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Kevin Cavenaugh

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Kevin Cavenaugh
Born
Kevin A. Cavenaugh

(1967-05-02) May 2, 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Real estate developer, designer
Years active2001–present

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]

Early life and education

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Cavenaugh 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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Exterior of the Fair-Haired Dumbbell
Tree Farm, 2020

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:

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

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After 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

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  1. ^ "Kevin A Cavenaugh, Born 05/02/1967 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ Streckert, Joe (2016-04-13). "Kevin Cavenaugh's Art of Risk - The Design Issue 2016". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ^ "A Portland Project Keeps It Funky With Design and Funding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. ^ "Maverick Portland Developer Kevin Cavenaugh Builds Diamonds of Design in the Urban Rough | Architecture & Design". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ^ a b c d "Maverick Portland Developer Kevin Cavenaugh Builds Diamonds of Design in the Urban Rough". Portland Monthly.
  6. ^ a b c Chau, Danny (August 16, 2018). "A Restaurant—and Family—Grows in Portland". The Ringer.
  7. ^ "Design Ideas That Matter: Q&A with Kevin Cavenaugh". Sunset Magazine. September 26, 2017.
  8. ^ Max, Sarah (July 12, 2016). "A Portland Project Keeps It Funky, With Design and Funding". The New York Times.
  9. ^ a b Hutchins, Shelley (November 2, 2004). "box & one lofts, portland, ore". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  10. ^ Humphrey, Wm Steven. "Kevin Cavenaugh's Art of Risk". Portland Mercury.
  11. ^ "With Plans to Build Housing for the Homeless, a Portland Developer is Privatizing Socialism". Willamette Week.
  12. ^ a b Webber, Angela (December 27, 2011). "Kevin Cavenaugh is back with a new idea for food carts".
  13. ^ Frank, Ryan (February 11, 2010). "Kevin Cavenaugh sued over loan for The Burnside Rocket in Portland". oregonlive.
  14. ^ a b c "One crazy idea for developing better projects in Minneapolis: build smaller". MinnPost. March 13, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Portland Finally Has Architecture Worth Arguing About". Willamette Week.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Park, Eileen (October 18, 2018). "Guerrilla Development's bold plan to end homelessness". www.koin.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  18. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (December 15, 2017). "Pub at the End of the Universe Venue Will Live On". Eater Portland.
  19. ^ 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)
  20. ^ Russell, Michael (February 5, 2016). "Royale Brewing opening North Portland taproom". The Oregonian.
  21. ^ "Portland boss takes cut to make equal pay a reality". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-09-20.