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Metro Reports: PDX Commons, Conway Blocks 294E & 295E, NW Portland Hostel and more

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PDX Commons

PDX Commons by Works Partnership

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.

The University of Portland has requested Early Assistance for a project at 6625 N Portsmouth Ave:

Early assistance for dormitory development at University of Portland.

Works Partnership has requested Early Assistance for the PDX Commons at 4262 SE Belmont St:

4 story 27 unit apartment building with 1 retail space with approximately 26 parking spaces

Koble Creative has requested Early Assitance for a project at 3802 N Vancouver Ave:

Demo SFR. Construct 5-story wood-frame building of approx 14,500 sf. Gound level: retail, utilities, circulation and private parking. Floors 2-4: apartments; Floor 5: private residence. Stormwater management via drywell

GBD Architects have submitted Conway Blocks 294E and 295E for Design Review:

2 new mixed-use buildings – over a continuous 2 block underground parking structure. Type 3 Design Review with 4 modifications.

A building permit is under review for 5134 SE Division St:

Construct 3 story 14 unit apartment building; with underground parking and associated site work

A building permit is under review for 4703 N Albina St, an office building by Lever Architecture:

New 4 story mass timber office building with elevator; see comments re: review by state of Oregon Building Codes Division

The NW Portland Hostel by SERA Architects has a building permit under review:

Construct new 5 story hostel building with 21 units, basement level includes storage, mechanical room, laundry room, restroom and housekeeping area; main floor includes lobby area and cafe with seating; levels 2-4 includes hostel units and restrooms, 5th floor is private residence; includes all site work

Building permits were issued to Fosler Portland Architecture for 5625 E Burnside:

New 3 story apartment with 20 units; associated site work. Full standard 13 sprinklers required.

New 2 story apartment with 5 units, associated site work, trash enclosure and biking parking

Weekly Roundup: retail tenants at 12|Stark, The Zipper and 2&Taylor

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Velomor

The Velomor at Hassalo on Eighth opened this week

The 21 story tower at the Burnside Bridgehead by Skylab Architecture is now known as Yard. The building was formerly known as Block 67.

BikePortland reported that Timbuk2 is set to open its first Portland retail store in 12|Stark. Other tenants in the newly renovated West End building include Bamboo Sushi, Hop Dog and G Star Raw.

The first building at Hassalo on Eighth opened this week. The Velomor includes 177 units.

Chickpeadx will open on July 7th in The Zipper, a micro restaurant space on NE Sandy Blvd.

2&Taylor, the former Yamhill Marketplace, has secured its first retail tenant. Bonanza will offer Navajo fry bread in a space that “accommodate office business lunches or a fast mid-day meal”.

Pre-Application Conference scheduled for 2030 NW 17th Ave

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A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by THA Architecture to discuss an office development at 2030 NW 17th Ave. The development by Project^ would include two separate buildings over a shared below grade parking structure. Uses shown on plan at the ground floor include retail spaces, two cafes, a library, a meeting hall and a childcare area. Overall the project would include around 300,000 sq ft of leasable space.

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Design Review scheduled for Oregon Square

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A date has been set for Oregon Square to have its first full Design Review hearing, after three advisory Design Advice hearings earlier in the year. The Design Commission will review the massive superblock development on August 13th. The project by American Assets Trust and GBD Architects will include 940 residential units, 50,000 sq ft of retail space and 908 below grade parking stalls. At the project’s center will be a large public square, designed by Place Studio.

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The Fair Haired Dumbbell (images)

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An initial Design Review hearing is approaching for the Fair Haired Dumbbell, the latest addition to the Burnside Bridgehead. The building takes its name from its arrangement in plan: two boxes linked by skybridges. Between the two boxes there will be 64,700 sq ft of space, made up primarily of retail and the ground floor and office space in the five floors above. The design of the project is by FFA Architecture and Interiors for Guerrilla Development.

The Fair Haired Dumbbell

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Metro Reports: Pine Street Market, Conway Leland James Center and more

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Pine Street Market

Pine Street Market

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.

Mortenson Development have requested Early Assistance to discuss a project at 619 SW 11th Ave, currently the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette offices:

Proposal is to develop a hotel.

Ankrom Moisan Architect have requested Early Assistance to discuss a project at 1931 N Williams:

5 story 160 unit apartment building with below grade parking (90 spaces)

SERA Architects have submitted their renovation of the Leland James Center for Design Review:

Renovation of the Con-way Leland James Center building into a creative office bldg with ground floor retail.

A building permit was issued to Siteworks Design | Build for the Pine Street Market:

Shell only; demo interior walls on the main floor and add new walls to create bike storage room, trash room, cell data, janitorial, 2 new restrooms; change of occupancy from “S” to “B” on the 2nd and 3rd floor; seismic upgrade to the whole building separate mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits required

Weekly Roundup: James Beard Public Market, OHSU and more

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James Beard Public Market

James Beard Public Market

Designs for the James Beard Public Market were released by Snøhetta. Portland Architecture provided extensive coverage of the announcement, where Snøhetta founding partner Craig Dykers spoke about how they arrived at the design.

OHSU has raised the $500 million match needed to gift from Phil Knight. The money will help the university move ahead with the Center for Health & Healing South and the Knight Cancer Research Building.

Also at OHSU, Portland Monthly had a look at the soon to open Treehouse Apartments by Lever Architecture. The apartments are a rare residential development on Marquam Hill.

The Portland City Council approved a ‘make or break’ deal with ZRZ Realty that will spur development on the Zidell Yards.

Upcoming micro restaurant spot The Zipper has lined up another tenant: Paydirt, a new bar by the people behind The Old Gold.

Creative agency Swift has signed a lease for 30,000 sq ft of office space at the under construction 1638 NW Overton building.

The City is considering whether developers should be able to receive extra density for affordable housing.

 

Pre-Application Conference Scheduled for building at SE 11th & Burnside

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A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Urban Development Group to discuss a new building at SE 11th & Burnside. The proposed 7 story building by Vallaster Corl Architects will have 84 residential apartments over ground floor retail and parking for 23 cars. 126 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.

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