Architecture and Development in PDX
Koz Development have requested Design Advice for their proposed micro apartments at 2161 SW Yamhill in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The 55’-6” tall building will contain 30 units, with mezzanine sleeping lofts. Exterior materials include brick, metal panel, wood, fiberglass windows and painted steel balconies. No car parking is proposed. The drawings show a secure bike room in the basement.
A New Seasons Market is under construction in the Woodstock neighborhood. The 25,000 sq ft grocery store will be built over three levels: an underground level with parking for 56 cars; a street-level store with covered bike parking; and rooftop level with a semi-enclosed dining area for customers and offices for store personnel. The design of the store is by LRS Architects.
The Glendoveer Woods Apartments are under construction in East Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood. The design is by Salem-based architects Studio 3 for developer Marathon Acquisition and Development. The 4 story building will include 113 residential units, with a mix of studio, one and two bedroom apartments. 115 surface car parking spaces will be provided, along with 124 outdoor bicycle parking space. The primary exterior material will be fiber cement siding.
The Ballou & Wright building in 1986. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Every week, the Bureau of Development services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Lever Architecture have requested Design Advice for the renovation of the Ballou & Wright Building at 1010 NW Flanders St:
Renovation of existing 5-story historical building with basement: new roofhouse penthouse, new interior communicating stairway from basement to roof, removal and replacement of restrooms at each floor, and structural upgrades.
GBD Architects have requested early assistance for two buildings at 3121 SW Moody Ave on the Zidell Yards in South Waterfront:
Two new office buildings. Site is a brownfield and improvements involve the construction of new roads and utilities.
Works Partnership have requested early assistance for Urban Development Partners’ Concordia Student Housing at 1616 NE Killingsworth:
New 4 story mixed use building ground floor residential upper floors residential.
Stack Architecture at have requested early assistance for a project at N Crawford & N Charleston Ave:
Four-over-one apartment building with 1 level of parking on undeveloped lot.
SERA Architects have scheduled a pre-application conference to discuss the renovation of the Conway Leland James Center at 1621 NW 21st Ave:
Pre-application conference for Type III Design Review to renovate the Conway Leland James Center bldg into creative office space. This project will entail significant exterior alterations. The building will contain 85 parking spaces in the basement, ground floor retail and office and office space in the 2-4 floors.
Tahran Architecture & Planning have scheduled a pre-application conference to discuss a new building at 10506 E Burnside St:
5-story wood framed apartment building containing approx 40 dwelling units and 21 surface parking spaces.
Opsis Architecture have scheduled a pre-application conference to discuss The Redd, the upcoming project by the Ecotrust:
Renovate existing industrial building, including the addition of a new 8,500 sq ft 2nd floor.
Scotia Western States Housing have applied for a Design Review for the Market Hill Condominiums:
Proposed residential condominium building contains 16 dwelling units. Structure will face SW Market St and SW 20th Ave. Proposal includes underground parking this is accessed via SW 20th ave.
SERA Architects have applied for a Design Review for the Modera Belmont:
6 story – 204 unit market rate apartment building with ground floor retail and one level of below grade parking. 3 modifications total.
Works Partnership have applied for a Design Review for 811 Stark:
Mixed use building with retail space on the first floor and an expected mix of creative office uses on the upper floors.
GBD Architects and Place Studio landscape architects have received initial Design Advice for Oregon Square. The project is the second phase in the redevelopment of 16 blocks owned by American Assets Trust in the Lloyd. The first phase, Hassalo on Eighth, is under construction, with completion scheduled for late 2015. Oregon Square will include over 1,000 apartments in four towers, the tallest of which would have 32 floors.
Given the scale of the development, it is expected to have at least three or four Design Advice sessions before submitting for a full Design Review. The focus of the initial session was the overall urban and landscape design. Subsequent sessions will look at the building designs in more detail.
Spokane 13 Apartments
After one Design Advice session, the Porter hotel is scheduled to be reviewed by the Design Commission. The 299 room hotel will be part of the Hilton’s Curio Collection, a brand launched in 2014 for independently owned four to five star hotels. The hotel is being developed by The Widewaters Group, with design work by HC Architecture of Atlanta.
This post is the second in a series on the developments at the Burnside Bridgehead. See also Part I about Block 75.
Block 67, a 21 story tower designed by Skylab in partnership with LRS Architects, is under construction at the east end of the Burnside Bridge. The building is composed of a 5 story podium with a 16 story tower over it. The tower is a parallelogram in plan, set at an angle diagonal to the street grid, giving it a knife-edge appearance in the NW/SE axis. The tower will include 276 residential apartment units, while the podium includes room for 200 car parking spaces and 19,709 sq ft of retail/office space. 416 bicycle parking spaces will be included in the podium and in individual units.
The developers behind the project are Hood River based Key Development and Portland based Guardian Real Estate Services. A Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption was approved [PDF] by the Portland Housing Bureau, which will allow the developers to offer 20% of the apartments at rents affordable to people making 60% or lower of median family income, for at least 10 years.
A building permit is under review for the conversion of the Oregon Pioneer Building at SW 3rd & Stark into a boutique hotel. The historic building was purchased in January 2014 by Palo Alto-based developer BPR Properties, who specialize in hospitality projects. The architects for the conversion are Arris Studio of San Luis Obispo. The building is home to Huber’s Cafe, which will continue to operate, and possibly serve the new hotel.
The Oregon Pioneer Building in 1979 (National Parks Service)
The Mason Williams, a 5 story mixed use building, is nearing completion in the Boise neighborhood. The project includes 76 residential apartments, 6,421 sq ft of ground floor retail, parking for 62 cars and 114 bike parking spaces. Four rooftop decks are provided for the use of the residents. The project design is by LRS Architects for development firm Ruben J. Menashe, Inc.
