Editors Note - this story originally included a photo of a building that is not part of the construction of commercial/living space. Our apologies for the error. - Tom Peterson
By Tom Peterson
Sergio Sedano, 20, and Nick Lauritsen, 26, were putting the forms together for a concrete pour in The Port of The Dalles this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 1.
The two framers with RBR Construction are working on mixed-use buildings that will provide commercial space on the first floor and residential living on the second floor.
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 a million dollars in the local market in months to come.
Here is a bird’s eye view of the work being done this morning, Sept. 1. Concrete trucks were expected to arrive later in the day.
Their 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.
“Many businesses have pivoted for COVID and some models will be forever changed,” Robertson said in an interview with CCCNews back in May. “The live/work solution that we are about to construct is trending across the country, and we feel that The Dalles is a perfect family-oriented community that is rural in feeling but still has many amenities available to residents.”
