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BUILDING SALEM: The Forge, latest major downtown investment, nears opening
A second-floor collective of salon and beauty businesses will open April 1, with a new French bistro slated for June.
As Salem’s housing crisis persists, another affordable development signals hope
The Gussie Belle Commons, now under construction in northeast Salem, could be home to as many as 500 people within two years who may otherwise have been forced to live on the streets.
Affordable development in NE Salem gets $24 million state-backed loan
Developers broke ground Dec. 5 on the Gussie Belle Commons, an affordable housing development in Salem’s Northeast neighborhood. They plan to open 120 apartments planned in 2026.
City seeks developer to create “exciting new project” on vacant downtown lot
A downtown block by Pringle Creek and Riverfront Park is in the early stages of a development project that will turn it into a mixed-use property. “Block 45” is one of the last remaining undeveloped blocks of downtown after years of work to increase new buildings and housing.
City selects developers for Block 50 downtown
Northwest-based developers Edlen & Co. and deChase Miksis have been chosen to turn a key undeveloped property downtown into a mix of apartments, retail and public space.
Affordable development with 120 new apartments planned for northeast Salem
Developers say a new Salem housing project will have up to 500 residents. The unique partnership with Seed of Faith Ministries is intended to prevent property management companies from discriminating against Black residents.
Wanted: a vision for Salem’s vacant north downtown block
Salem’s urban renewal agency wants developers to weigh in with a plan for the vacant lots that once housed the Union Gospel Mission and Saffron Supply Co.
City to buy former Boise Cascade lot downtown in hopes of redevelopment
The property at 295 Commercial St S.E. was slated for a rehabilitation facility before the company decided the improvement wasn't financially feasible. Salem will spend $3.5 million on the purchase.
City moves forward with demolition of former UGM block
Salem’s Urban Renewal Agency seeks to have the downtown block demolished by the end of the year to make way for redevelopment.