John Mackus, left, and Mike Staehely, both carpenters with Western Partitions and members Local 146, install sheathing panels on the top floor of the new Blanchet House of Hospitality. Photo by Sam Tenney/DJC
The new Blanchet House of Hospitality is rising quickly at Northwest Glisan Street and Third Avenue in Portland’s Old Town district. The four-story building will house a ground-floor kitchen and dining area to provide meals to the hungry, as well as three floors of no-cost transitional housing. General contractor Fortis Construction is building the SERA Architects-designed structure. Here’s what the completed building should look like:
Rendering by SERA Architects
