Metro Reports: 506 NE Alberta, 6825 N Interstate, 14900 SE Stark, and more

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 14th, 2020 to September 20th, 2020.

Early Assistance has been requested by Access Architecture for a project at 506 NE Alberta St:

Construction of a five-story, multifamily, residential development consisting of (21) units total, including a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units. Support spaces for residents include ground floor common areas, indoor bike storage room, and central laundry. Exterior site improvements include full ROW improvements along NE Alberta Street and NE Grand Ave. frontages. It is anticipated that a drywell on south portion of the site will be the primary means of stormwater treatment.

Early Assistance has been requested by H. Weston Drumheller Architect for a project at 6825 N Interstate Ave:

3 story, 14 unit, multi-family building. Applicant intends to meet community design standards.

Early Assistance has been requested by West Architects for a project at 14900 SE Stark St:

90,000sf type III-A affordable housing building, demo existing building

Early Assistance has been requested by Access Architecture for a project at 4957 NE 8th Ave:

Construction of a five-story, multifamily, residential development consisting of (31) units total, including (25) 1-bedroom and (6) studio units. Support spaces for residents include ground floor common areas, indoor bike storage room, and central laundry. Exterior site improvements include full ROW improvements along NE Alberta Street. It is anticipated that a drywell on south portion of the site will be the primary means of stormwater treatment.

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

Single PDF – new 3 story 12 unit apartment building.

A project at 1139 SW Gibbs St has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – Construct new 3 story 12 unit apartment building with associated site work w/20-190945-MT

News Roundup: Flatworks, HollywoodHUB, Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center, and more

The HollywoodHUB project would involve the redevelopment of Hollywood Transit Center. A first phase would include 110-120 units of affordable housing, developed by Bridge Housing.

Plans for the Broadway Corridor took a major step forward, writes The Oregonian, as the City Council voted to approve a Community Benefits Agreement.

The HollywoodHUB project would remake the bikeway and transit center at 42nd Avenue, writes BikePortland.

The Historic Landmarks Commission approved Flatworks at 234 SE Grand. Building on History wrote about how TVA Architects’ task was “to design a building that would fit into the context of its historic neighbors without giving the impression of mimicking something ‘old.’

Plaza plans are proving problematic* at the Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center, according to the Daily Journal of Commerce.

Building on History wrote about the approval of a new building at 2124 NW Flanders, which will replace the Nathan Simon house.

Italian food hall Cooperativa is now open in the Pearl District’s Tanner Point, reports Portland Monthly.

Montavilla News wrote about a 12 unit apartment building planned for 2444 SE 90th Ave.

The verdict is in for the old Multnomah County Courthouse Reuse and it “looks like an excellent victory for preservation“, writes Building on History.

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Metro Reports: 501 NW 21st, North of 4704 N Williams, and 1427 N Bryant

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 7th, 2020 to September 13th, 2020.

Early Assistance has been requested by Koble Creative Architecture for a project North of 4704 N Williams Ave:

The proposed project is a three-story residential building to be built on a vacant lot. This building is VB construction, sprinkled and consists of one stair and 13 apartments – (3) studios and (10) one
bedroom apartments.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled to discuss a project at 501 NW 21st Ave:

Two story addition above existing restaurant (8 new apartments). No new impervious area and the roof currently drains to City system. This is a non-contributing resource.

A project at 1427 N Bryant St has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – Construct new 4 story 15 unit apartment bldg with associated site work

Meto Reports: Douglas Fir Apartments, 6606 N Greenwich, 1405 SE Bybee, and more

The Douglas Fir Apartments will provide fifteen units of affordable housing. The project is being built by community mental health nonprofit Luke-Dorf.

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 August 31st, 2020 to September 6th, 2020.

A project at 6606 N Greenwich Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

Single PDF – new 3 story apartment building with 12 units.

The Douglas Fir Apartments at 6485 SE 128th Ave have been submitted for building permit review by Scott Edwards Architecture:

PDOX PS – new 3-story 15 unit apartment building with on-site parking and associated site work. W/20-179789-MT

A building permit was issued for a project with buildings at 1405 SE Bybee Blvd and 1406 SE Glenwood St (previously 6705 SE 14th Ave):

Construct new 3 story (5) unit apartment building with associated site work

Construct new 3 story (4) unit apartment building with associated site work

Metro Reports: Minnesota Places, 7337 SE Foster, 8736 N Willamette, and more

Design Advice has been requested for Minnesota Places at 1208 N Jessup St. The eight story affordable housing building, designed by Wright Architecture, will be constructed with mass timber. The project’s seventy two units will be mostly compromised of two and three bedroom units.

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 August 24th, 2020 to August 30th, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by Wright Architecture for a Minnesota Places at 1208 N Jessup St:

54,000 SF affordable housing building on a 1/4 block site in the North Interstate Plan District, primarily residential use, modular constructed mass timber structure using MPP, includes on-site stormwater facilities.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 8736 N Willamette Blvd:

Construct a new apartment building (24-30 units total).

Early Assistance has been requested by Works Progress Architecture for a project at 751 N Prescott St:

New Multi-Family Residential Project with 40 proposed dwelling units (including ground level units & Inclusionary Housing); no vehicle parking; 60 long term bike parking spaces; stormwater managed via Drywell or Infiltration Planter (TBD). These are contributing structures in the Mississippi Conservation District.

A project at 7365 SE Foster Rd has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – new 3-story 18 unit apartment building with associated site work w/20-178474-MT

A project at SE 17341 SE Powell has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – construct new 1 story steel building for new convenience store w/20-167750-CO (fuel canopy) & 20-177196-CO (trash enclosure)

A project with three buildings at 14603 E Burnside St has been submitted for building permit review:

146 EAST – BLDG 100 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits. ** No Mechanical with these permits *****review w. 20-173847/51/71/72-CO

146 EAST – BLDG 200 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits.**No Mechanical with these permits****review w. 20-173775/851/871/872-CO

146 EAST – BLDG 300 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits.***review w. 20-173775/847/871/872-CO

Metro Reports: 2374 SW Vermont, SE 74th and Foster, and 3450 NE 50th

3450 NE 50th, designed by EM Architecture, will include two three-story buildings at the corner of NE 50th and Fremont.

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 August 17th, 2020 to August 23rd, 2020.

Early Assistance has been requested by Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East for a project at 2374 SW Vermont St:

Habitat for Humanity is evaluating a portion of the Greater Portland Bible Church property for potential acquisition and creation of a new affordable multi-family residential community with ownership opportunities provided by way of a condominium plat. The church property is made up of three separate tax lots (totaling approximately 20.65 acres) and has frontage on SW Capitol Hill Road to the east and SW Nevada Court to the south. The property is occupied by structures, parking areas, pedestrian improvements, landscaping, open fields, etc. Per City Quarter Section Map 3727, the property has RM1 (Residential Multi-Dwelling1) zoning designations with portions of the site having ¿c¿ and ¿p¿ (Environmental Conservation/Protection) overlay zoning. The area of consideration includes approximately 5.20 acres in the northeastern portion of the property as illustrated on the Preliminary Site Plan included in the submittal materials.

A project at the NW Corner of SE 74th and Foster has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – new 3-story 19 unit apartment building with associated site work w/20-178450-MT

A building permit was issued to Grove Development for a project at 3450 NE 50th Ave:

New three story 18-unit apartment building includes 2 structure with 12 and 6 units connected through stairs and balcony and associated siteworks. See 20-128179-CO for trash enclosure. See 20-128181-MT for mechanical