Metro Reports: 306 SE 8th, 1137 NW 23rd, 2148 NE MLK, and more

Posted on March 8, 2020 by nextportland

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

Weekly Roundup: Pepsi Blocks, Morrison Market, Inclusionary Zoning, and more

Posted on March 3, 2020 by nextportland

Pepsi Blocks Phase 1A — The first phase of the Pepsi Blocks will soon be submitted for building permit review, reports the *Daily Journal of Commerce*. It’s one of the large developments that’s moving forward, at a time when fewer mid-size developments are happening.

Eater Portland wrote about the Morrison Market, the “mysterious new food hall in Southeast Portland“.

The Daily Journal of Commerce covered how costs are escalating for multifamily development*, with a resulting dip in production.

The City of Portland wants to bring in an outsider to see how effective inclusionary zoning has been since 2017 ($) reports the Portland Business Journal.

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Metro Reports: Eleven West, Division 28 Homes, 3802 NE MLK, and more

Posted on March 2, 2020 by nextportland

The Division 28 Homes have been submitted for building permit review.

Early Assistance has been requested by Ink:Built Design and Habitat for Humanity Portland/ Metro East for a project at 13445 SE Foster Rd:

40 Units of Affordable Housing

Early Assistance has been requested by Scott Edwards Architecture for a project at 2231 NW Pettygrove St:

New 5-story, 30-unit apartment building with partial basement.

Early Assistance has been requested by Works Progress Architecture for a project at 4905 N Vancouver Ave:

New 4 story (12 unit) apartment building with ground floor residential. Storm water is assumed to be drywells.

Buildings B, C and D at 3802 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd have been submitted for a Type II Design Review by William Kaven Architecture:

This submission seeks design review for the southeast corner of NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and NE Failing St, south toward NE Beech St 2 Modifications are requested.
This submission seeks design review for the third of the four buildings, Building C. Building C is a new three-story mixed-use in-fill structure located just south of the intersection of NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and NE Failing St. 2 Modifications are requested
This submission seeks design review for the fourth of the four buildings, Building D. Building D is a new three-story, mixed-use in-fill structure located just south of the intersection on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and NE Failing St. 2 modifications are requested

Building A at 3802 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd has been submitted for building permit review:

New 3 story mixed use building; main fl to include 2 residential units and retail space; fl 2-3 to include 16 apartment units; associated site work

A project at 2475 SE 30th Ave has been submitted for building permit review:

Construct new 4 story mixed use building; main floor to include retail space and 2 residential units; floor 2-4 to include 16 apartment units; associated site work

The Division 28 Homes at 2865 SE Division have been submitted for building permit reivew by Hacker:

28 Division Homes – New 4 story, 46,057 square foot mixed use building with 11 residential units, ground floor restaurant tenant, and 20 below grade parking spaces.

An excavation and shoring permit was issued to ZGF Architects for Eleven West:

11W – EXC 01- Excavation and Shoring for a New 25 story mixed use building, with 4 below grade floors for parking.

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

Posted on February 27, 2020 by nextportland

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***

Weekly Roundup: Troy Laundry, Tree Farm, Westwind Apartments, and more

Posted on February 24, 2020 by nextportland

Plans presented to the Historic Landmarks Commission today show a renovation of the Troy Laundry building, and a new 6-story residential building built on the northern half of the block.

The Oregonian wrote about plans from Chicago-based developer AJ Capital Partners for the Troy Laundry building at 1010 SE Ash St. The renovated building might include a location of the private members club Soho House.

The Daily Journal of Commerce wrote about buildings being planned with greenery on the exterior,* including Tree Farm in the Central Eastside and the new Westwind Apartments in Old Town.

Construction of new housing in Portland is still falling short of the need, reports Willamette Week.

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Metro Reports: Mann House, Modera Morrison

Posted on February 23, 2020 by nextportland

Innovative Housing plans to convert the Mann House in Kerns into affordable housing.

Design Advice was requested by Emerick Architects for the Anna Mann House at 1021 NE 33rd Ave:

The conversion of an existing 51,000sf historic group living complex into an affordable housing complex. With a new 36,000sf addition and a future, 32,000sf stand alone building to be added to the site, a total of 128 new affordable housing units will be created. The intention is to include on-site filtration methods pending the results of the geotechnical report.

A foundation permit for the Modera Morrison at 1120 SE Morrison St was submitted for review by SERA Architects

MODERA MORRISON – Foundation, excavation, and shoring for new 7-story apartment building with 1.5 levels below grade parking

Weekly Roundup: Broadway Corridor, Parallax, Hyatt Centric, and more

Posted on February 18, 2020 by nextportland

A masterplan for the Broadway Corridor went in front of the Design Commission last week. The Daily Journal of Commerce reported that Commissioners had questions* about the “buildings’ podium heights, the curb-less Green Loop on the North Park Blocks and the arrangement of buildings on developable blocks.”

Eater Portland took a look inside Masia, the “spacious new Spanish restaurant” from the team behind Ataula at the Hyatt Centric.

As one of their “reasons to love Portland right now” Willamette Week wrote about how street artists turned the former Sunshine Dairy into a temporary work of art. The building will ultimately be demolished to make way for the Dairy Apartments.

The Parallax Apartments at 4018 N Williams incorporates a mural by artist Tom Cramer, whose works was previously found on the warehouse located on the same site, reports the Business Tribune.

The Oregonian took a first look at the newest Green Zebra location, which has opened in the ground of Division Street Station at 2595 SE 50th Ave.

The sudden closure of Concordia University spells uncertainty for programs at the recently rebuilt Faubion Elementary School, reports the Oregonian.

An audit found that more than $200 million spent by Portland in Lents shows mixed results, reports the Oregonian.

The historic Jantzen Beach Carousel could find a home as part of the Portland Diamond Project, reports KATU.

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Weekly Roundup: Westwind Apartments, Sandy 28 and Tanner Point

Posted on February 12, 2020 by nextportland

The new Westwind Apartments, designed by Works Progress Architecture and Architecture Building Culture, will include 100 new deeply affordable SRO and studio units.

The Daily Journal of Commerce wrote about the new Westwind Apartments, which the Design Commission had a first look at last week*.

The Portland Chronicle checked in on the Sandy 28 Apartments, where a single house was replaced by 206 units.

An “Italy-meets-Portland food hall, neighborhood hub, and marketplace” named La Cooperativa is planned at the ground of Pearl District office building Tanner Point, reports Portland Monthly.

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Metro Reports: Lincoln High School, 3219 SE Milwaukie, 5145 SE Mcloughlin, and more

Posted on February 8, 2020 by nextportland

The first building permit for the new Lincoln High School was issued.

Design Advice has been requested by SERA Architects for a project at 2250 NW Flanders St:

6 story apartment building with approximately 200 units in the Northwest Plan District and Alphabet Historic District. Non-contributing. Stormwater disposal method TBD

Early Assistance has been requested by DECA Architects for a project at 5505 SE 136th Ave:

New construction of a 6,425 sq ft, 2-story apartment building with 5 dwelling units and a new driveway (no commercial units). Adjustment to setback is needed.

Early Assistance has been requested by Tahran Architecture and Planning for a project at 3219 SE Milwaukie Ave:

Proposal to build a new 4-story apartment building with a total of 44-46 units of affordable housing. Stormwater disposal is proposed to be a storm water planter.

Early Assistance has been requested by Edge Development for a project at 5527 N Greeley Ave:

New 12-unit, 3-story multi-family residential building. No on-site parking provided. A drywell shall be proposed for stormwater retention.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Carleton Hart Architecture to discuss Multnomah County’s project at 333 SW Park Ave

Renovation of existing building and adjacent lot

A project at 2047 NE Davis St has been submitted for a Pre-Permit Zoning Check:

New fourplex apartment to create a total of 6 dwelling units on the lot. Proposed stormwater disposal method is not included in this pre-check.

A project at 2321 SE 89th Ave has been submitted for a Pre-Permit Zoning Check:

3 new fourplex apartments, to create a total of 13 dwelling units on the lot. Proposed stormwater disposal method is not included in this pre-check.

A project at 2135 NW 29th Ave has been submitted for a Type III Design Review, by Jones Architecture and Waechter Architecture:

Development of eight 15,000SF mass-timber apartment buildings (type 3-B); each 5 stories with parking. Each to have their own building permit per OSSC 2019, but processed as one Type3 LUR per Pre-App direction. Modifications requested to Ground Floor Window requirement and Pedestrian Access requirement.

A project at 2011 NE 47th Ave was submitted for building permit review:

New 2 story 5 unit apartment building.

A project at 5145 SE Mcloughlin Blvd was submitted for building permit review by Fosler Portland Architecture:

New 19 unit apartment building with associated site work; no on site parking; mechanical permit separate

A foundation permit was issued to Bora Architects for the new Lincoln High School:

FND 01 – New foundations, slab on grade and under slab utilities for a 6 story, 291,000 sf high school.***review with 19-218828-MT

Weekly Roundup: Scott Edwards HQ, PSU Science Building One, Nesika Illahee, and more

Posted on February 4, 2020 by nextportland

Architecture firm Scott Edwards will expand its existing headquarters on East Burnside.

Local tech entrepreneurs Christine and David Vernier have given Portland State University $4.5 million to support a major renovation of Science Building One, reports the Oregonian.

The Portland City Council was given an update on the Broadway Corridor last week. The Portland Business Journal wrote about the Healthy Communities Coalition’s efforts to ensure social benefits, including wage standards and diversity. The Oregonian reported that Portland Parks and Recreation will soon develop the block in front of PNCA, as a first step in the extension of the North Park Blocks.

OPB wrote about Nesika Illahee, a first of its kind affordable housing development for Native Americans that opened last week.

The Daily Journal of Commerce wrote about architecture firm Scott Edwards’ plan to expand its headquarters* at 2525 E Burnside St so that it can fit all of its staff in one location.

Apple plans to take space ($) in the recently completed 7 Southeast Stark, reports the Portland Business Journal.

The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that Portland officials to need better justification for allowing 200′ tall buildings in parts the Chinatown-Japantown historic district, reports the Oregonian.

Hotels near the Block 216 construction site are handing out earplugs to their guests, reports Willamette Week.

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