I will be away this week, so the Metro Reports post will be later than usual. There are some great posts coming up though, including a look at the OHSU Center for Health & Healing South and PATH’s Carbon12. Normal blogging will resume next week.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Weekly Roundup: the Rose at Gateway Gardens, 1024 NW 19th Ave, Conway Leland James Center and more
Conway Leland James Center
The Portland Business Journal had a look at the cranes that ‘are redefining the Rose City’s skyline’.
Barista, Hopworks Urban Brewery and Olympia Provisions are among the first tenants to be announced for the Pine Street Market.
History Treasured & Sometimes Endangered dug into the history of a house at 1024 NW 19th Ave that may be replaced with a 21 unit apartment building with a contemporary glass facade.
Portland Architecture visited the restored Washington High School.
The Daily Journal of Commerce published photos of the under construction Block 37 apartments in South Waterfront.
The Rose at Gateway Gardens, an apartment complex which received funding from Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development Program, is ready for tenants to move in.
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center broke ground on a $10 million remodel that will include a new entrance on NW 23rd Ave.
The Tess O’Brien Apartments secured a $6 million construction loan, which will enable construction to begin this month.
The Portland Business Journal reported that ‘at least one “large headquarters group” has already showed some interest in a large section of the office square footage’ at the remodeled Conway Leland James Center.
Design Advice offered for the Grove Hotel
The Historic Landmarks Commission has offered Design Advice to for renovation and expansion of the Grove Hotel on W Burnside Street. Since the end of its use as a single room occupancy hotel in 2010 the Portland Development Commission has attempted to developer interested in renovating the building. In May of 2014 a team that includes Naito Development and Eagle Point Hotel Partners was chosen to develop the building as a boutique hotel. The architectural design is by Portland based Surround Architecture with New York based Studio Tack acting as design consultants.
Under Construction: Riverscape Lot 8 (images)
Construction has started on Riverscape Lot 8, a 250-unit apartment complex on the waterfront north of the Fremont Bridge. The project is comprised of two buildings above a parking garage with 200 vehicle spaces. The building closet to the river will be ‘C’ shaped in plan, with a courtyard facing the river. The other building is arranged as a bar facing onto NW Front Ave. The project design is by SERA Architects with Shapiro Didway landscape architects. The developer is Las Vegas based Fore Property Company, who are also behind the adjacent Waterline Apartments.
Design Advice offered for Conway Block 290 (images)
Design Advice has been offered to YBA Architects and PLACE Studio for Conway Block 290, a mixed use development at NW 21st and Pettygrove. The project by Guardian Real Estate Services will include a new square surrounded by four to six story buildings. These will have residential units over ground floor retail, with a subterranean performing arts center. Car parking will be provided in a below grade garage.
Roosevelt High School Modernization (images)
Thank you to our new contributor Kurt Sevits for writing this post.
Construction crews broke ground May 2 on a large modernization project at Roosevelt High School in St. Johns. The $96 million project will include renovation of some portions of the school, demolition of others and some new construction. Design work is by Bassetti Architects, a Seattle-based firm with offices in Portland.
Metro Reports: 1400 NW Raleigh, 811 Stark, Q21 and more
Q21 by YBA Architects
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Hennebery Eddy Architects have requested Early Assistance for a renovation of a warehouse at 2215 NW Quimby St:
Improvement to existing building to include TI, seismic upgrades, exterior entry & storefront upgrades and non-conforming site upgrades
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 7116 SE 16th Ave:
Small mixed use building with retail, private parking on grd floor for the owner. Apartments on second and third floors and owner’s residence on top floor.
Merryman Barnes Architects and Encore Architects have scheduled a Pre-Application Conference to discuss a proposed building at 1400 NW Raleigh:
Pre-Application Conference to discuss a Type III Design Review for a 6-story, 146-unit residential project with a small ground-level retail space, 93 parking spaces and 231 bike parking spaces.
Allusa Architecture have applied for a building permit for a project at 1932 SE Madison St:
Construct new 2 story 4 plex; site work to include new flow thru planter, short term bicycle, new walk ways, new detached trash enclosure 72sf
CIDA Architects have applied for a building permit for a project at 5624 SE 22nd Ave:
Construct new 3 story 15 unit apartment building; 5 units on each fl; with associated site work; detached bike enclosure and trash enclosure
Potestio Studio have applied for a building permit for a project at 8417 SW 24th Ave:
New 4 story 15 unit apartment building
Works Partnership have applied for a building permit for 811 Stark, which was recently approved by the Design Commission:
New 31,500 sf mixed-use building with retail space on the first floor, and an expected mix of creative office uses on the upper floors. Work includes 3-stories of wood glulam post and beam construction over a 1-story concrete podium, with ground floor retail, parking, lobby and building services
A building permit was issued to YBA Architects for the partial demolition of a warehouse, which will incorporated into their Q21 project:
Partial Demo building, removing foundation, keeping some walls of existing structure
Weekly roundup: Convention Center Hotel, the Portland Building, Post Office Redevelopment and more
The Convention Center Hotel
An article in Portland Monthly asked whether South Waterfront is ‘Portland’s Next Great Neighborhood?’
Portland Architecture visited the Radiator Building, the first of three buildings at One North to be completed.
A bill intended to clear the way for the Convention Center Hotel has headed to Governor Kate Brown’s desk. The project is currently undergoing Design Advice.
An overhaul of the Portland Building to address seismic and water issues is now estimated at $175 million.
The Portland Mercury asked whether the PDC is going to lose $500,000 on the Post Office Redevelopment — again.
GRAY magazine looked at COLAB’s Ankeny Lofts.
Howl and Growl Filling Station is coming to the Waterline Apartments.
The NW Examiner had an in depth look [PDF] at the recently completed Stadium Fred Meyer.
915 SE Belmont St
Ankrom Moisan Architects have submitted drawings of a proposed apartment building in the Central Eastside for Design Review. The 6 story building at 915 SE Belmont St will include 105 apartment units over ground retail. 17 vehicular parking spaces are proposed. The project, reported on by The Oregonian in 2013, is by developer Foresight Development & Real Estate, who previously renovated the Grand Central building one block to the west.
West (SE 9th Ave) elevation
Under Construction on N Williams: the Peloton (images)
A nearly full block development is under construction in the Boise neighborhood on a site bound by N Williams, N Skidmore, N Vancouver and N Mason. The Peloton will include 268 apartment units and over 26,000 sq ft of retail space. 237 vehicle parking stalls will be located in the basement, split between 52 spaces for the commercial uses and 185 for the residential uses. The design of the project is by Myhre Group Architects for Security Properties.
