Architecture and Development in PDX
Design Advice has been offered to YBA Architects and PLACE Studio for Conway Block 290, a mixed use development at NW 21st and Pettygrove. The project by Guardian Real Estate Services will include a new square surrounded by four to six story buildings. These will have residential units over ground floor retail, with a subterranean performing arts center. Car parking will be provided in a below grade garage.
Market Street Apartments
Every week, the Bureau of Development services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
SRG Partnership and ZGF Architects have requested Design Advice for two new buildings in South Waterfront, including the OHSU Center for Health & Healing II:
Design Advice Request for new ambulatory care facility on Block 29 and new mixed-use structure on Block 28.
SRG Partnership have also requested Design Advice for the OHSU Schnitzer Campus Building III at 2730 SW Moody Ave:
Project is new research building for Knight Cancer Research Institute.
YBA Architects have requested Design Advice for Conway Block 290:
Mixed use develpoment 7 stroy building with retail/comercial on the 1st story & underground parking
Leeb Architects have scheduled a Pre-Application Conference to discuss a project on North Harbour Lot 2:
3 lots total. 2 development areas to create one 4 story and one 5 story apartments with podium parking first floor
A demolition permit was issued for the PNCA Goodman Building, which is set to be redeveloped as Block 136:
Demolition of single story concrete warehouse with no basement. Slab will be left on site.Seperate permit for demo of sprinkler system to be obtained from the Fire Marshal’s Office. JET
A building permit is under review for a new building by Solterra Systems at 2422 SE 9th Ave:
New 34,000 sf, 5 story building with b, s, f, and a occupancies; ground floor retail; interior bike parking; lower level parking; ecoroof and elevator
A building permit is under review for the New Seasons University Park at 6300 N Lombard St:
Shell only; construction of new 26,500 sf building; associated site improvements and parking, landscaping and utilities
A building permit was issued for a project at 8211 N Montana Ave:
New 6 unit building, 3 story, 2 units on each floor, flat lot, complex
A building permit was issued to SERA Architects for the Market Street Apartments at 1115 SW Market St:
54,000 SF, 6 story apartment building (5/1)
A building permit was issued for the rebuild of the NE Weidler Taco Bell:
New construction of a taco bell restaurant on same property as existing taco bell that will be demolished
A Notice of a Pre-Application Conference [PDF] has been posted for development at Conway Block 290. The proposed project at NW 21st & Quimby is described in the notice as follows:
Pre-Application Conference to discuss Type III Design Review for a new mixed-use project that includes a neighborhood park, an urban square, 8-story building with ground floor retail and residential units and a 99- space underground parking structure on portion of the Conway Master Plan area, known as Block 290. The proposed uses, including the parking, was approved through the master plan review LU 12-135162 MS. The applicant also wishes to amend the approved Con-way Master Plan, amending Map 6-1, to allow access to underground parking from NW Thurman Street and NW Pettygrove Street.
The developer is Guardian Real Estate, and the architects are YBA Architects with LRS Architects.
Every week, the Bureau of Development services publishes a list of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. Despite being a three day week, there was a lot of activity in the past week.
GBD have requested Design Advice on the Oregon Square project:
Proposed Oregon Square development – 4 block superblock development on site of the existing Oregon Square block, including 4 apartment towers and a public pedestrian only plaza. Proposing 1030 apartment units, 36000 sf retail, 800 below-grade parking stalls.
SERA have applied for an early assistance meeting for a new project at 4937 SE Division St:
Early Assistance Planner + Service Bureaus, No meeting for proposed 134 unit apartment building with retail at ground level.
YBA Architects have requested a Pre-Application Conference for a project at 1417 NW 20TH Ave, which is part of the Conway masterplan:
New mixed use project including 8 story building with ground floor retail and condominiums and public square.
Surround Architecture have requested a Pre-Application Conference for the Grove Hotel:
Pre-Application Conference to discuss Type III Historic Resource Review for the renovation of an existing 3 story building–the Grove Hotel and the construction of a new 9-story , 63,000 square-foot building (replacing the theatre addition). Both buildings will contain hotel uses with ground-floor retail. The site is within the New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District.
Lastly, a building permit for a project at 4942 NE 7th Ave was applied for:
NEW 12-UNIT, THREE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING