The Oliver Apartments at SE 43rd & Division St are nearing completion. The Works Partnership designed 4-story building includes 21 units, which are currently being listed on Craiglist at prices from $1,270 to $1,685 a month.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Lower Burnside Lofts under construction (images)
Vallaster Corl‘s Lower Burnside Lofts are currently under construction at SE 10th & Ankeny. The 6 story building, developed by Urban Asset Advisors, will include 62 apartments and 3 retail spaces. Located along the SE Ankeny bikeway, the project includes 102 long bicycle spaces. 18 car parking spaces are also provided. Outdoor areas are provided at the 2nd and 6th floors.
St Francis Park Apartments (images)
The St Francis Park Apartments at SE 11th & Stark are set to have their first Design Advice hearing on December 11th. The project by MWA Architects for the Catholic Charities of Oregon will include 102 units of affordable housing. According to a story in the Oregonian, 10 units would be reserved for people earning less than 30 percent of the median income. 25 units would be reserved for women transitioning out of homelessness or abusive homes. A community room for the residents and neighborhood will be provided at the southwest corner.
Perspective at SE 11th & Stark
Public Market Community Open House this Saturday
A Community Open House for the planned James Beard Public Market will take place this Saturday, December 13th at OMSI, from 2pm – 5pm. As was first reported in Portland Monthly, the design of the building is being led by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. The market is proposed for land at the Morrison Bridge Head, currently owned by Multnomah County. The county agreed in 2012 to sell the land to a group including the Public Market Foundation and Melvin Mark Development. The Foundation intends to build a daily, year-round, indoor-outdoor marketplace, which would include 50 permanent vendors, 40 day tables, full-service restaurants, a teaching kitchen and an event space.
The open house will be an opportunity to meet the design team, share ideas, and influence the design. There will be a presentation at 2:30 PM by the architects, the Market’s non-profit foundation, and Mayor Hales. The event is free to the public, and children are welcome.
North Pearl High-Rises, Part I: The Cosmopolitan on the Park (images)
This post is the first in a series on the high-rises currently under construction in the North Pearl. See also Part II about the Overton and Part III about Block 17.
The Cosmopolitan on the Park is currently rising on a previously vacant parcel owned by Hoyt St Properties, between NW Northrup St & Overton St and NW 10th Ave & 11th Ave. At 340′ tall, the 28 story building will be the tallest building in the Pearl, and the 8th tallest building in Portland. Previously known as Block 15, the project by Boora Architects includes 168 condominium units and 6,866 square feet of ground floor retail space. 5 of the residential units are intended as live/work units, with entries directly onto NW Overton St. 197 car parking spaces and 254 bicycle spaces are provided in a 4-story above grade podium.
Metro Reports: Central Eastside offices, Pearl District hotel and more
Vallaster Corl’s Couch9, as presented at Design Advice
Every week, the Bureau of Development services publishes a list of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Carleton Hart Architecture have requested Early Assistance for a project at 110 SW Arthur, planned by Central City Concern:
EA to discuss proposed 39-unit multi-dwelling project with potential height Adjustment
Early assistance was requested for a project at 2601 SW Water Ave. The owner is Kevin Cavenaugh, of Guerrilla Development.
Multi-family building.
Vallaster Corl have applied for a Type III Design Review for their Couch9 project at 115 NW 9TH Ave:
11 Story building
FFA Architecture & Interiors have applied for a Type III Design Review for the Fair Haired Dumbbell, also by Guerrilla Development:
New mixed-use office building with retail use at the ground floor. Six stories with basement parking. Project will include full row street improvements. Stormwater plan will meet BES standards.
The NW Everett Hotel in the Pearl is also in for a Type III Design Review:
Design review for 232-unit, 8-story, mixed use hotel project with 114 parking spaces, with modifications to ground floor window standards and loading space standards.
di loreto Architecture have applied for a Type III Historic Resource Review for an addition to St Michael the Archangel at 424 SW Mill St:
Historic Landmark review of ADA and seismic upgrades, addition and site improvements.
Mackenzie have applied for a building permit for an office at 240 SE Clay. The site is owned by Killian Pacific, the developer behind the Goat Blocks project. A project valuation of $12,935,996 was listed.
New industrial office building with structured parking at lower level and the below grade parking area will also utilize the existing retaining wall, adjacent surface parking lot will utilize the exterior wall of the existing building at the perimeter
Daimler Trucks North America HQ under construction
The new headquarters for Daimler Trucks North America is under construction on Swan Island. The project helps Daimler Trucks with its goal of consolidating its employees on Swan Island, where its Western Star Trucks and Freightliner Trucks brands are manufactured. The $150 million project was first announced in September 2013. The Ankrom Moisan-designed building is expected to achieve LEED Platinum.
Approval Recommended for Jefferson 14 Apartments
Jefferson 14 apartments are recommended for approval in a Staff Report And Recommendation To The Design Commission [PDF]. The 5-story project at 1450 SW Jefferson St, in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, will include 61 residential units. No car parking is proposed. The project includes a bike room at the ground floor with space for 32 units. Each unit also includes a dedicated bicycle space.
Weekly roundup: 419 E Burnside, Block 8L and more
419 E Burnside. The ghosted outlines behind the building represent Block 67 and Block 75.
- The City Council heard evidence on the rezoning for the Multnomah Athletic Club Block 7 apartments. No vote was taken, and the hearing will be continued on January 8th.
- The Historic Landmarks Commission approved the design for Block 8L, a new mixed use building in Old Town.
- The Design Commission discussed the Tess O’Brien Apartments, 419 E Burnside, the Hilton Curio Hotel and the Whidden & Lewis building renovations.
- A Pre-Application Conference was requested for the Grove Hotel, and the first images were released.
- The Portland Chronicle posted construction photos of Vallaster Corl’s Lower Burnside Lofts.
- BikePortland wrote about the upcoming open house and forum for the James Beard Public Market, and how the market could be and opportunity to “improve Portland’s newest and arguably most awkward downtown bridge landing.”
- The development boom at the Burnside Bridgehead was the subject of another post at BikePortland, which included coverage of Skylab’s Block 67, Works Partnership’s Block 75, Myhre Group’s 419 E Burnside, and Guerrilla Development’s Fair Haired Dumbbell.
- The Daily Journal of Commerce published photos of GBD Architect’s Block A Apartments under construction in the Lloyd District.
- The Portland Business Journal wrote that the “Portland Development Commission has issued a call for qualified developers who could pull off a transformative, big-picture project at the corner of Northeast Halsey Street and Northeast 106th Avenue.”
- Tom Moyer, the developer behind Park Avenue West, was remembered in an editorial in the Oregonian. His legacy is as of “one of the people who helped define Portland’s city center.”
Lever Architecture’s Treehouse is under construction on Marquam Hill
The Treehouse Apartments, a 7-story apartment building with 69 residential units, is under construction on Marquam Hill near OHSU. The project at 3440 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road includes ground floor retail space, and rooftop deck. Twelve existing parking spaces are proposed to be reconfigured to serve the new building. Bicycle parking will be provided with 80 long-term spaces and 30 short-term spaces.
