Weekly Clips for Jan. 26

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Creswell adds to rental inventory

By Larissa Garcia / [email protected]

CRESWELL – In an era where rental properties are few and far between, real estate investor Daniel Basaraba heeded the call.

It was a property ripe for the picking, after the 25,536-square-foot building caught fire twice in three days in late 2018, leaving fire damage and potential for weather damage to further degrade the building.

Owned and renovated by Basaraba and partners of 345 Oregon, Jim St. Clair and Kerrie Johnson, the 22 studio apartments feature a living room, bathroom, and kitchenette.

As of February of 2022, Barsaraba expected to complete the project by the end of the calendar year. Even after renovation setbacks and lengthy negotiations with the city, renovations were completed on time, just a few days before Christmas of 2022.

Barsaraba renovated the apartments with the crisis of homelessness in mind, which is running rampant in communities in and surrounding Eugene and Springfield.

LARISSA GARCIA – [email protected]

Larissa is a reporter for The Chronicle. She is a Eugene/Springfield native and graduated from the University of Oregon in 2020 with a degree in English. She is also the coordinator of the Go2 and obituaries pages. Larissa particularly likes to write features on influential community members and businesses. Her hobbies include reading and crocheting, both of which she loves to do during the fall season. Larissa also enjoys going dancing and playing board games with her husband, Mervyn.