Building up... Fast.
Framers with RBR Construction were working on mixed-use buildings this morning, Jan. 27, that will provide commercial space on the first floor and residential living on the second floor in the Port of The Dalles.
It is the vision of Lindsay and Jeremy Robertson of RBR Construction.
The couple out of Hood River are embracing the idea of making a home above a business and intend to invest more than $1 million dollars in the local market.
Above - Here is the easy way to carry sheetrock - with an articulated arm, of course. Jay Hurita of Knez Building Materials in Tigard provided the heavy lifting from his operator’s seat on Thursday, Jan 27. Crews then grabbed the sheetrock through the window, slide it down a well-placed ramp and staged it inside the building for installation.
The Robertson’s company Alpenbros LLC purchased a little more than a half-acre in the port at 3761 Klindt Drive in 2020 for $255,000 to construct the buildings. They will be located just west of Klindt’s Cove, next to several similar-styled complexes.
Each building combines both commercial and a lot of residential to provide work/live units. The buildings will feature apartments at more than 1,600 square feet apiece. On the ground floor, four commercial spaces will be available at 234 square feet each.
