NorthWest Crossing’s Natural Neighborhood
April 12, 2010 · Print This Article
Drawing from Spirit of the Past Proves Popular for Hip ‘New Urban’ Community
Apr 07, 2010
SIMON MATHER CBN Feature Writer
When freshly sawn, a Ponderosa Pine’s pleasant scent is reminiscent of the forest where it grew –offering an apt metaphor for Bend’s popular NorthWest Crossing mixed-use community, which is rooted in a sense of place evocative of the spirit of older neighborhoods.
In fact, a detailed survey of predominantly second-growth Ponderosas prevalent on the old tree farm site was integrated closely into the project’s original planning process, with blocks, roads and lot lines laid out to preserve as many large specimens as possible; helping reinforce the feel of an established streetscape.
Such attention to detail was just one of the ingredients that went in to cultivating a connected, sustainable and livable traditional neighborhood-style development — as part of a vision formulated over a decade ago – resulting in the diverse, walkable, compact and vibrant community that the evolving 486-acre NorthWest Crossing is today. Read the rest of the article at CBN here.
Kerry O'Neal has been a licensed broker for over 14 years. He has worked with residential, commercial, and industrial properties in the Central Oregon area for over 5 years. 
Josh grew up in a Portland real estate family. He was buying and selling rental homes and income properties, and managing large multi-family complexes, when most of his contemporaries were just beginning their careers. 
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