A new era for Jefferson begins now! 🏗️✨
We’re officially breaking ground on the Jefferson High School Modernization! This project is all about honoring the deep roots of our community while building a state-of-the-art future for our students. Join us as we celebrate Jefferson’s legacy and the incredible journey ahead.
📍 Jefferson High School Track & Field (Enter on Commercial Ave)
🗓️ Friday, May 29
🕛 Gates open at 12 p.m. | Ceremony at 12:25 p.m.
See you there, Demos!
NAMC-Oregon is proud to celebrate the Architecture Foundation of Oregon 2026 Hermann Colas Jr. Scholarship awardees, Jesus Moreno Rangel of Oregon State University and David Castro-Andrade of Portland State University.
These outstanding students represent the future of our industry and the strength of our communities. Both Jesus and David have demonstrated a strong commitment to pursuing careers in construction, with a clear vision for using their skills to create opportunity, expand access, and drive meaningful change.
Their dedication, passion, and purpose reflect exactly what this scholarship was created to support. We are excited to see how they continue to grow, lead, and make an impact in the built environment.
We also extend our sincere appreciation to Colas Construction for their contributions to the selection process and for their financial support of the second scholarship. Investments like these are essential to growing and expanding access to this opportunity, ensuring that more emerging leaders are supported as they step into the construction industry.
Congratulations, Jesus and David. Your journey is just beginning, and we are proud to be part of it.
To learn more about the scholars, visit:
/scholarships/#meet-our-scholars
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Happy Birthday to our Founder, Hermann Colas Jr.!
Join us in wishing him a joyful birthday and another momentous year ahead.
At last week’s Top Out for West 6th Apartments, we climbed six stories up to take in the view. It was a fitting reflection of the way you lead, patient and steadfast, with perseverance and deep family values at the foundation.
From all of us, thank you for leading with expertise and passion. Your legacy continues to inspire our team as we strengthen the communities we serve.
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Raising the roof on more affordable housing!
The 95-home Waterfront Gateway affordable housing development, 615 W. 6th Street, is now topped out, marking a major construction milestone.
Following the exterior finishes, work will shift indoors, with completion expected early 2027.
This future community, developed in partnership with the @cowlitztribe , @colasconstruction and @naya_pdx , will center Native culture and provide affordable rentals to families earning low to moderate incomes.
The City invested $1.27M from our Affordable Housing Fund, sold the land for $1 to ensure affordability, leveraged the state’s construction sales tax exemption, and reduced impact fees to make it possible.
He built with his words.
Because words, when rooted in truth, courage, and possibility, shape the world long before the future arrives.
A Kids Book About Construction now sits inside the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, in Atlanta, where Dr. King was born and raised, a reminder that learning creates access, nurtures imagination, and opens doors that once felt out of reach.
Progress is sustained when we give, listen, and lift others as we move forward.
Honoring Dr. King means continuing the work through education, representation, and building pathways for the next generation.
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Wow, this is special. Shared by our Founder, Hermann Colas Jr., whose hands are proudly holding Vol. 41, No. 37 of the Portland Business Journal. A meaningful moment that reflects the journey, the people, and the standards behind our work at COLAS.
From our project sites in OR and WA, this recognition reflects the standard we hold ourselves to every day. COLAS is honored to be recognized by local CEOs as one of the region’s Most Admired Companies.
Congratulations to each company recognized. It's an honor to be included among organizations making a lasting impact.
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#MostAdmiredCompanies #CommercialConstruction #BuiltEnvironment #LifeAtCOLAS #LoveWhereYouWork
Success at COLAS is built on detail, partnership, and purpose.
Our 2025 achievements reflect true collaboration across our team and community.
As we step into 2026, we stay ready for the work ahead.
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The COLAS Team was honored to stand alongside partners, neighbors, and city leaders to celebrate the Grand Opening of Albina One, the first development by the Albina Vision Trust. In his remarks, our President and CEO, Andrew Colas, highlighted standards of excellence as a superpower. Honoring our mission, that spirit of resilience and pride carried throughout with a powerful refrain: “It’s my superpower,” echoing across the courtyard. H/T to Emcees Nichole Watson and Ken Boddie!
Albina One was designed and built for energy efficiency and long-term operational savings, setting a new benchmark for sustainability in affordable housing. At COLAS, equity is not just a goal- it’s a standard. With 38% of work performed by Black- and Brown-owned businesses and 64% of craftspeople identifying as Black, Brown, and Women, Albina One is a powerful story of breaking barriers, creating opportunities, and ensuring emerging partners had the support to succeed.
For COLAS, Albina One is a powerful example of what happens when the community comes together. Our gratitude to all who came out to make history in real time!
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A new chapter is rising in the heart of Vancouver! 🏗️ ❤️
On Aug. 27, we broke ground with the Cowlitz Tribe, Colas Development Group (CDG), and NAYA on a new affordable housing community in downtown Vancouver.
This six-story, 95-home project will center Native American culture and welcome families earning low to moderate incomes. It’s the first of many changes in our Waterfront Gateway District, where housing, small businesses and public spaces will connect our historic downtown to the waterfront.
Check out this digital story about @cowlitztribe@colasconstruction@vancouverus and @naya_pdx created by @kgwnews
As Vancouver sees steady population growth year over year, work has officially begun on the first affordable housing project designed to bridge the gap between the brand-new Waterfront and Esther Short Park.
When construction is complete, the building will be six stories tall and hold 95 units, ranging from studios to 3-bedrooms — all to be permanent affordable housing.
Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said the city owned the site across from city hall and sold it for $1.
The building is designated for individuals earning between 50% to 60% of the area’s median income — or about $43,000-$52,000 — with the intention of housing Native Americans.
“Housing is a huge need for our community,” Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) CEO Oscar Arana said. “Being able to create projects like this creates a sense of community, a sense of belonging, creates safety and so many other opportunities for the families and residents that are going to be living here.”
Read the story at the link in our bio.
Breaking ground at Vancouver’s Waterfront Gateway! 🚧
Located at 615 W. 6th Street, this project will transform a 0.92-acre site into a six-story building featuring 95 units. The development will offer a mix of affordable studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, providing 95 affordable homes to our community by 2027.
This project is a partnership between the City of Vancouver, Colas Development Group, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Cowlitz Tribe, and Colas Construction.
Read more at the link in @vdausa bio.
#AffordableHousing #VancouverWA #WaterfrontGateway #CommunityDevelopment
🏆 Congratulations to Alexander Colas, Vice President of Colas Construction, for his recognition in the 40 Under 40✨ by the Portland Business Journal!
Every day, his grit and grace inspires the COLAS Team with contagious enthusiasm, clarity, and unmatched humor.
Congrats to all honorees + the Hall of Fame Alumni!
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