Architecture and Development in PDX
The Design Commission has approved designs for full block, 20 story mixed use tower at 140 SW Columbia St, designed by GBD Architects. The project for Texas-based developer Alamo Manhattan will include 349 residential units, 15,000 sq ft of ground floor retail space within the ground floor. An above grade garage will include 236 vehicular parking spaces. 521 long term bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
A building permit is under review for the 8 unit NE Garfield and Failing development, by Architecture Building Culture for DEZ Development
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 December 18th to December 24th, 2017.
Early Assistance has been requested by Emerick Architects for a project at 716 SE Grand Ave:
Current code – Non-contributing structure – Core and shell alteration of existing three story building with basement. Change of use from Mercantile to Business/Assembly/Storage. New elevator, new enclosed stair and removal of intermediate floor between original first and second stories. No change to impervious surface area.
Early Assistance has been requested by Mackenzie for the Mall 205 Renovation:
Future Code: New buildings and renovation of Mall 205. Some buildings will be demolished at this site. Project would not be submitted until after new zoning code is implemented.
Early Assistance has been requested by CIDA Architects for a project at 1340 N Dekum St:
Current code – Two 15 unit (30 units between both buildings) 5,234 square feet three story apartment buildings on lots 10200 & 10300 with new property line adjustments.
A project at 6304 SE Duke St has been submitted for building permit review by Strongwork Architecture:
New 2-story triplex with associated site work.***DFS roof trusses***separate fire sprinklers***
A project with two buildings at NE Garfield and Failing has been submitted for building permit review by Architecture Building Culture:
Construct new 3 story with basement 4 unit apartment building with associated site work
Construct new 3 story with basement 4 unit apartment building with associated site work
A project at 5340 SE Milwaukie Ave has been submitted for building permit review by Sinan Gumusoglu Architecture:
Construct new 5 story (19) unit apartment building; first level to include parking and 3 apartment units; associated site work
A project at 10561 SE Division St has been submitted for building permit review by Brett Schulz Architect:
New construction , 2 story, type vb building with ground floor retail, 1 live work unit on ground floor and 4 residential units on second floor
A project at 1604 E Burnside St has been submitted for building permit review by Woodblock Architecture:
New 5 story, 88 unit hostel with restaurant and coffee shop for hostel on first floor, includes associated sitework *** mt permit to be submitted separately ***
A project at 3908 SE 136th Ave has been submitted for building permit review:
New 2 story residential care facility, associated landscaping, parking, and trash enclosure (under 120sq ft)
A building permit was issued to GBD Architects for a project at 1414 SW Park Ave:
7 stories (5 over 2 construction) consisting of 73 dwelling units. Ground floor contains parking for 12 cars and 38 bikes, leasing office, a residential lobby, builidng services and 3 residential loft units. Floors 2-7 include 70 residential units, amenity room and outdoor terrace on the top floor
A building permit was issued to Mentrum Architecture for a project at 1616 SE Insley St:
New 12 unit 3 story apartment building, attached trash enclosure at south elevation, includes associated site work
An excavation and shoring permit was issued to Gerding Edlen Development for 5 MLK:
Excavation and Shoring for new 17 story building
Building permits are under review for the renovation of the 10th & Yamhill Smart Park Garage
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 November 20th to November 27th, 2017.
Early Assistance has been requested by Carleton Hart Architecture for a project at 320 NW Hoyt St:
Renovation of existing (vacant) 3-story warehouse to be used as a shelter
Early Assistance has been requested by BAMA Architecture & Design for a project at 1537 SE Morrison St:
Future code – Evaluation of options for development of property.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled to discuss a project at 12400 SE Schiller St:
Future code – Two planned multi-dwelling unit buildings with associated utilities, parking, and walkways on two existing legal lots of record.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Ankrom Moisan Architects to discuss a project at 203 NE Grand Ave:
Current code: New eight story mixed use project with apartments on levels 2-8. Ground floor retail. Amenities include a lounge, fitness, leasing, bike storage and bike lounge, pet area and pet wash area.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by GBD Architects to discuss a project at 236 SE Grand Ave:
Current code – Proposal to build seven story B occupancy office building on the 1.2 block between SE Pine and SE Ash on SE Grand Ave. The structure will be approximately 100 feet tall with a gross area of approximately 107,000 square feet.
The renovation of 10th & Yamhill Smartpark Garage has been submitted for building permit review by FFA Architecture & Interiors:
Addition to parking garage. Replace northeast and southwest stair and elevator towers with new (demo’d under permit 17-273719-co). Demolish northwest and southeast stair and elevator towers. Reconfigured first floor layout including partitions for shell tenant spaces and addition to first floor shell tenant spaces at northeast and southwest corners. Repair and maintenance throughout parking levels. Accessibility upgrades. ***mechanical permit separate***
Alteration to parking garage. Selective demolition of the northeast and southwest corner stair and elevator towers, and demolition of interior partitions on the first floor tenant spaces. Related selective demolition of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
A structural permit was issued to Allied Works Architecture for the Providence Park Expansion:
STR 02: All micropiles shown on sheets S200C, 2001A, and 2002A; Shotecrete slabs on the hillside shown on S2001A at the north and south ends. This includes pile cap tie reinforcement that would be located within the shotcrete slabs.
A building permit was issued for Central City Concern’s Blackburn Building
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 November 13th to November 19th, 2017.
Design Advice has been requested by Carleton Hart Architecture for a project at 1727 NW Hoyt St:
Two new buildings and restoration of a Historic building (Contributing Structure) in Alphabet district.
Early Assistance has been requested by Design Department for a project at 4212 N Interstate Ave:
Current Code – New 4 story mixed use building. 1st floor retail 15 apartments proposed, no parking proposed.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by GBD Architects to discuss a project at 1120 SE Main St:
The proposal is a 1.5 acre site comprised of an existing two story commercial building to be renovated to be creative office/retail, a new wood framed five story multi-family building with ground floor retail, and a new manufacturing and production building with above with above grade parking. Total development to contain 72 apartments, 66,000 gsf manufacturing and production, and 94 vehicular parking stalls.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Case Design Group to discuss a project at 2231 NW Pettygrove St:
Current Code – New 5 story 29 unit apartment building. Purposed development valuation will trigger a Type 3 review.
A project at 4941 NE 14th Pl has been submitted for building permit review by CIDA Architects:
New 3 story, 15 unit apartment building, includes associated sitework
A building permit was issued for a project at 6041 NE Flanders St (previously 6035 NE Flanders St):
Construct 3 story, 4 plex building with 2 tuck under garages, 2 units on lowest level, 2 main floor units with upper levels above, no detached trash area, includes associated site work
A building permit was issued for a project at 7070 N Montana Ave (previously 7032 N Montana Ave):
Construct new 3 story six plex, no parking, detached trash enclosure less than 120sf in area, includes associated site work
A building permit was issued to Studio 3 Architecture for a project at 7210 N Burlington Ave (previously 7220 N Burlington Ave):
New 3-story, 19-unit multifamily apartment structure***deferred submittals: pre-engineered wood floor joists, pre-engineered wood roof joists, built in landscape irrigation (design build)***
A building permit was issued for a project at 123 SE 13th Ave (previously SE 13th and Ankeny):
New 87 unit, 4 story apartment building with roof deck. 5 parking spaces, landscaping and utilities
A building permit was issued for a project at 3618 SE 92nd Ave:
New construction of employee lift dispatch building with dispatch, training, offices, kitchen and two bathrooms; Site Improvements including new vehicle storage area and employee parking area; re-paving private road leading to parking area. Adjacent lift storage building under permit 17-187922-CO.
A building permit was issued to Ankrom Moisan Architects for The Blackburn Building (also known as the Eastside Health Center) at 12121 E Burnside St:
New 6 story mixed use building to consist of medical clinic, mix of transitional housing and mult family residential housing
The Design Commission has approved two building by GBD Architects on South Waterfront Blocks 42 and 45. The multi-block development will include 519 residential units, in two 7 story buildings. The project is being developed by Cairn Pacific.
The Design Commission has approved North 18, a six story mixed use building. The architects for the project are GBD Architects, who are completing work started by YBA Architects. The building will include 107 apartment units and 4,436 sq ft of retail and live/work space at the ground level. 51 vehicular parking spaces will be provided, mostly in a mechanized parking system. 120 long term bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
The Design Commission has approved two seven story mixed use buildings proposed by developer Cairn Pacific on South Waterfront Blocks 41 and 44. The buildings, designed in partnership by Jones Architecture and GBD Architects, will together include 524 residential units. Landscape design for the development is being done by PLACE.
The Riverplace Redevelopment would include towers of up to 400′ tall.
The Willamette Week broke the news of the potential Riverplace Redevelopment, which could include 2,500 units, with 500 of them priced to be affordable for people making 80% of area median income. The project is being designed by Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma & Associates and Portland-based GBD Architects. To move forward the project will require the support of the Portland City Council for an increase in the allowable heights on the site. Mayor Wheeler has confirmed he supports the development.
The Business Tribune reported on the ground breaking for the Cook Security Group HQ at 9225 NE Cascades Parkway.
The NW Examiner wrote about the Fremont Place apartment development, and how it will affect views of the Fremont Bridge from the Fields Park.
The 7 Dees garden center at 6025 SE Powell is set to be redeveloped as a 3-story self-storage building, reports the Portland Tribune.
Portland Architecture spoke to Hennebery Eddy Architects founder Tim Eddy on the occasion of the firm’s 25th birthday.
In the past 10 years, the City of Portland has collected $390 million in Systems Development Charges paid by developers, writes the Business Tribune.
The former AMF Bowling Alley on Powell is being converted into a Target
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 September 25th to October 1st, 2017.
Early Assistance has been requested by CE John for a project at 1715 NE 33rd Ave:
Current Code – New Multi-Tenant retail building with surface and rooftop parking.
Early Assistance has been requested by Koble Creative Architecture for a project at NE 42nd & Prescott:
Construction of new 4-story apartment building (19 units), with ground floor retail and parking.
A project at 4708 NE Sandy Blvd has been submitted for Type II Design Review by Koz Development:
New construction of mixed use building with 114 residential apartments over commercial space. One modification to bike parking.
A structural permit has been submitted for review by GBD Architects for SW 3rd & Ash:
STR 01 – Partial permit for excavation, shoring, foundation, structural shell and all under slab and perimeter utility for the project. One level below parking with 6 stories above grade
A building permit was issued to MAJ Development for the Powell Blvd Target at 3031 SE Powell Blvd:
Change of use and occupancy at shell from A-3/S-2 to M/S-2; addition of warehouse storage, loading area and trash enclosure; no current interior occupancy without T.I.; return to shell; remove all interior walls and fixtures; replace front storefront; new interior walls to separate space; remodel garage seismic upgrade is only at the garage level, and at the first floor. 10% increase on seismic load. Upper structure and roof is not upgraded . Amit coordinated in the early stage the sismic requirements with babrak amiri and with the applicant
A building permit was issued to Otak Architects for a project at 1823 SE 50th Ave:
New 4 story, 19 unit apartment building, includes associated sitework ***separate mechanical permit required***
A building permit was issued to Holst Architecture for 72Foster at 5005 SE 72nd Ave:
New four-story mixed-use multi-family building with 101 apartment units over ground floor retail and residential services; 35 on-site parking stalls Septic Decommissioning Required. Call for Inspection 842.
The Theory 33 Flats will include 30 residential units over ground floor retail.
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. (Note: this post covers August 7th to 13th, 2017; last week’s intakes will be covered in a subsequent post.)
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 1602 SE Tacoma St:
Proposal is to construct a twelve unit apartment building with one and two bedroom units alongside a pedestrian passageway and a central stair to the upper units. Concept development from building at 686 SE Spokane St. The existing structure will be deconstructed by a certified deconstruction contractor. The applicant wishes to use Community Design Standards and wishes to confirm that a Type II Design Review will not be required. Applicant will use current zoning code for review.
Early Assistance has been requested by DiLoreto Architecture for a project at 6615 SE 52nd Ave:
Current code. 32 unit housing constructed within an existing office building. no additional square footage proposed. Existing parking and site to remain.
Early Assistance has been requested by MWA Architects for a project at 9747 NE Glisan St:
Project is intended as affordable workforce multi-family residential development. This project includes 3,500 square feet of resident service/community space and 164 apartment units.
Early Assistance has been requested by Winn Architecture for a project at 3336 SW 11th Ave:
Proposal is for a 18 unit, three story with basement apartment building with ground floor commercial space.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Ankrom Moisan Architects to the discuss the New Omni at 416 NW 5th Ave:
Current code. Request for a Pre-App for a Type IV and Type III land use review for one contributing structure (416 NW 5th) and non-contributing structure (430 NW 5th Ave) for a proposal of a new 14 story, 150,000 GSF mixed use residential development with parking. Stormwater disposal via landscaped planter.
The PCC Child Development Center at 11900 SW 49th Ave has been submitted for building permit review by GBD Architects:
Addition of new 2-story building for classroom and office space; mixed occupancy B and E; new covered walkway to connect 2 existing buildings with new; TI in ground floor of existing buildings change of occupancy from B to E, replace exterior windows and new walls to reconfigure classrooms; and all associated site work
A fourth building at the Sunshine Portland development, located at 3610 SE 29th Ave, has been submitted for building permit review by Siteworks Design Build:
New 15 unit four story apartment building. ( building 4 of complex) with associated site work
525 SE MLK Blvd has been submitted for building permit review by Hacker Architects:
New construction of six story (above ground) building consisting of 90,400 SF with one level of underground parking consisting of 15,490 SF; five levels of office over ground floor retail
A building permit was issued to Hacker Architects for the Theory 33 Flats at 3325 SE Division St:
Construct new 4 story, 30 unit apartment building, trash area at main floor of building, includes associated site work
A building permit was issued to Carleton Hart Architecture for New Meadows at 4353 N Hunt St (previously 8710 N Dana Ave):
New 15 unit 2 story housing facility for youth transitioning out of foster care
A building permit was issued to Deca, Inc for a project at 1728 NE 45th Ave:
New 3 story w/ basement, 12 unit apartment building , includes associated sitework – prelim mtg 16-289387 BD ***separate mechanical permit required***
A building permit was issued for a project at 85 N Going St (previously 25 N Going St):
New 3 story 6 plex and associated site work; approx 75 sq ft trash enclosure
The first building permit was issued for the Convention Center Hotel at 375 NE Holladay St:
Excavation and shoring, underground utilities, stuctural foundations, vertical structure only, vertical fire protection standpipe at stairs