Category Archives: 227 NW 3rd

Weekly Roundup: Zidell Yards, 1621 NE 41st, 227 NW 3rd Ave, and more

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Zidell Yards

A new vision for the Zidell Yards site, which would include the retention of the gantry crane and the adaptive reuse of the existing barge building

The Portland Business Journal reported that ZRZ Realty has unveiled its latest vision for the Zidell Yards. At full build-out, the site could accommodate “15 to 20 new buildings and up to 5 million square feet of mixed-use space.”

The Portland Tribune reported that average rents have begun to fall as increased housing supply comes on to the market.

The Portland City Council held its first public hearing on the city’s proposed Inclusionary Housing ordinance. Many of those testifying were biking and walking advocates, wrote BikePortland.

The DJC wrote about Koz Development’s plans for two buildings in Northwest Portland*, at 1111 NW 16th Ave and 1015 NW 16th Ave, which when considered together will include 223 units and no parking spaces.

A new apartment building with no parking is proposed at 1621 NE 41st, according to the Hollywood Star News.

BikePortland reported that when the City reconsiders its Systems Development Charge methodology next year, it will change from considering vehicle trips generated by new development to “person trips”.

Portland Architecture wrote about Oregon’s “most endangered places”, including the Wong Laundry building at 227 NW 3rd Ave.

Multnomah County broke ground on the new $93 million Multnomah County Health Department Headquarters building, according to the Oregonian.

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Weekly Roundup: Atomic Orchard, Residential Infill, Eagles Lodge, and more

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A potential future for the “Innovation Quadrant”, as envisioned in the Central City 2035 Plan

The DJC wrote about Guerrilla Development’s “weird concept” for the Atomic Orchard Experiment at 2510 NE Sandy Blvd. The apartment building will include a mix of market rate and affordable housing, with some of the affordable units renting for less than $600 per month – without government subsidies.*

With Portland’s parking minimums for multifamily housing effectively repealed, Portland Shoupistas asked “what’s next?”

The Oregonian reported that the Portland City Council voted to approve the Residential Infill Project, which aims to reduce demolitions of single family houses while increasing the number of duplexes and triplexes built.

Portland Architecture discussed the Central City 2035 plan with three planners from the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability.

OPB looked at the toxic legacy of the Zidell Yards—and the efforts to clean the site up.

The Business Tribune wrote about plans to redevelop Chinatown’s Wong Laundry building at 227 NW 3rd Ave, which will have to clear the high bar of City Council approval for the demolition of a contributing building in a historic district.

The Portland Mercury reported that the Eagles Lodge at 4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd may soon be sold, with redevelopment of the site likely.

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Metro Reports: Grant Park Village Phase II, 6112 SE Foster, 2310 SE Hawthorne, and more

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Grant Park Village Phase II

A building permit was issued for Grant Park Village Phase II, by LRS Architects for Capstone Partners

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.

Early Assistance has been requested by Steelhead Architecture for a project at 6112 SE Foster Rd:

Change of use from market & office to a restaurant & brewery.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 5004 SE Woodward St:

Proposal is to build a 30 unit apartment building with convenience store on ground floor. Existing structures to be demolished.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 227 NW 3rd Ave:

Demo existing historic building and build a new 8 story mixed use building. First floor commercial & restaurant, 2nsd floor open space, apartments above.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Doug Circosta Architect to discuss a project at 4775 N Lombard St:

26 new apartment units.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled to discuss a project at the University of Western States campus:

NEW 8200 SF Building, classsrooms and study on UWS Campus

A project at 1624 SE Insley St has been submitted for building permit review by Mentrum Architecture:

New 12 Unit 3 Story Apartment Building.

A project at 5045 SE Foster Rd has been submitted for building permit review by Scott Edwards Architecture:

New mixed use project, 4 stories, 33 apartment units over ground floor retail, with roof deck and associated site work.

A project at NE 79th & Everett has been submitted for building permit review:

New three story six unit multifamily dwelling

A project at 2310 SE Hawthorne Blvd has been submitted for building permit review by LRS Architects:

New four story mixed use building; 59 units over ground floor retail and 22 parking stalls

A building permit was issued for a project at 1403 SE Stark St:

Partial change of occupancy from S-1 and F-1 to B; shell only; no occupancy this permit; renovation of entire building; reconfigure basement stairs and walls; reconfigure walls on main floor to create future tenant space, mechanical room, garbage room; new entry patio; remove mezzanine; full seismic upgrade to current code OSSC standard.

A building permit was issued for Grant Park Village Phase II at 1580 NE 32nd Ave:

5 story new apartment building with 4 stories wood frame construction over 1st story concrete construction and 1 level of sub-grade parking

A building permit was issued for a project at 1805 SE Madison St:

New (12) unit 3 story apartment building with parking garage and courtyard