For twelve years, Dr. Bradley Malsin was a practicing visual rehabilitation specialist. He anchored a large vision specialty practice in mid-town Manhattan. He taught, lectured and conducted research in restoration and rehabilitation of complex visual loss both in the United States and abroad (often times in the capacity of humanitarian medical relief work).

It was in New York, that Bradley became involved in several groundbreaking projects both rehabilitation and new construction in nature. He was one of the owners and primary development partners in The Bindery Condominium, a 48-unit duplex live-work transformation of a vacant warehouse on Pearl Street in lower southeast Manhattan. He also participated in a 68 unit, twelve story, new build cooperative project at West 11th in the Greenwich Village of Manhattan. Bradley’s experience in New York shaped his philosophy that there is inherent value in adapting older buildings that create community and remain something viable for the future.

He relocated to Portland, Oregon in 1992 and established a real estate construction, development and management company. He began his business working on a plethora of smaller projects that he restored and attained admittance onto the National Historic Registry. Utilizing the urban visionary skills acquired in New York, he soon put them to work in Portland. He acquired The Historic Fairmount Hotel in 1999, which is the last remaining building in its original position at the gate of the 1904 Lewis & Clark Exposition. After complete rehabilitation, the end result yielded 80 units of affordable housing in northwest Portland and another admittance onto the National Historic Registry.

In 2002 he turned his investment and development attention to industrial adaptive-reuse. Bradley undertook groundbreaking projects in the Central Eastside Industrial Sanctuary. These groups of buildings are better known as the Eastbank Commerce Center and Water Avenue Commerce Center and boast retail, design and light production facilities, showrooms and creative office flex space. Both buildings were admitted onto the National Historic Registry and granted Landmark status in July of 2004.

Also in this time frame, he was a founder in the Oregon Wind Corporation. This company was one that pioneered vertical axis micro wind turbines that can be utilized in the urban environment. The company is currently working with TriMet to install 22 turbines in the South Terminus project.

In 2005 Bradley began his largest project to date; the 172,000 square foot B&O Warehouse located in the Central Eastside Industrial Sanctuary. Renamed the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, this 8 story high-rise was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

These buildings have helped to form a solid foundation for the burgeoning creative business sector in Portland. They are filled with hundreds of smaller creative companies that are helping to define the landscape for future job growth and economic development. These opportunities seem to help focus on smaller locally owned businesses. These buildings also help define Brad’s commitment to sustainable buildings from both the built environment as well as the social commitment to attainability (affordability).

In 2010 Beam Development was awarded the right to develop at least 20 percent of the property for the Burnside Bridgehead property after completing the framework plan. The Portland Development Commission board approved a 98-page framework plan for the development of the Burnside Bridgehead property. The report was mapped out by Beam Development of Portland and PDC Staff. It outlines possibilities for the future development of the four-block site on the east side of the Burnside Bridge that PDC and Beam Development plans to develop into a high-density mix of sustainable residential, office, and retail space.