The attorneys of Radler White Parks & Alexander LLP are known around the region as top-flight dealmakers. From initial strategy through implementation to closing and beyond, we remain firmly focused on fulfilling the client's vision. Land use and real estate projects are complex and often unpredictable. You need a legal team with the experience, skill and tenacity to address any challenge that arises.
STADIUM EXPANSION
Christe White represented Peregrine Sports, the current operator of Providence Park, in the expedited approval of a major stadium expansion over a public right of way. Providence Park is home to the Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns professional soccer teams. Radler White's work on behalf of Peregrine and the City was undertaken after consultation with ethics counsel, preparation of waiver letters, and establishment of ethical screens.
INDUSTRY ZONING MODERNIZATION
Christe White represented ESCO Corporation in its successful negotiations with the City of Portland to modernize the zoning designation of its 20-acre industrial manufacturing campus, which has been in continuous operation for more than 100 years.
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND CAMPUS EXPANSION
Christe White has represented University of Portland in its campus expansion and development, obtaining final approval of its long term master plan and allowing a historic expansion of the University's North Portland campus. She has also assisted with site remediation and land use approval to develop the waterfront area of the University's river campus with new athletic fields, roads and landscaping.
MIXED-USE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Christe White has assisted Urban Asset Advisors, an active local developer of mixed-use residential projects, with entitlement review and approval for a variety of its local projects.
CENTERCAL
Christe White represented this lifestyle center developer through a contentious approval process to build a 300,000 square foot re-developed center and successfully defended the entitlements on appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals. Christe has since obtained approval for additional centers in Washington and Oregon.
CENTRAL OREGON RESORT LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS
Christe White acted as lead counsel to a destination resort developer in Central Oregon to obtain complex amendments to previous land use entitlements necessitated by a foreclosure of the previous owner.
EVERGREEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Christe White successfully obtained approval for a mixed-use development on a 2.5 acre block in Downtown Lake Oswego amid highly vocal and organized opposition.
MACK URBAN
Christe White represented Mack Urban in a contested design review approval of a riverfront block in the South Waterfront.
ONDER DEVELOPMENT
Christe White represents Onder Development in its entitlement and review process for a new downtown hotel and office building including the resolution of sensitive historic preservation issues.
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Christe White represents the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the site planning and entitlement of its Marquam Hill and South Waterfront campus buildings. This work entails the preparation and City approval of both the Marquam Hill and South Waterfront Plans, each of which is a legislative enactment that amended City policy and zoning code provisions to permit institutional expansion of OHSU within the City of Portland. The zoning code amendments permitted an increase in density, use and height in the District, approval of parking within the South Waterfront in a Type III CCPR approval. In writing and obtaining approval of the Marquam Hill Plan District, Christe helped OHSU achieve a fundamental and historic shift from a conditional use to a permitted use.
Christe also represented OHSU in the permitting, approval and appeals that led to the successful development of the Portland Aerial Tram and represents OHSU on continuing entitlement and permit approvals.
RIGHT TO DREAM
Christe White represented a group of Pearl District landowners and subsequently Central Eastside landowners to negotiate a mutally acceptable resolution to the planned relocation of a homeless camp. The resolution in both cases prevented the planned relocation.
SCANLANKEMPERBARD
Christe White obtained approvals for Scanlan Kemper Bard (SKB) as the new owner of the Round at Beaverton to modify past entitlements and accommodate future redevelopment plans.
SELLWOOD APARTMENTS
Christe White successfully defended a City of Portland design review approval before the Land Use Board of Appeals and the Court of Appeals. The decisions upheld the City's Floor Area transfer provisions in the Johnson Creek Plan District.
WILLAMS & DAME DEVELOPMENT
Christe White has handled the development, entitlement and appeal work for Williams & Dame Development (WDD) in multiple projects. In Portland, Christe represented WDD in its redevelopment of the Central District of the South Waterfront, including development of code to permit condominium towers, office towers, a public waterfront greenway, the aerial tram, neighborhood parks and a new street plan and streetscape. Christe has continued her work for WDD in hotel and office developments.
Christe White sought and obtained initial approval from the City of Bend to include a property with an agricultural resource designation within Bend's updated Urban Growth Boundary. The City's UGB decision is currently on appeal and remand from the Department of Land Conservation and Development.