Squatters have trashed the Charles F. Berg building in Southwest Portland, making it even harder for the owner to sell.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Blood-stained walls cover a historic Southwest Portland storefront. It’s just one of the many vacant buildings downtown struggling to get off the market.
The Charles F. Berg building on Southwest Broadway and Southwest Alder Street once stood out for its avant-garde design and pure gold façade. Now, it’s the latest side effect of the drug and homelessness crisis plaguing Portland. Squatters broke in and took over the 20,000 square-foot space.
“They were living here for a couple of weeks before we
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