Size Is Everything for 2004 Nw Natural Street of Dreams

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Aaron Velasquez won't be selling a $1.9 million house at the 2004 NW Natural Street of Dreams. Nevertheless, he expects the event to have a big impact on his wallet.

Developers with properties featured in the annual luxury house gala never know whether they'll go home rich: Ten months after the 2001 event, five of nine houses were still without a buyer, while four of this year's seven houses have already sold before the event's official Saturday opening. But for subcontractors like Velasquez, whose Venetian Artisans business specializes in Venetian plasterwork, exhibiting work at the Street of Dreams can be like having a license to print money.

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Size Is Everything for 2004 Nw Natural Street of Dreams

The 2003 event, the first at which Velasquez's work was on display, was the start of my business, he said.

It pretty much made my year, he said. I got about 90 percent of my jobs (in 2003) from it.

Ironically, while the houses at Street o...

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