Another downtown Portland food cart pod is at risk of displacement. A group of developers are vying to build an apartment building near the corner of 5th Avenue and College Street, currently home to a number of vendors.
In March, SERA Architects and Mill Creek Residential Trust filed to build a “new 7 story market rate apartment building with basement parking, ground floor retail, and approximately 250 residential units,” according to public records; SERA and Mill Creek have not responded to requests for comment. Currently, 1900 SW 5th is home to a lot housing several different food carts: Persian Kabab, Dhaba Indian Kitchen, Krua Bangkok, among others. Real estate
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