Mill Quarter News and Recent Media Artilces

December, 2006

Living Right In Central Oregon

SkyWest Magazine's November/December issue spotlights Central Oregon in an article entitled "Living Right in Central Oregon." Editor-in-Chief Colleen Birche Maile claims natural attributes, an environmentally sensitive attitude, and locals' enterprising spirit distinguish Central Oregon, providing the chemistry "to create communities where the good life is meant to last." Read the full article

July 24, 2006

Mill Quarter Properties Wins 2006 COBA Tour of Homes Green Builder Award

July, 2006

Bend Gets National Press from Outside Magazine

National recognition of the Central Oregon area continues with the August "2006 Dream Towns" edition of Outside magazine - a compilation of 20 communities "where locals work, train and play hard." Bend was recognized for its outstanding trail running opportunities.

March 16, 2006

Business Spotlight- Strictly Organic Coffee: A Healthy Cup with Low Impact

February 16, 2006

Central Oregon Housing Market Expanding
Lack of buildable land, demand for housing drive up prices
By David Fisher / The Bulletin

February 13, 2006

Mill Quarter Townhomes Sells-Out First Two Releases

November 27, 2005

The New York Times
Can a City Grow Quickly and Stay Simple?

November, 2005

MSN/CitySearch "Nation's Top 10 Ski Resorts"

Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort was rated 5th in the nation by MSN and CitySearch in their annual U.S. Ski and Snowboard Guide.

"Oregon's largest winter resort features downhill, telemark and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, tubing and more.... Bachelor is located in Central Oregon, this snow is generally drier and lighter than Mount Hood's".

November, 2005

Forbes "Cheap Places to Live Rich"

Bend was rated as a "telecommuting heaven" where people can do their best thinking, but not become so isolated that they would go crazy. "Think you can't keep your high paying job and live in a rural getaway such as Bend, Oregon? Think again", says Forbes.com's Rich Karlgaard.

August 15, 2005

Mill Quarter Townhomes - First Offering 80% Sold-Out in One Day The first launch of the Mill Quarter Townhomes was a huge success. 10 of the 12 townhomes in Phase I were sold at the kick-off sales event on August 12, with all 10 selling for more than the asking price.

August 9, 2005

Mill Quarter Properties would like to announce the selection of HSW Builders of Central Oregon as contractor for the Mill Quarter development located in Bend Oregon.

July 27, 2005

Mill Quarter Phase one prices and sales procedure announced.

May 16, 2005

Men's Journal Magazine recently named Bend as one of America's "Best Adventure Towns" in its annual Best Places to Live issue.

This isn't the first time Bend has received recognition as one of the nation's top adventure towns. A few years ago National Geographic dubbed Bend "Adventure City " read the article

January 5, 2005

Old Mill goes urban. The first phase of a $20 million project mixing urban brownstone-style row houses with rooftop gardens and commercial space is slated to built by this fall, linking downtown Bend to the Old Mill District, developers for the project said.

November 17, 2004

Bond Street Building Signals Start of Mill Quarter Properties' Future Projects