Architecture and Development in PDX
The proposed Restoration Hardware store on NW 23rd has returned for a second Design Advice hearing in front of the Historic Landmarks Commission. The proposed store by Ankrom Moisan Architects would be modeled on the furniture store’s ‘Gallery’ concept, as used at the recently opened West Hollywood store. Furniture would be display in a series of linked rooms, as they might be in a house. A roof terrace will be used to display outdoor furniture.
A Design Review hearing has been held for the 9th & Belmont Apartments, a 6 story building by Ankrom Moisan Architects and Foresight Development & Real Estate. The proposed building would have 105 units, split between 35 studios, 60 one bedroom units and 10 two bedroom units. Up to 5 retail spaces are proposed at the ground level. Parking for 17 cars and 163 bicycles will be provided.
Construction is nearing completion on the Janey II development in the Pearl District, a nine-story mixed-use building by GBD Architects. The building is situated directly next to the existing Janey building, which was completed in September 2012. Plans call for 62 market-rate apartments over first-floor retail.
Core Spaces are set to appear in front of the Design Commission with revised designs for 4th & Harrison, a 15 story apartment building. The proposed building will include 425 rental units, with a mix of studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments. According to the developer the intent is that the project will “have wide appeal including recent graduates and young professionals, families [and] empty-nesters.” Plans show a 30,000 sq ft grocery store at the ground level, along with a 5,000 sq ft ‘fast casual’ restaurant. The building will include 158 below grade car parking spaces, accessed from SW Harrison. 66 spaces will be reserved for the use of shoppers at the grocery store, with the remaining 92 spaces dedicated to residents of the building. The design architects for the building are Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture of Chicago, with Portland based Myhre Group Architects acting as consulting architects.
Carbon12, as shown during Design Advice
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Design Advice has been requested for a project at 3207 SW 1st Ave:
Warehouse to office conversion.
Early Assistance has been requested by Mentrum Architecture for a new building at 6205 N Minnesota Ave:
Proposal is for a 3-story 18 unit apartment building
A building at 3514 NE Sandy Blvd has been submitted for Design Review:
Design Review for a new one story- (8,115 s.f.) building
Carbon12 by PATH Architecture has been submitted for Historic Resource Review:
Eight story mixed use building with 22-24 parking spaces with two ground floor retail units and 14 residential condominiums. The roof will also have a roof deck for the top two units.
Surround Architecture have submitted their designs for renovation and expansion of the Grove Hotel for Historic Resource Review:
This project consists of a renovation of an existing three-story building with basement and construction of a new nine story , 44,200 sf concrete building
Emerick Architects have submitted their 21st and Irving Apartments for Historic Resource Review:
Demo of exising structure for development of 4 story mixed use development including 57 living units and 55-62 parking spaces. Historic resource review with 6 modifications.
Conceptual image of the Ross Island Bridge Park at the Zidell Yards
The Portland Development Commission and ZRZ Realty came to an agreement over development at the Zidell Yards. The Development Agreement, backed by $23.7 million of public money, will lead to 1.5 million sq ft of commercial and residential development.
The Willamette Week published rebuttals to the 5 Myths About Portland Apartments.
The Oregonian published the first images of what the massive development at 1510 NE Multnomah might look like. The three building development could include as many as 1,125 units.
Multnomah County voted to allow Central City Concern to sell a quarter block parcel to developer Trinsic Residential Group. The land deal will 419 E Burnside to move ahead.
A grand opening was held for the Hotel Eastlund, the newly renovated hotel in the Lloyd District. The Daily Journal of Commerce published a photo gallery, with shots of both the exterior and interiors.
Construction is about to begin on the first building of the Dharma Rain Zen Center. The center will be built on a site on NE Siskiyou St, which was used for years as a dump for construction debris, leaving the site too contaminated to develop. The Buddhist nonprofit bought the site in 2012, and has worked since then on the site remediation.
A warehouse at 2330 NW Raleigh St is set to replaced by a 40 new apartments. The Portland Chronicle looked into the history of the property about to be redeveloped.
Eater Portland reports that the Pine Street Market has named its latest tenant: Peruvian restaurant Andina. The market is set to open in November.
A gallery in the Daily Journal of Commerce showed the progress on The Abigail, the latest affordable housing project in the Pearl.
A major renovation is planned for the Mont Blanc Building in the Irvington neighborhood. The existing warehouse will be converted by North Rim Development for use as commercial catering kitchens and creative office space. At the ground floor the building will include 4 catering/commercial/production kitchens, along with 8,500 sq ft of office/retail space. The second floor will become 9,900 sq ft of office space. The design for the project is by Richard Brown Architect.
The Modera Belmont, an apartment complex by SERA Architects and Mill Creek Residential Trust, is continuing its way through the Design Review process. The full block development would contain 202 dwelling units above ground floor retail and live/work units. 105 car parking spaces would be located in a below grade garage, with bike storage located in a common room accessed directly from the SE 7th Ave.
Drawings have been submitted to the City for an addition to the Industrial Home Building at 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. The addition by FFA Architecture & Interiors would add two new floors of approximately 5,560 sq ft over an existing parking area. 18 existing car parking spaces would remain.
Encore Architects of Seattle and Alliance Realty Partners have received Design Advice from the Design Commission for the Broadstone Pearl, a proposed apartment building at 1400 NW Raleigh St. The 6 story building would include 146 apartment units and 93 parking stalls, with garage access from both NW Quimby St and NW 15th Ave. A 709 sq ft retail unit is proposed at the corner of NW 14th Ave and Raleigh St.
