Urban Renaissance Group

We’ve got big news to share! At the end of 2024, our founder and current CEO Patrick Callahan will be transitioning to the Board of Directors and focusing on public policy, particularly safety and security in our cities. We are deeply grateful for his visionary leadership since founding URG in 2006. We are also pleased to announce that Matthew Simo, who has been with us since 2006 and currently serves as our President and Chief Investment Officer, will be stepping into the role of CEO. With years of dedicated service and exceptional leadership, we are confident Matt will guide Company into an exciting new chapter. We look forward to a bright future and continued growth under Matt's leadership. For more details, please refer to the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gWTsDHMB #URGSEA #CommercialRealEstate #CRE #Leadership #Promotions

The ACE Mentorship Program is such a great opportunity for our high school students to get a sense of what it's like to work in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction. Many thanks to all the mentors who participated in this year's program and congratulations to all the students who participated! Our Managing Director, Tom Kilbane, expressed gratitude for participating in ACE Mentor Program Oregon's 2024 project on Reimagining Lloyd Center, and for having the opportunity to see the creative and thoughtful ideas that the 12 ACE teams put forward for the site. We look forward to seeing these brilliant students working with us in the future!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an engaging discussion on the Life Sciences sector in Seattle at today's Bisnow Life Sciences Conference! 

One day left! Join us tomorrow at Bisnow's Seattle Life Sciences Conference.  Penn DiJulio, our VP of Development and Construction, will be speaking on the panel about Market Demands and Trends for Life Sciences in Seattle. We hope to see you there. Learn more about the event and register here: https://lnkd.in/gWp5NFGp

We’re thrilled to welcome Deckers Brands as a new tenant at the Canvas office building in Portland. Deckers Brands will occupy space in the Canvas to support its HOKA  brand.   ‘We are excited to be a part of this building in Portland’s Stadium District to provide our tenants with an inspiring space to support our exceptional brand culture and commitment to excellence,’ said Robin Green, President of HOKA.  Canvas is the first building of the two-phase, three-building Press Blocks development located in the Stadium District and Goosehollow neighborhood.  Click here to read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/dTUgePsM  Project Partners:  Security Properties  Invesco US  For office leasing inquiries, please contact: Jake Lancaster or Andrew Rosengarten at JLL  #URGPDX #Portland #OfficeLease #PortlandCRE #PortlandOregon #PortlandOffice #GooseHollow #CommercialRealEstate #PDXCRE #PortlandCommercialRealEstate

We’re gearing up for this year’s Walk ALS Portland event. June 2nd will mark URG’s 4th year participating in the annual ALS walk with ALS Northwest. The team, InVINCEable, walks and fundraises for ALS in honor of our late colleague, friend and URG partner, Vince Sheridan, and we walk each year alongside Vince’s family and friends. Funds raised for the ALS Northwest help support and advocate for people with ALS and their families while advancing research for new ALS treatments and cures. Donations can be made through the Team InVINCEable donation page: https://lnkd.in/gTKNrjTn #URGPDX #URGiving #WalkALS #WalkALSPortland #ALSAwareness #ALS

Congratulations to Center for Real Estate, Portland State University on another successful annual real estate breakfast! Our own Krista Bailey acted as emcee and host for the exciting and impactful event. The theme of this year's conference was Green Shoots Emerging, invoking a new season of growth for Portland. 🌱

We’re committed to creating thriving places and we love finding opportunities to give back to our communities. This week, our teams are proudly hosting events in honor of #EarthDay across our portfolio.   Here's one amazing success story from this week:   In partnership with Freeway Park Association and Town Hall Seattle, we hosted a park cleanup at Freeway Park, downtown Seattle’s largest public space. With over 100 volunteers, including 60 passionate individuals from URG and our downtown tenants, alongside attendees from Town Hall and the public, this was one of Freeway Park Association’s largest volunteer events!  Together, we cleared over 20lbs of garbage and distributed over 100lbs of mulch, leaving our beloved Freeway Park pristine and beautiful for the community to enjoy! Thank you to our partners at Freeway Park Association and Town Hall Seattle and thank you to our volunteers!  🌍 #HappyEarthWeek #Seattle #URGiving #GivingBack #CommercialRealEstate #CRE #Seattle

We had a great time hosting the Adams 12 students at 380 Interlocken last week! Our engineering team toured the students through rooftop mechanical and back-of-house equipment at the property. Then, we hosted a career panel with a focus on Property Management and Engineering. Thank you to Denver Metro BOMA for partnering with us on this fun event!

Let’s give it up for the 10 participants on our URG HighRisers who took part in the Big Climb at Columbia Center a couple of weeks ago! Each climber conquered 69 floors, 1,311 steps and 788 feet of vertical elevation to raise funds for blood cancer research.  Since taking over management of Columbia Center in 2015, URG has raised more than $45,000 for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through its Big Climb events, including more than $4,100 this year.  There’s still time to donate to this year’s Big Climb Seattle fundraiser. Visit the URG donation page here: https://lnkd.in/gAHabsxP  #URGSEA #ColumbiaCenter #Seattle #DowntownSeattle #LeukemiaLymphomaSociety #LLS #BigClimb #BigClimbSeattle #CommercialRealEstate #CRE #URGiving