Weekly Roundup: Portland Diamond Project, 126 NE Alberta, 1727 NW Hoyt, and more

A proposed development at 1727 NW Hoyt St, designed by Carleton Hart Architecture for Northwest Housing Alternatives, would include 149 units of affordable housing.

The Oregonian reported that the management group behind the Portland Diamond Project, which hopes to bring Major League Baseball to the city, have put in offers for two sites: the Portland Public Schools Blanchard Education Service Center near the Rose Quarter and the Esco Industrial site in Northwest Portland. The paper also reported that the group has spent $30,000 lobbying city hall to date. The Willamette Week reported that the offer to PPS would include giving the school district the former Banfield Pet Hospital Headquarters on 82nd Avenue.

History Treasured & Sometimes Endangered wrote about how the threat of a large apartment building at 1727 NW Hoyt St has led one neighbor to dig deep into history.

Portland for Everyone wrote about how an upzone at 126 NE Alberta St would turn a parking lot into 50 below-market-rate homes. An op-ed in the Oregonian described the proposal as the “21st-century version of red-lining“.

The Daily Journal of Commerce reported on plans for to build the Oregon Harbor of Hope homeless shelter at the Broadway Bridge. The proposal is latest in a number of plans for the site*, which have included One Waterfront Place and the Broadway Bridge-Naito Parkway Apartments. In an article about the project the Portland Tribune revealed that plans for a shelter in an existing building at 320 NW Hoyt St have now been abandoned due to the high costs of converting the building to a new use.

OPB reported on Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative Inc’s plans to plans to bring African-American families back to North Portland.

The Portland Business Journal published a visual tour of CENTRL Office’s latest space in the 12th & Morrison office building.

The Daily Journal of Commerce published construction photos of the Redfox Commons.  The project involves the conversion of the Old Freeman Factory in Northwest Portland into creative office space.

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Broadway Bridge-Naito Parkway Apartments Receive Design Advice (images)

Design Advice has been offered to LRS Architects for the Broadway Bridge-Naito Parkway Apartments. The project, being developed by the Wolff Company, will include two buildings located either side of the Broadway Bridge. The southern building will rise to 5 stories, and will include 43 units. The northern building will be 6 stories tall, and will include 203 units. Parking for for both buildings will be located in the north building, with 210 spaces provided.

Broadway Bridge Naito Parkway Apartments

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Metro Reports: Chamberlain Hotel, 333 SW Park, 10506 E Burnside, and more

10506 E Burnside

A building permit was issued for 10506 E Burnside St

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.

Design Advice has been requested by Bora Architects for the renovation of the Meier & Frank Building:

Design advice to discuss renovations to the façade of the existing Macy’s. New retail entries would be created on SW 5th and SW 6th Avenues and updates to the SW Alder façade. The scope of the project includes tenant improvements from the basement to the fifth floor. This work includes interior demolition of floors one through five.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled and Design Advice requested by LRS Architects for a project at 1053-1201 NW Naito Parkway:

Two new market-rate apartment buildings (5 story over 1).

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 3717 NE Columbia Blvd:

New construction of two 3-story self storage buildings with associated parking, utilities and landscape. At least one of the existing two buildings will be demolished.

Early Assistance has been requested by Carleton Hart Architects for a project at 6324 NE 42nd Ave:

New affordable housing apartment building. 59 units

Early Assistance has been requested by Urban Development Group to discuss changes to a project at 1707 SE Tenino St:

New 4-story apartment building (89 units total). Please note – there is already an existing building permit for the project, but he wants to add the affordable housing aspect to forgo the parking requirement. See CO 17-112446. If he finds he can proceed with the project as proposed for this EA, he will cancel the previously applied-for CO permit and get a new one, with the parking removed.

Early Assistance has been requested by Urban Development Group to discuss changes to a project at 5965 SE Milwaukie Ave:

New 4-story apartment building (54 units total). Please note – there is already an existing building permit for the project, but he wants to add the affordable housing aspect to forgo the parking requirement. See CO 16-171002. If he finds he can proceed with the project as proposed for this EA, he will cancel the previously applied-for CO permit and get a new one, with the parking removed.

A project at 333 SW Park Ave has been submitted for Type II Design Review by Beebe Skidmore Architects:

General restoration of building. New storefront and addition of 1,000 sf penthouse.

The renovation of the Chamberlain Hotel at 509 SE Grand Ave has been submitted for Type II Design Review by Works Progress Architecture:

Proposal is the reuse and rehabilitation of the historic Chamberlain Hotel. The proposed development will consist of 57 hotel units to be integrated with a 14 story mixed-use bldg to be built on the asphalt parking lots to the west and southwest.A connection between the two hotel areas is provided through a shared courtyard located mid-block off se stark .

A project at 8248 SE Flavel St has been submitted for building permit review by Allusa Architecture:

Construct 2 story 6 unit apartment building, no basement, includes all site work, detached trash enclosure 120 sq ft

A project at 2715 NE Flanders St has been submitted for building permit review:

New construction of 3 story 4plex and site improvements.

A project at 627 SE Division Pl has been submitted for building permit review:

New 4-story 126,820 sf self-storage facility, site improvements

A building permit was issued to Ankrom Moisan Architects for 10506 E Burnside St:

New construction of five story multidwelling residential building, consisting of 52 units with 15 tuck-under parking spaces. Interior trash room