Metro Reports: Flatworks, 3605 N Michigan, 1121 SE Lincoln, and more

Flatworks at 240 SE Grand Ave has been submitted for building permit review. The design of the 8-story Cross-Laminated Timber office building is by TVA Architects, for Sturgeon Development Partners.

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 March 22nd, 2021 to March 28th, 2021.

Early Assistance has been requested by William Kaven Architecture for a project at 3605 N Michigan Ave:

7,500sf, 3-story, 12-14 unit multi-family apartment building. Accessory bike storage and trash enclosure adjacent to ally. Stormwater disposal via drywell if infiltration testing confirms or flow-through planter.

Early Assistance has been requested by Dao Architecture for a project at 1121 SE Lincoln St:

Development of Lincoln Court, which is comprised of (8) residential units, one commercial space, and common and support areas surrounding a central courtyard. The residential units are a mix of townhouses and flats within structures varying in height from two to four stories, with approximately 4 – 6 covered, but not enclosed parking spaces. Primarily wood-framed structures, R-2 Occupancy, Type V-A, NFPA 13 sprinklered. Stormwater assumed to be primarily addressed with drywells. See more extensive project description enclosed with application documents.

Flatworks at 240 SE Grand has been submitted for building permit review:

FLATWORKS – New 8 story, 130,000 (above grade) office building with a height of 100′-0″ as calculated per the COP Zoning Code. Construction is using Cross-Laminated Timber. Below-grade parking with 66 stalls provided with access off of SE Pine Street. Loading zone provided w/ separate entry off of SE Pine Street. Stormwater will be managed on-site via eco-roof.** Review w. 21-025182-MT

A building permit was issued for a project at 1530 NE 67th Ave:

New 4 story storage facility, parking, landscaping, and site improvements *** mechanical permit to be separate ***.

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: 306 SE 8th, 1137 NW 23rd, 2148 NE MLK, and more

306 SE 8th Ave
A proposal for an apartment building at 306 SE 8th Ave, designed by SERA Architects, was approved by the Design Commission in 2017, but never submitted for building permit review. A new Pre-Application Conference for a proposal on the site has been scheduled by the same architecture firm.

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 February 24th, 2020 to March 1st, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by Hennebery Eddy Architects for a project at 539 NW 10th Ave

Project consisting of a new +/-11-story hotel with partial basement on a quarter-block site. The new structure will replace an existing 1-story commercial building. The hotel will contain 150-160 guest rooms with 85,000-90,000 square feet. Loading access is planned along NW Hoyt Street, with a single interior loading bay. No off-street parking is proposed. Ground floor program includes hotel lobby, restaurant, lounge, kitchen, offices, restrooms, mechanical rooms and bike storage. Floors 2-11 will be primarily guest rooms with limited amenity spaces such as fitness room, board room and a roof terrace with bar. Stormwater treatment and detention will be accomplished by way of a vegetated roof.

Design Advice has been requested by SERA Architects for a project at 2250 NW Flanders St

6-story apartment building with approximately186 units in the Northwest Plan District and Alphabet Historic District. Stormwater disposal method TBD.

Design Advice has been requested by SERA Architects for Conway Block 291 East at the SW corner of NW 20th & Raleigh:

7 story market rate apartment building with 180 residential units and basement parking. Stormwater disposal will occur through drywells in the pedestrian way.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by SERA Architects to discuss a project at 306 SE 8th Ave

New 7 story market-rate apartment building with 113 units and ground floor retail.

Cathedral Village at 8614 N Crawford Street has been submitted for a Pre-Permit Plan Check by MWA Architects:

4-story apartment building with 110 affordable family apartments. The unit mix will be (11) 3-bedrooms, (45) 2-bedrooms, (37) 1-bedrooms, and (17) studios. There will be resident services on the ground floor and 37 parking spaces. There is a basement level at the NW corner of the building that will house bike parking and storage.

A project at 4039, 4047 and 4051 N Williams Ave has been submitted for Type II Design Review by William Kaven Architecture:

Construction of two new 4-story buildings organized around a shared courtyard.

Two new four-story buildings located on N Williams Ave, mid-block between N Mason St and N Shaver St.

New four-story commercial (office) comprised of three stories of office over ground floor retail, office, lobby and tuck-under parking.

A project at 1137 NW 23rd Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by GBD Architects:

New mixed use building with ground level retail, 4 levels of apartments above, and 1 level of below grade parking. 74 units.

The new building adjacent to the Troy Laundry at 1010 SE Ash St has been submitted for a Type III Historic Resource Review by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture:

New 6-story multi-family residential project with two below-grade parking levels.

A project at 236 SE Grand Ave has been submitted for Type III Historic Resource Review by TVA Architects:

New 8-story, 130,000 sq ft office building. One adjustment requested to the loading stall.

The Benson Polytechnic High School Modernization has been submitted for Type III Historic Resource Review by Architectural Resources Group:

Modernization of the existing Benson Polytechnic High School (BPHS) building.

A project at 11 NE 55th Ave has been submitted for building permit review by Fosler Portland Architecture:

Construct new 3 story 16 unit apartment building with associated site work

A project at 5905 N Interstate Ave has been submitted for building permit review by Studio 3 Architecture:

New 3 story, 19 units apartment building with partial retail on ground floor and associated siteworks. Trash enclosure inside.

A project at 8157 N Lombard St has been submitted for building permit review by Mackenzie:

Construction of a 3-story, 8,375 sf multi-family building with eleven (11) units. Ten (10) of these units will be 550 sf and one (1) will be 813 sf.

A project at 6307 N Montana Ave has been submitted for building permit review by Fosler Portland Architecture:

Construct new 3 story 19 unit apartment building with associated site work

A project at 503 SE 29th Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

New 4 story 30 unit apartment building

A project at 6962 N Maryland Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

New 4-story 12-unit apartment with associated site work; w/20-124476-MT

A project at 2148 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd has been submitted for building permit review by Ankrom Moisan Architects:

New two-story, 27,595 square foot brick office building with an adjacent surface parking area for ten vehicles

Metro Reports: PDX PACR, 236 SE Grand, 2445 SE 8th, and more

Building permits were issued for the Parking Additions and Consolidated Rental Car Facility at Portland International Airport, designed by YGH Architecture.

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 January 13th, 2020 to January 19th, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by TVA Architects for a project at 236 SE Grand Ave:

Construction of a new 8 story office building. The building has 130,000 square feet of floor area with a height of 98’6″. Below grade parking with 39 stalls is proposed with access from SE Pine Street. Loading zone provided w/ separate entry off of SE Pine St. Stormwater will be managed on-site via eco-roof and drywells, if required. Alternate 6-story option also provided. This site is non-contributing.

Early Assistance has been requested by Concept Design And Associates for a a project at 2444 SE 90th Ave:

Proposal of 12 apartment units, 6 car garages or 6 parking spaces on site.

Early Assistance has been requested by LRS Architects for a a project at 2445 SE 8th Ave:

New 4-story, 80,000 sf industrial office building with penthouse. Included is planned multi-tenant industrial office and manufacturing space as well as the maximum allowable retail and traditional office space. The project will also contain on-site parking.

Building permits were issued for the PDX Parking Additions and Consolidated Rental Car Facility:

New 4 story airport operations office with rental car retail on the ground floor of the building, offices on floors 2-4, with associated site improvements related to the adjoining new 6 story PACR parking garage.

New 6 story parking garage with associated site improvements, exit helix ramp revisions, elevated roadway and bridge connections to existing P1/P2 and QTA buildings serving Rental Car and Long Term parking.

Metro Reports: Small Division, Analog PDX, Stark Street Project, and more

The Small Division apartments at SE 115th and Division have been submitted for building permit review. The three story building will include 60 units of affordable housing. A second phase, known as the Large Division apartments, will include 138 units of affordable housing.

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 December 2nd to December 8th, 2019.

Early Assistance has been requested by Holst Architecture for the Stark Street Project at 16015 SE Stark St:

Construction of a new 5 story Type III construction, low income multi-family apartment building, with surface parking and courtyard.

Early Assistance has been requested by Fosler Portland Architecture for a project at 5733 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd:

Construct new 5 story apartment building with approx 72 units, 20 ground floor parking spaces, two community rooms to provide required common space, bike parking, stormwater treatment via green roof or drywell, inclusionary zoning applies, 10′ setback from alley provided.

Early Assistance has been requested by TVA Architects for a project at 236 SE Grand Ave:

This proposal is for a new, 8-story, 130,000 sf office building with a height of 98′-6″ as calculated per the COP zoning code. Construction is Type IV-B using Cross-Laminated Timber. Below-grade parking with 39 stalls provided with access off of SE Pine St. Loading zone provided w/ separate entry off of SE Pine St. Stormwater will be managed on-site via eco-roof and dry wells if required. Alternate 6-story option also provided.

A Pre-Permit Plan Check has been requested by Propel Studio Architecture for the Bakery Block at 5716 SE 92nd Ave:

The project consists of developing a new public plaza adjacent to the Zoiglhaus brewery in Lents. To create the space for the plaza we are proposing the demolition of the existing single-story carpet warehouse. The back of the site will include an expansion to the existing Zoiglhaus brewery, with a new glass facade to create a more transparent and aesthetically interesting backdrop for the plaza. To create the new public space we are redesigning the area that was the carpet store as well as the existing parking area to create a new urban plaza and a new private street off SE 92nd Ave. This private street will be designed as a woonerf, that will be a mulit-use area for emergency vehicles, private cars on weekdays, but then an extension of the plaza to accommodate the Lents Farmers Market and other community events. The project will include new seating, shade structures, public art, new plantings, and a water feature. The plaza design will also include stormwater management both for the surfaces of the plaza as well for the water from the roof of the extension for the brewery via bioswale and ground infiltration.

Analog PDX at 1835 N Flint Ave has been submitted for a Type III Design Review:

The proposed development is for a 7-story multi-family building with 134 residential units. The building use includes an open courtyard, lobby, gym, active residential amenity space, four townhouses, tuck under parking at grade, and 6 levels of residential units above. The at-grade amenity is a combination of lobby gathering space, shared courtyard spaace, meeting space and a gym. Additional amenity for the residents is dispersed throughout the building, with shared laundry at every-other floor and a kitchen and roof top deck located on the 7th floor. Pedestrian enterances will be located off N Flint, with private residence enterances off N Hancock St, each set back and covered to provide protection at each entry. Vehicle parking access to the site will be from N. Hancock St., along the north western edge of this site. 1 adjustment for oriel windows. 2 modifications, 1 for loading parking and bike parking.

A project at 3735 SW Hood Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

Construct new 4-story, 18-unit apartment building. No garages or parking spaces proposed for site.

A project at 7913 N Jersey St has been submitted for building permit review:

New 3 story 6 unit apartment building with 4 ‘ wide walkway on east side of building and (2) concrete patios on west side of building. Interior trash enclosure (mechanical permit 19-249859-MT)

A project at 5315 NE Glisan St has been submitted for building permit review:

New single story building for use a convenience store; site work to include new walkway, landscaping, and 100sf detached trash enclosure; ***Mechanical permit separate*** w/19-261541-RS

A project at 611 NE 82nd Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

New convenience store with walk-in coolers and freezer, restrooms, kitchen. ***separate demo permits required.***

The Small Division apartments at 11332 SE Division have been submitted for building permit review:

SMALL DIVISION – New 3 story, 60 unit apartment building for low barrier permanent supportive housing with community rooms, laundry, leasing office, and support services; includes associated site work *** w/19-253902-CO & 19-251007-MT ***