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: 3000 SE Powell, 4937 SE Woodstock, Going 42, and more

3000 SE Powell
A new Design Advice Request has been scheduled for the Portland Housing Bureau’s development at 3000 SE Powell. The size of the building and the site has increased, relative to what was shown to the Design Commission in July 2019 (pictured).

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 10th, 2020 to February 16th, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by Holst Architecture for 3000 SE Powell:

This is the second design advice request for this Portland Housing Bond project. New multi-family affordable housing building with approximately 210 units. Wood framed construction and all stormwater is maintained on-site.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at NW 24th Pl and Vaughn:

Develop one lot with a 9-unit multi-family housing building along with associated improvements. Note that they are in the process of having Lots 11-14 confirmed through PR 20-119022 LC

Early Assistance has been requested by Scott Edwards Architecture for a project at 4937 SE Woodstock Blvd:

New 4-story mixed-use building with about 1,800sf of ground floor retail space facing Woodstock Blvd. and 87 rental dwellings on all floors consisting of studio, 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed units. 1 loading space will be provided on site with access from Woodstock. Storm water to be accommodated with a combination of dry-wells, landscape and if necessary, eco-roofs.

Early Assistance has been requested by MWA Architecture for a project at 12529 SE Powell Blvd:

New construction of approximately 165 affordable, multi-family apartments ranging in size between one-bedroom and three-bedroom. Development will include resident community room and support spaces along with site utilities, waste/recycling, auto parking, bike parking, and play area.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled to discuss a project at 2321 SE 89th Ave:

New (3) fourplexes apartment to create a total 13 units on the lot.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Hennebery Eddy Architects to discuss a project at 539 NW 10th Ave:

A Pre-Application Conference to discuss construction of a new 11-story hotel. The hotel will contain 150-160 guest rooms with 85,000-90,000 square feet of floor area. Loading access is proposed from NW Hoyt St with a single interior loading bay. No off-street parking is proposed.

The Going 42 Apartments have been submitted for building permit review by Carleton Hart Architecture:

New 56-unit apartment building with associated site work w/20-118735-MT

A project at 456 NE Beech St has been submitted for building permit review by Allusa Architecture:

New 3 story hotel with ground floor office, laundry, and trash room

A building permit was issued for a project at 6833 N Montana Ave (previously 6829 N Montana Ave):

New two-story, 6 unit apartment building including site work, utilities, and trash enclosure (less than 120 sf). No on-site parking. ***mechanical separate***

A building permit was issued to EMA Architecture for a project at 11025 NE Sandy Blvd:

Construct new one story building to include; multi purpose room, mechanical room, three new restrooms; and kitchen; ecoroof; exterior new patio on north side of building new play field and associated site work to include; reconfigure existing parking; new walkway; widen existing driveway on north side; close driveway on se corner and reconfigure landscaping ***mural and solar array under separate permits***