May Off Site Luncheon
Topic: Old Town Chinatown - A Renaissance

Please join CREW in an exploration of the past, present, and future of the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood with a sneak-peak tour of the newly renovated Globe Hotel, soon to be home to the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

Peter Englander, with the Portland Development Commission, will provide an overview of this important and historic district's evolution. Learn about the public and private projects that are complete, as well as the projects that are planned, or hoped to come.

Pete Eggspuehler, with Beam Development, will give a presentation on the $15.2 million transformation of the 100-year old former Globe Hotel into the new campus for the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, the oldest school of Chinese Medicine in the United States. The revamped building will accommodate 100 staff and faculty, 350 students, and provide services to 600 patients weekly. We'll learn about the challenges faced before and during the renovation and the knowledge and benefits gained through the use of a feng shui expert.

The presentations will be followed by a comprehensive tour of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. Tours will be led by Pete Eggspuehler and Brad Malsin of Beam Development, and Dr. Michael Gaeta and Dane Bevan with the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

Our program will conclude with lunch in the Aceh Room at the Mercy Corp building.

Parking is tight in Old Town. We'd like to encourage everyone to take the MAX or carpool. Parking is available in a SmartPark at 33 NW Davis, as well as several surface lots in the area.

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