Metro Reports: Gooseberry Apartments, 3224 SW 12th, 1014 NE Alberta, and more

The Gooseberry Apartments at NE 148th and Glisan will include 44 units in five buildings, with all units reserved for those earning no more than 60% Area Median Income.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers September 23rd to September 29th 2019.

Early Assistance has been requested by Scotia Western States Housing for a project at 3224 SW 12th Ave:

15 unit multifamily project proposed to become part of a larger project to the north. Access would come off the existing project’s access on the parcel just north of the proposed project.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 11468 NE Holman St:

Development of a 4-story, 127 room hotel.

A project at 1014 NE Alberta St has been submitted for building permit review:

New 3-story 4 unit apartment building with associated site work

Buildings permits were issued to Doug Circosta for the Gooseberry Apartments at 450 NE 147th Ave (previously 14708 NE Glisan St):

1 of 5 new buildings, 3 story, 8 unit 100% affordable housing apartment building and associated site work. Tree removals. ***Mechanical permit to be separate***

2 of 5 new buildings, 3 story, 12 unit 100% affordable housing apartment building and associated site work. Tree removals. ***Mechanical permit to be separate***

3 of 5 new buildings, 3 story, 12 unit 100% affordable housing apartment building and associated site work. Tree removals. ***Mechanical permit to be separate***

4 of 5 new buildings, 3 story, 12 unit 100% affordable housing apartment building and associated site work.Tree removals. ***Mechanical permit to be separate***

5 of 5 new 100% affordable housing buildings community building with laundry and bathroom and associated sitework. Tree removals. ***Mechanical permit to be separate***

Weekly Roundup: Adidas Campus Expansion, Hallock-McMillan, Wells Fargo Center, and more

Adidas Campus Village
The Adidas Campus Expansion will include the construction of a cycle track on N Greeley between N Going St and N Willamette Blvd.

Adidas will construct a cycle track on N Greeley Ave, reports Bike Portland. Construction is expected to cost $1.26 million. Adidas will receive a a $1 million credit towards the System Development Charges owed against the permits for the Adidas Campus Expansion.

The Oregonian wrote about Gordon Sondland, the Portland hotelier and Ambassador to the European Union, who is now linked the Ukraine scandal. Sondland’s company Provenance Hotels is the owner of a number of Portland hotels, including The Woodlark.

Portland Architecture spoke to Hallock-McMillan Building owner John Russell, and architect Brian Emerick, about the process of restoring Portland’s oldest commercial building

The Oregonian looked at whether Portland State University could co-locate its football team at the rebuilt Lincoln High School. Adding an 8,000 seat stadium to the relocated field would be possible—if the university’s athletic department can find the $65 million required.

The 47-year old landmark Wells Fargo Center and Exchange Building are in the middle of a extensive renovation. The Daily Journal of Commerce published photos of the progress on site.

The Portland Mercury looked at the whether the Portland Diamond Project can succeed where others have failed and bring Major League Baseball to Portland.

The Business Tribune wrote about how two nearby projects, the Redfox Commons and the renovation of the Fairmount Apartments, have made a historic Northwest Portland intersection come alive again.