Kevin A. Cavenaugh (born May 2, 1967)[1] is a real estate developer and designer from Portland, Oregon, and the owner of Guerrilla Development.[2][3][4]
Kevin Cavenaugh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kevin A. Cavenaugh May 2, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, designer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life and education
editCavenaugh is from California. He studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a Loeb fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.[5]
Career
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Cavenaugh is a real estate developer and designer,[6][7] and the founder and owner of Guerrilla Development. He became a developer in 2001,[8] and was an intern with Fletcher Farr Ayotte, as of 2004.[9] Cavenaugh is known for his views on affordable housing, displacement, and gentrification.[10] His projects have included:
- Atomic Orchard Experiment[11]
- Box & One Lofts[9]
- Burnside Rocket[12][13]
- "Dr. Jim's Still Really Nice"[14]
- Fair-Haired Dumbbell[15][16]
- "Jolene's First Cousin"[14][17]
- "The Ocean"[6][12]
- Pub at the End of the Universe[18]
- "Rig-a-Hut"[14][19]
- Standard Dairy building[5]
- Tree Farm
- Two-Thirds (8735 North Lombard Street)[20]
- Zipper[15]
In 2018, Cavenaugh and his five colleagues at Guerrilla all received the same compensation for one year, regardless of position or length of employment, to "[equalize] the boss to employee ratio" and eliminate any possible gender pay gap.[21]
Two of Cavenaugh's projects, Jolene's First Cousin and Atomic Orchard Experiment, will have units reserved for homeless people and social workers.[16]
Personal life
editAfter working for Peace Corps in Gabon, he relocated to Portland, Oregon during the 1990s.[5]
Cavenaugh and his wife live in Portland with their three children,[6] as of 2016.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kevin A Cavenaugh, Born 05/02/1967 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Streckert, Joe (2016-04-13). "Kevin Cavenaugh's Art of Risk - The Design Issue 2016". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "A Portland Project Keeps It Funky With Design and Funding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Maverick Portland Developer Kevin Cavenaugh Builds Diamonds of Design in the Urban Rough | Architecture & Design". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ a b c d "Maverick Portland Developer Kevin Cavenaugh Builds Diamonds of Design in the Urban Rough". Portland Monthly.
- ^ a b c Chau, Danny (August 16, 2018). "A Restaurant—and Family—Grows in Portland". The Ringer.
- ^ "Design Ideas That Matter: Q&A with Kevin Cavenaugh". Sunset Magazine. September 26, 2017.
- ^ Max, Sarah (July 12, 2016). "A Portland Project Keeps It Funky, With Design and Funding". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Hutchins, Shelley (November 2, 2004). "box & one lofts, portland, ore". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Humphrey, Wm Steven. "Kevin Cavenaugh's Art of Risk". Portland Mercury.
- ^ "With Plans to Build Housing for the Homeless, a Portland Developer is Privatizing Socialism". Willamette Week.
- ^ a b Webber, Angela (December 27, 2011). "Kevin Cavenaugh is back with a new idea for food carts".
- ^ Frank, Ryan (February 11, 2010). "Kevin Cavenaugh sued over loan for The Burnside Rocket in Portland". oregonlive.
- ^ a b c "One crazy idea for developing better projects in Minneapolis: build smaller". MinnPost. March 13, 2018.
- ^ a b "Portland Finally Has Architecture Worth Arguing About". Willamette Week.
- ^ a b Bell, Jon (October 25, 2018). "How developer Kevin Cavenaugh is building affordable housing and still making money". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Park, Eileen (October 18, 2018). "Guerrilla Development's bold plan to end homelessness". www.koin.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (December 15, 2017). "Pub at the End of the Universe Venue Will Live On". Eater Portland.
- ^ January 24, Dawn Feldhaus; Comments, 2019 5:30 Am (January 24, 2019). "Rig-A-Hut opens in downtown Washougal".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Russell, Michael (February 5, 2016). "Royale Brewing opening North Portland taproom". oregonlive.
- ^ "Portland boss takes cut to make equal pay a reality". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-09-20.