Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

UPDATED 3-AUGUST-2011

Now is the time to plan for the replacement of your fluorescent lights and ballasts! As an owner/investor of real estate you need to figure out what kinds of lighting you have, because significant changes have been mandated by the Federal Government in regards to your lighting fixtures…[...]

UPDATED: 19-Nov-2010

The early numbers are in and Northeast Portland’s Parkhurst Apartments are enjoying significant savings – in both money and water usage – thanks to an upgrade of toilets undertaken by Bluestone & Hockley’s (B&H) maintenance team. This is just one example of the company’s commitment to sustainability through its Green Initiatives program implemented last year. In March of this year, B&H replaced all of the toilets at Parkhurst (some of them 30 years old) for new Niagara ™ toilets. The new toilets each came with a 10-year warranty and their low-flow feature is ringing up big savings.

UPDATED: 30-JULY-2010

In the last few years one of the fastest growing expenses is the water and sewer bill and this is not expected to change in the future.

We are taking a close look at the most cost effective ways to tackle this problem while also conserving natural resources…[...]

UPDATED: 01-NOV-2008

As landlords prepare their 2009 budgets they will be taking a close look at increasing utility expenses.

Increases in all utility sectors are looming.

This year alone Landlords in Portland, Oregon will be facing significant increases in all of their utility expenses.[...]

UPDATED: 01-MAY-2000

High cost of Clean Water Act results in increased water and sewer costs to meet EPA standards.

Natural gas shortage (caused by increase use in Midwest and East Coast) results in increased natural gas prices.