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Metro Reports: 1685 SE Umatilla, NW 13th and Glisan, 710 E Burnside and more

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17th & Umatilla

1685 SE Umatilla by Myhre Group Architects

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits. We publish the highlights.

Mackenzie have requested Design Advice for a project at NW 13th and Glisan:

Design Advice Request for a new 6-story mixed use building.

Polyphon Architecture and Design have requested Design Advice for a project at 710 E Burnside:

Proposed 11-story mixed use building.

Baysinger Partners have requested Early Assistance to discuss the conversion of a building at 8000 NE Tillamook:

Project will remodel the existing building with 33,100 sf grocery user, 51,000 sf office use and 50 residential units. Two new retail pad buildings will be constructed totaling 23,000 sf.

WDC Properties have requested Early Assistance to discuss a project at 233 NW 16th Ave:

Remove existing building. Construct a new multi-story mixed-use building with on site parking. Onsite storm water disposal. Intending to meet the community design standards.

Brett Schulz Architect has requested Early Assistance to discuss a project at 8307 N Ivanhoe St:

Proposed 3 story apartment building with 14 units and retail space. Wants to meet community design standards.

Robert Freeman Architecture have requested Early Assistance to discuss a project at 8150 N Lombard St:

Proposed two story apartment complex with 16 units, no onsite parking. Would like to meet community design standards.

A building permit was issued to Urban Development Group for a project at 1685 SE Umatilla:

New 4 story wood frame apartment building with underground parking ; basement parking to include new bike storage, trash enclosure, dog wash room, and 3 apartment units;

 

Weekly Roundup: Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, Multnomah Village apartments, The Redd and more

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7707 SW Capital Highway

7707 SW Capital Highway

Multnomah Village residents are attempting to block a planned apartment building at 7707 SW Capitol Highway. The building will include 70 market rate apartments, two retail units, and between 43 and 60 parking stalls.

The Portland Business Journal wrote about plans for the adaptive reuse of the Stagecraft Building, one of the last remaining buildings in the Pearl suitable for conversion.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday for the Japanese Garden Expansion, with architect Kengo Kuma in attendance from Japan.

The first phase of the Ecotrust’s Redd on Salmon St food hub is now open and ready for tenants. The project will consist of two buildings: Marble and Foundry. Work on the Foundry building is expected to be completed in late 2016.

The Pine Street Market, which is due to open late this year, was named as one of American’s 17 Most Anticipated Food Halls by Eater. It was joined on the list by the James Beard Public Market, currently scheduled to open in 2018.

A study of Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum has come up with five options for how the structure could be renovated. These range for minor upgrades to address maintenance needs, to creating an indoor track and field facility.

A profile of developer/architect Ben Kaiser at Oregon Business looked at his ideas for how to deal with earthquakes, in both new and existing buildings. Work on the Radiator at One North, designed by Kaiser’s practice PATH Architecture, was recently completed.

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette has sold a downtown parking lot, reported the Portland Business Journal. The non profit is still considering its options for its headquarters at 619 SW 11th, however at a recent Pre-Application Conference plans for a 15 story hotel were discussed.

A commercial structure at 8235 SE 17th Ave has been demolished, reported the Portland Chronicle. A building permit is under review for a new apartment building on the site, by developer Urban Development Group.

Weekly roundup: good and bad news for food carts

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The Hallock & McMillen Building

The Hallock & McMillen Building

The Oregonian broke the news of another huge development in the Lloyd District that will add 980 apartments. The project at 1510 NE Multnomah is being designed by Holst Architects for Southern California developer Bob Bisno.

PDX Commons, a cohousing project at SE 43rd & Belmont will displace the Good Food Here food cart pod. Urban Development Partners is targeting the units to retirees.

The Portland Chornicle published images of the single story retail building that will be torn down for a new building by Urban Development Group at 8235 SE 17th.

After a number of false starts, the Hallock & McMillen Building on Naito Parkway is due to be restored. The building is Portland’s oldest surviving commercial structure. The Oregonian looked into its history.

The first completed building at One North is The Radiator, which includes the first earthquake early warning system of its kind in the Northwest.

The board of Portland Public Schools voted in favor of a pre-development plan that will allow NAYA Generations, an inter-generational housing and learning community for Native Americans, to move forward.

Food cart Los Gorditos will be temporarily displaced by the construction of apartments at 4937 SE Division St, however The Portland Business Journal reports that they are close to signing a deal to open in one of the retail spaces in the new building.

 

Metro Reports: massive development in the Lloyd District, Hallock & McMillan Building and more

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Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.

Holst Architecture have requested Design Advice for a project at 1510 NE Multnomah St, currently the Regal Lloyd 10 cinema and associated surface parking:

A three-building mixed use development containing 980 units of market rate housing, as well as retail and community spaces. Structured parking (873 spaces) included.

Emerick Architects have requested early assistance for an addition to the historic Hallock & McMillan Building at 237 SW Naito Parkway:

2 story, 950 sq ft addition to existing building to provide ADA accessibility & fire & life safety upgrades.

Early assistance has been requested for a drive thru Starbucks at 5810 N Lombard St:

Existing building to be removed. Proposal is for a Starbucks drive-thru. Access to the site is proposed to remain with the existing two driveways.

Scott Edwards Architecture have requested early assistance for a development at 1551 SW Upper Hall St:

New Multi family (3-unit) development.

Ankrom Moisan Architects have scheduled a Pre Application Conference to discuss a project at 1300 NE 16th Ave:

2-story 10-plex independent living apartments with below grade parking located in current parking lot area.

Waterleaf Architecture have scheduled a Pre Application Conference to discuss a project at 1949 SE Division St:

Proposed project is a four story commercial building consisting of one story of ground floor retail space and secured parking below three stories of office space.

Site works Design | Build have scheduled a Pre Application Conference to discuss the renovation of the YMCA at 2815 SW Barbur Blvd for Under Armour:

Renovation of 1977 YMCA – Type 3 DZ

Urban Development Group have submitted a building at 8235 SE 17th Ave for building permit review:

New 4 story wood frame apartment building with underground parking ; basement parking to include new bike storage, trash enclosure, dog wash room, and 3 apartment units;

SERA Architects have applied for the first of the required building permits for the AC by Marriott hotel:

***STR 1 : Excavation and Shoring and structure to grade, under slab plumbing***204 room hotel 3rd and Taylor, 15 story on 1/4 block

In Situ Architecture have applied for building permits for an addition at 3740 SE Haig St:

Addition of 2 stories to existing single story duplex (with unit on main level and one in basement) to create 4 plex, new units are 2 story units, no work at existing units, detached trash enclosure is 20sf

LRS have applied for building permits for an addition to a nursing home at 6125 SW Boundary St:

Renovation of existing 53,000 sf Type V nursing home with a 44,000 sf addition, new parking lot and site improvements

A building permit was issued for a new building at 17 SE 63rd Ave:

New tri-plex on same site as existing 6 unit apartment building