By David Columbus, January 15, 2021
The historic Irvington Neighborhood is in NE Portland bordered by the Sabin, Alameda, Eliot, King, Grant Park, Sullivan’s Gulch, and Lloyd Center neighborhoods. The boundaries of Irvington are; Fremont St. to the north, Broadway St. to the south, 26th Ave to the east and 7th Ave the west.
The Irvington neighborhood is built on the Donation Land Claim of 1851 granted to William and Elizabeth Irving. Encouraged by growth of Portland’s east side, fueled by the streetcar, the Irvings descendants partnered with other investors, Thompson, Hughes, Brazee and Prescott to file a land plat and develop the area in 1887.
The neighborhood boasts some of Portland’s most beautiful and well preserved historic homes. Stunning examples of Victorian, Craftsman and Colonial Revival architecture grace the neighborhood. These homes were designed by some of Portland’s most significant architects including, Ellis Lawrence, Albert E. Doyle, Raymond Hockenberry, Frederic Bowman, David L Williams, Josef Jaccobberger, and John Virginius Bennes. For more on the history of Irvington, check out Irvington’s neighborhood association page – Historic Irvington.
When exploring the neighborhood, be sure to stroll in and out of the neighborhood streets to take in all of the architecture and the mature street trees. Irving Park is at the NW corner of the neighborhood featuring: dog off-leash area,paved paths, baseball field, softball field, soccer field, splash pad, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, accessible restroom, nature patch, picnic tables and a playground. Also at the NW corner of the neighborhood, is one of Portland’s favorite consignment shops – ReRun. For lunch, brunch or dinner and a little retail therapy, visit the southern border of Irvington, Broadway Street, for shopping and culinary delights.
All images from Irvington’s neighborhood association page – Historic Irvington.
David Columbus
Principal Broker | Earth Advantage | ADU Specialist | OR
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I moved to Portland in October of 1998, moved for love. I’ve been a licensed real estate broker in Oregon since 2000 and would describe myself as a general practitioner helping people navigate residential, investment, and owner-user commercial markets as well as doing some residential tenant representation.
My work experience has ranged from swinging a hammer to brokering Eurodollar Futures. Me and my husband and two cats live in the Overlook/Arbor Lodge neighborhood, together we have built a 20-door rental portfolio and even run a small Airbnb business.
I am originally from Traverse City, MI (NW lower MI), and graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. My quarter-life crisis was spent crewing/hitchhiking on sailing yachts around the Caribbean, British Isles, and Mediterranean Sea for three years. My mid-life crisis was spent with my partner sailing from Portland, OR down to Mexico and hanging out for a year. I'm good with crises. I work with buyers, sellers, and tenants who are all looking to thread the housing needle.
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