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Coming soon to Act III: a housing project. (Act III Theatres to put up 95 units of housing beside planned theater expansion project)
A proposal by Act III Theatres to develop a large cinema complex in Southeast Portland contains a startling coming attraction: accompanying housing.
The theater chain, headquartered in Portland, wants to replace its Rose Moyer 10-screen complex, at Southeast 165th Avenue and Division Street, with one containing 50 percent more seats. The proposal, described in documents submitted to Portland city planners, also calls for construction of 95 units of housing next to the theater - a type of development previously foreign to Portland's dominant theater chain.
The housing twist to the Act III project illustrates how commercial developers are dealing with a city policy …
