Posts by Stratus Developers

Mass excavation is complete and soil nail retaining walls are in progress for the 58,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility for Delta Logistics in Wilsonville, Oregon.  In order to maximize site utilization, contractors are excavating deep basalt rock and installing multiple retaining wall systems.  Stratus Developers is working on behalf of the owner to…

Jiffy Products of America occupied their factory on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. Stratus Developers worked on behalf of this tenant to design, permit and install a proprietary manufacturing line for agricultural substrates. Based in Europe, their equipment and processes needed to be translated and adapted for local building codes. Challenges of the project included…

Summit Body & Equipment has occupied their new manufacturing building in Ridgefield. It is 68,000 sq ft on a 9 acre site. Stratus Developers worked on behalf of Summit as owner-user to manage design, permitting, financing, construction and fit-up. A timelapse camera was used to generate a 3-1/2 minute video showing construction from site grading…

Site work is underway on the Freightliner Northwest dealership for Gordon Truck Centers in Millersburg, near Albany, Oregon. Eventually the existing dealership will be significantly expanded, but while awaiting building permits the dirt work is being done in the dry summer months. Stratus Developers is working as owner’s representative for Gordon Truck Centers. Valley Pacific…

Excavation is underway on a warehouse in North Plains, a suburb west of Portland, Oregon. It is leased to an international logistics company that caters to the technology companies in the Hillsboro area. The 201,750 sq ft building is expected to be completed early summer 2025. Stratus Developers is working as fee developer for STAG…

Plans were submitted to Jackson County today to permit a warehouse for Columbia Distributing in White City, a suburb of Medford, Oregon. They will relocate their Southern Oregon beverage distribution into a larger, modern warehouse. Stratus Developers is working on behalf of Columbia Distributing and their financier parent, Meritage Group. The land acquisition was complicated…

Concrete tilt-up walls were erected at Summit Body & Equipment’s new Ridgefield manufacturing plant. Ness Campbell Crane mobilized on behalf of Concrete Alternatives and Robert Evans Company, general contractor. The three days of safe work were only briefly interrupted by a mechanical breakdown. Stratus Developers is working on behalf of Summit to manage all phases…

Jackson County issued a land use decision approving the design for a new distribution building for Columbia Distributing in White City, Oregon. It is a community just north of Medford, Oregon that will be their new distribution hub for Southern Oregon. The 78,000 square foot tilt-up warehouse will replace the current smaller warehouse located in…

The planning commission at City of North Plains issued a decision today for design review approval on a new warehouse project. It is a 201,750 square foot speculative warehouse building on West Union Road. Stratus Developers is working on behalf of Far West Fibers. Negotiations are underway with a prospective tenant. This planning approval follows…

Leatherman has undertaken a 3 phase headquarters office remodel.  The 25,000 square foot two story offices include the executive team as well as a diverse set of groups who support the adjacent 100,000 square feet of manufacturing.  Stratus Developers is working on behalf of Leatherman, which owns and occupies the building. All construction work has…