Trammell Crow Commits to Central City

PORTLAND-With three major projects in various stages of completion in and around the central city, the local Trammell Crow Co. division appears ready to eschew the label of suburban developer.

Just about a month ago, Trammell’s retail brokers Craig Sweitzer and Dan Bozich moved from Trammell’s base of operations in Beaverton to 1,120 sf in the Streetcar lofts development in the Pearl District, the redeveloping warehouse district north the Downtown core and east of Interstate 405. Trammell’s regional director Chris Nelson and vice president of development Jeff Sackett will keep offices in both locations.

“We’ve traditionally been viewed as a suburban developer and we’re trying to change that,” Sweitzer tells GlobeSt.com. “People don’t realize how much urban brokerage we do.” Indeed, in addition to several smaller listings, Trammell has a hand in three of the city’s biggest development projects: Hoyt Street Yards, Cascade Station and Two Main. Combined, the projects represent 500,000 sf of retail space and 1.6 million sf of office space.