It's gonna be interesting to see what Grand Prix Motors does. I love that they suggest a need to leave Goose Hollow because of theft. But, I wonder how factual that is. I find them an extremely repellent Goose Hollow neighbor. So if they move to the REI space it would be a blessing for us and an added new detraction to the residential community living around NW Johnson and 14th. (Be forewarned.) In the act of selling high performance cars, they encourage buyers to test drive along our neighbor streets showing off speed and machine loudness. And then, as a promotional gimmick, they have hosted miniature auto rallies in the neighborhood too - having buyers bring their vehicles to compete - for several hours of speed and much noise on select mornings. We would not miss that.
But, reference to theft problems aside, I'd be careful to assume too much here. They own the building at SW 16th and Jefferson and it doesn't seem very profitable to vacate it or hope to find a leasing tenant to operate inside that extensive, industrial structure. So I am gonna take a wild professional guess that this is an act of bifurcating the business in some fashion - likely moving the really high-end product (high performance cars) to NW and keeping another mix of cars in SW. I forget exactly, but seem to recall the operator owns a Bend, OR (Kia?) dealership. Then again, he may have licensed another product dealership and needs new space for that product.
There's no market to buy the SW building, so it's more likely this is not a move out of Goose Hollow - though one could wish it were. Can't wait to see how this plays out. Hey, at least they are staying in Portland/Multnomah Co and contributing to the commercial business tax base.
Ah, yes. Thank you for suggesting I reread it. I can only and lamely blame my poor reading and eye sight to slow recovery from a very bad cold. It is clear, a mere 12 hours more in recovery, that REI had the theft problem and I had the reading problem!.
Apparently Grand Prix put there Goose Hollow property up for sale in October 2025. See more here: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1233-1235-SW-16th-Ave-Portland-OR/37870535/ Our joyful loss is the Pearl's woeful gain. With the NARA buildings in Goose Hollow now both empty, there's gonna be a lot of unsold, unleased space in the area between Madison and Clay, 14th and 18th.
Love Dan and Louis Oyster Bar. Go once to save it and go back to sustain it. :)
Location, location, location. Relocate D&L Oyster Bar to downtown Lake Oswego, and it will flourish. And I will be a regular.
Portlanders can support this business and others like it by actually voting people who possess brain matter into office.
It's gonna be interesting to see what Grand Prix Motors does. I love that they suggest a need to leave Goose Hollow because of theft. But, I wonder how factual that is. I find them an extremely repellent Goose Hollow neighbor. So if they move to the REI space it would be a blessing for us and an added new detraction to the residential community living around NW Johnson and 14th. (Be forewarned.) In the act of selling high performance cars, they encourage buyers to test drive along our neighbor streets showing off speed and machine loudness. And then, as a promotional gimmick, they have hosted miniature auto rallies in the neighborhood too - having buyers bring their vehicles to compete - for several hours of speed and much noise on select mornings. We would not miss that.
But, reference to theft problems aside, I'd be careful to assume too much here. They own the building at SW 16th and Jefferson and it doesn't seem very profitable to vacate it or hope to find a leasing tenant to operate inside that extensive, industrial structure. So I am gonna take a wild professional guess that this is an act of bifurcating the business in some fashion - likely moving the really high-end product (high performance cars) to NW and keeping another mix of cars in SW. I forget exactly, but seem to recall the operator owns a Bend, OR (Kia?) dealership. Then again, he may have licensed another product dealership and needs new space for that product.
There's no market to buy the SW building, so it's more likely this is not a move out of Goose Hollow - though one could wish it were. Can't wait to see how this plays out. Hey, at least they are staying in Portland/Multnomah Co and contributing to the commercial business tax base.
sir. this: "I love that they [Grand Prix} suggest a need to leave Goose Hollow because of theft." is not what the article says. re-read it.
Ah, yes. Thank you for suggesting I reread it. I can only and lamely blame my poor reading and eye sight to slow recovery from a very bad cold. It is clear, a mere 12 hours more in recovery, that REI had the theft problem and I had the reading problem!.
Thanks Kurt for the info! Maybe Allan and I will go for a test drive once they move in😀
Apparently Grand Prix put there Goose Hollow property up for sale in October 2025. See more here: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1233-1235-SW-16th-Ave-Portland-OR/37870535/ Our joyful loss is the Pearl's woeful gain. With the NARA buildings in Goose Hollow now both empty, there's gonna be a lot of unsold, unleased space in the area between Madison and Clay, 14th and 18th.