Architecture and Development in PDX
A date has been set for Oregon Square to have its first full Design Review hearing, after three advisory Design Advice hearings earlier in the year. The Design Commission will review the massive superblock development on August 13th. The project by American Assets Trust and GBD Architects will include 940 residential units, 50,000 sq ft of retail space and 908 below grade parking stalls. At the project’s center will be a large public square, designed by Place Studio.
PSU Viking Pavilion
The Oregonian reported that the Portland Development Commission has reached a deal with ZRZ Realty for the redevelopment of the Zidell Yards.
An interview with Kyle Anderson of GBD Architects at Portland Architecture discussed the transformation of the Lloyd District from a business district to a neighborhood. GBD are working on two of the largest projects in the area: the soon to be completed Hassalo on Eighth; and Oregon Square, which has been submitted for Design Review.
Also in the Lloyd District, the Hotel Eastlund opened this week. An article in the Portland Tribune looked at the transformation of the former Red Lion hotel. While the rooftop restaurant Altabira is still a few weeks away from opening, the ground level cafe Citizen Baker opened on Monday.
The contract to build the PSU Viking Pavillion has been awarded to Fortis Construction. The building is set for completion in 2018.
The Portland Business Journal published photos of the newly renovated 1510 Technology Center, now home to Viewpoint Construction Software.
The Planning & Sustainability Commission will vote on the proposed 2035 Comprehensive Plan on July 14th. The plan will then go the City Council in August.
Craig Kelly of Venerable Properties discussed the renovation of Washington High School with the Portland Business Journal.
The Portland Chronicle reported on a house at 3116 N Vancouver Ave that will be torn down for new micro housing.
It’s now almost 6 months since the first post on Next Portland. Since then we’ve published over 180 posts and added over 350 projects to our map, which is a testament to the staggering scale of development happening right now in Portland. Much of this development is 4-6 story buildings along the corridors such as N Williams and SE Division, but there is also a large number of tall buildings going up in the Central City, which why we decided to list the 25 tallest buildings planned or under construction.
While the boom of the 2000s was defined by the activity in South Waterfront, today that district has no apartments or condos planned over 6 stories tall. By contrast the Pearl, the Lloyd District and the Central Eastside are all seeing their skylines altered. Activity in Downtown has quieter, but it also has the tallest building in our list, which is now the 4th tallest building in the city.
Where possible, the heights given are the building height as defined in the Portland Zoning Code and published in the Design Commission’s Final Findings. Where indicated the heights have been estimated.
Height: 460′
Architect: TVA Architects
Status: Under Construction
Oregon Square
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Koz Development have applied for Design Advice for a project at 2211 SW 4th Ave:
110 unit apartment building over surface level parking deck
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled for a project at 6036 SE Foster Rd:
Planned development – YMCA rebuild & multi unit apartment complex
GBD Architects have submitted Oregon Square for Design Review:
The Oregon Square development is a four block superblock development on the site of the existing Oregon Square block. The development is proposed to be four apartment towers around a publicly accessed pedestrian only central landscaped plaza.
Urban Development Group have submitted 1916 SE 50th for building permit:
Construct new 4 story 63 unit apartment building with underground parking; associated site work
An excavation permit was issued to SERA Architects for the Riverscape Lot 1 apartments:
Partial permit for excavation (16 foot depth) and shoring (2 sides, including Natio ROW) only
Three Design Advice Request hearings have now been held for Oregon Square, the massive mixed use development proposed for the Lloyd District by American Assets Trust, GBD Architects and Place Studio. The overall concept for the development has remained consistent since the initial Design Advice Request hearing held in January. The second and third sessions focused on the design of the individual buildings, and on refining the landscape concept.
Image from the West Quadrant Plan showing a possible development scenario meeting targets for approximately 20,000 new housing units and 30,000 new jobs.
Our weekly roundup covers the stories relating to architecture & development in Portland:
In a 4-1 vote the City Council approved the West Quadrant Plan which will shape the development Downtown, South Waterfront, the Pearl and Goose Hollow for the next 20 years. The lone no vote was Amanda Fritz, who stated that she was “disgusted” at the way the hearing was conducted.
The public got their first chance to see the PNCA 511 Building when it opened for its first First Thursday event. At Portland Architecture Brian Libby writes about his experience of visiting PNCA’s “transformational new home” now that it’s finished and the students have moved in.
The Portland Mercado has set an opening date of Saturday, April 11. The market will include food cart vendors from regions of Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Argentina and El Salvador.
After years where South Waterfront was a retail desert, Urban Works Real Estate is now reporting that they are running out of space to offer in the district. They recently announced that have leased the entire 14,000 square feet of retail space at The Ardea.
The Portland Chronicle published photos of the stretch of N Williams / N Vancouver on which the Cook Street Lofts, The Woods and the Cook Street Apartments are all either planned or under construction. They noted that “between the two blocks 360 residential units are in development on property formerly home to three residential dwellings”.
The Oregonian published two articles about the Oregon Square development. The first article focused on the proposed public plaza, and quoted Kyle Anderson of GBD Architects who said that they “definitely see it as being both an amenity and asset to the development, but also a destination.” The second article revealed that that the tower might be the first building in Portland to undergo a peer review of its seismic design, instead of using the prescriptive requirements of the building code.
Chad Rennaker’s Palindrome Communities won the development rights to Lents Town Center Property #1 and Property #2. The Portland Tribune wrote about his plans for Lents, which also includes the Z Haus brewpub and restaurant.
GBD Architects and Place Studio landscape architects have received initial Design Advice for Oregon Square. The project is the second phase in the redevelopment of 16 blocks owned by American Assets Trust in the Lloyd. The first phase, Hassalo on Eighth, is under construction, with completion scheduled for late 2015. Oregon Square will include over 1,000 apartments in four towers, the tallest of which would have 32 floors.
Given the scale of the development, it is expected to have at least three or four Design Advice sessions before submitting for a full Design Review. The focus of the initial session was the overall urban and landscape design. Subsequent sessions will look at the building designs in more detail.
GBD Architects’ Oregon Square
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