian women are suffering from depression, we now have more deaths due to opiate overdoses than we have deaths due to road traffic injuries,” said David Bangsberg, dean of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. “Our future of health and well-being is the hands of our students, and the home of this school to give the students the skills they need to reverse these challenges.”

"We are very excited to leverage the power of PSU, OHSU and PCC to train Portland's future health and education leaders," PSU President Wim Wiewel said. "This unique collaboration with the city takes us to a new level of community cooperation, one that sets a standard for Portland, the region and the state."

The building will cost an estimated $100 million. PSU has asked the Oregon Legislature to approve $51 million in bonds for the project. The city of Portland will contribute $15 million. Additional funds will come from PSU, OHSU, and PCC.

If state funding is approved, construction is scheduled to start 2018 and the building is expected to open September 2020.
 
Colleges, Portland join forces for new building

http://pamplinmedia.com/bvt/15-news/351318-230619-colleges-portland-join-forces-for-new-building
 
This joining of forces of four Portland developmental organizations is unprecedented and, thus, I would say, highly significant within the context of the city's history.

Portland Medical School (aka OH&SU)
Portland State University
Portland Community College
Portland Development Commission

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This will be a milestone for Portland State in that buildings will reach across the Cityscape for the first time from the Campus Mall (along the South Park Blocks) all the way to Lovejoy Fountain Park.

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Campus Mall.....Broadway.....6th Avenue.....5th Avenue.....4th Avenue.....Lovejoy Fountain Park
 
Portland State building gets $51 million in state bonds

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/07/05/portland-state-building-gets-51-million-in-state.html
 
The Oregon Legislature has approved $51 million in state funds for a new academic building on Portland State's campus.

Thanks to the Legislature and governor for supporting what will be a historic project on the Portland State campus that will bring together PSU, OHSU, PCC and the City of Portland into a unique education and health center in the heart of downtown," Portland State said, in a statement.

Additional funding for the project include matching funds from the schools ($36 million) and non-matching funds ($17.5 million, including $1.5 million from the city and $16 million from PCC).

"Geez, is that all I wrote? I wish I could come up with an original idea."
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