Architecture and Development in PDX
Construction is underway on The Canyons, a ageing-in-place housing concept that focuses on accessibility and barrier-free living. The is being developed by Kaiser Group, with design by sister company PATH Architecture. The development includes a main building with 70 residential units and ground floor retail, plus two smaller buildings with 11 “work units”. 35 vehicular parking spaces are provided in a below-grade garage. 88 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
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 February 11th to February 17th, 2019.
Early Assistance has been requested by Sinan Gumusoglu Architecture for a project at 7336 N Greenwich Ave:
A new 16 unit, 3 stories high market rate residential building is proposed. New building will replace the existing house. There will be (11) one bedroom and (5) two bedroom units. No car parking will be provided. Drywell located in Community room, will be used to treat stormwater. Community design standards will be used (33.218.110).
Early Assistance has been requested by Studio 3 Architecture for a project at 7156 N Greenwich Ave:
18 unit apartment building (11,180 GSF) with drywell. Meeting community design standards.
Early Assistance has been requested by Sinan Gumusoglu Architecture for a project at 3757 SE Clay St:
A new 16 unit, 3 stories high market rate residential building is proposed. New building will replace the existing house. There will be (11) one bedroom and (5) two bedroom units. No car parking will be provided. Drywell located in Community room, will be used to treat stormwater. Community Design Standards will be used (33.218.140)
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled to discuss the Terwilliger Plaza Expansion to a site at 2419 SW 5th Ave:
Expansion of existing Terwilliger Plaza campus to this location. Full block redevelopment with approximately 130 new independent living units.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Stewart Gordon Straus Architect to discuss a project at 3203 SW 2nd Ave:
2 new apartment buildings, 4 plex each. New pedestrian corridor: Stairs connecting Barbur Blvd and SW 2nd Ave. Buildings have flow through planters with discharge to public combo sewer.
The Lincoln High School Replacement at 1600 SW Salmon St has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Bora Architects:
Lincoln High School replacement. Modifications for Building Line standards, Transit Street Main Enterance, Ecoroof & Bicycle Parking.
A project at 11864 NE Halsey St has been submitted for building permit review:
New 4 story self storage facility and associated site work to include parking lot *** w/detached trash enclosure 19-119039-CO *** w/ 19-119041-MT ***
A building permit was issued to SERA Architects for the Wells Fargo Center renovation and addition at 350 SW Jefferson St:
Renovation of existing office building; convert some of penthouse to assembly space add new floor area and remodel existing floors for office space; new entry, new roof deck; create shell spaces for future tenants
A building permit was issued to Urban Development Group for a project at 1717 SE Tenino St:
Construction of new 4-story 91 unit apartment building with 19 parking spaces and associated sitework
A building permit was issued to PATH Architecture for The Canyons at 3450 N Williams Ave:
New 6 story CLT, 70 unit multifamily apartment building with ground floor to include retail and work spaces; basement to include amenities and parking; with associated sitework *separate MT and demo permit reqd septic decommissioning required. call for inspection 842.
Building permits were issued for a project with two buildings at 3539 N Gantenbein Ave:
New 3 story 6-plex building, site work, and trash enclosure less than 120 sq. ft. ***mechanical permit separate***
New 3 story 6-plex building, site work, and trash enclosure less than 120 sq. ft. ***mechanical permit separate***
A building permit was issued to John Weil Architecture for the Providence Park Retail and Ticket Booth Addition:
Construct a new 1,200 square feet single story building for retail, with a smallstorage area, and an eco-roof covering the entire roof area
A building permit is under review for The Canyons, a 70-unit senior housing concept that intends to builds partnerships with local businesses, makes it easier for residents to age in place.
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 April 2nd to April 8th, 2018.
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 431 NE Church St:
Future code: Construction of a new 19-unit apartment building. Using Community Design Standards
A project at 815 W Burnside St has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Ankrom Moisan Architects:
Construction of 7-story, mixed use (144 unit) apartment building and commercial development. Two modifications requested. One is for the ground floor window standard and the other for the ground floor active use standard.
The Canyons at 19 NE Ivy St has been submitted for building permit review by PATH Architecture:
New 6 story, 70 unit multifamily apartment building with ground floor to include retail and work spaces; basement to include amenities and parking; with associated sitework
A project at 3249 SE Division St has been submitted for building permit review:
New multi-family 4-story building with 54 units and ground floor retail and parking. Includes site improvements and new retaining wall along n edge of property
A building permit was issued to GBD Architects for the PCC Child Development Center at 11900 SW 49th Ave:
New 2-story building for daycare: classroom and office space, mixed occupancy B and E; new pedestrian walkway connection to 2 existing buildings; title 24.85 triggered at (E): TI in ground floor of existing buildings, change of occupancy from B to E, replace exterior windows add new walls to reconfigure classrooms; and all associated site work
A building permit was issued to Baysinger Partners for a project at 4130 SE Division St:
New 4 story, 19 unit apartment building with onsite parking, includes associated sitework
A building permit was issued to SERA Architects for the Jantzen Apartments at 2050 NE Hoyt St:
New 6 story above grade with full basement. 212 apartments, 114 parking stalls, with retail, common space on ground floor
A building permit was issued to Encore Architects for a project at 1313 E Burnside St:
New, six-story plus basement, 211 unit apartment building and 5,000SF of commercial area with parking above and below grade for 127 vehicle spots (2 DEMO PERMITS on plans 17-240897-CO & 17-240898-CO)
140 SW Columbia, as shown to the Design Commission last year for Design Advice
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.
Design Advance has been requested by Alliance Realty Partners for a project at 1337 E Burnside St:
New 6 Story mixed use 208 unit apartment building with residential, retail and parking on first floor with one level below grade parking for approximately 129 vehicle spaces.
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 15935 SE Division St:
Develop site into a storage facility. The site currently is a parking lot with two small commercial buildings.
Early Assistance has been requested by Ankrom Moisan Architects for a project at 904 SW Gibbs St:
New mixed-use, multi-family residential building with possibility of daycare and cafe (at street level) to serve OHSU community.
A project at on the parking lot north of 1715 NW Couch St has been submitted for Type III Conditional Use Review by GBD Architects:
Type III Conditional Use Review – Intention at this time is to be vested under the current code; information to complete the application will be provided at a later date within the allowed 180-days.
new six story residential projecton a three-block conditional use site. Development includes one level of below grade parking to be operated as commercial use (maintaining parking for the cathedral) and a partial level at-grade to support residential units.
The project has also been submitted for Type III Design Review:
New six story residential project with one level of below grade parking to be operated as commercial use (maintaining parking for the cathedral) and a partial level at-grade to support residential units. Proposed development is located on a three-block conditional use site which will be submitted separately.
A project at 19 NE Ivy St has been submitted for Type II Design Review by Path Architecture:
New mixed-use building with below-grade parking.
A project at 1732 NE 2nd Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Works Progress Architecture:
New 6-story building with ground floor retail and one story of underground parking,
140 SW Columbia St has been submitted for Type III Design Review by GBD Architects:
New construction high-rise mixed-use housing with ground-level retail, housing lobby and service functions and above grade parking.
A project at 1500 NE Irving St has been submitted for Type III Design Review:
Construction of a new five story, 56,558 square foot multi dwelling building. Proposal includes Eighty units and a parking a garage. The proposed development is on a site with an existing office building and surface parking lot which will remain.
A project at 1327 NW 19th Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by TVA Architects:
New 7-story apartment building with 100 residential units (75′ maximum height)
A project at 1111 NW 16th Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Koz Development:
Proposal for a new 94-unit, 6 story mixed-use apartment building.
550 SE MLK has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Works Progress Architecture:
14-story building (occupying half of a city block). The site is currently asphalt surface parking. Building will include 2 levels of below-grade parking, commercial retail at grade, hotel suites at levels 2-4, residential dwelling units on 5-13, and hotel amenity at level 14. Parking and loading access to the site will be off of Washington St (along the south edge of the site).
A project at 3714 SW Macadam Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by SERA Architects:
Development of Block 40 in South Waterfront. Two buildings are proposed on the site (7-stories each), each with below grade structured parking. Single block mixed use development divided into 2 parcels.
Old Town Chinatown Block 33 has been submitted for Type III Historic Resource Review by William Kaven Architecture:
Proposal is for new multi-story mixed use building.
A project at 5935 SW Virginia Ave has been submitted for building permit review:
New 3 story, 30 unit apartment building , includes associated sitework
A project at 835 NE 93rd Ave has been submitted for building permit review:
New 2 story, 4 unit condo building with onsite parking and attached trash enclosures, includes associated sitework
A project at 1335 SE Stark St has been submitted for building permit review:
New construction-new 4story multi-family apartment building containing 39 units and an enclosed parking garage on leve 1, structure type VA wood framed. Interior trash room. Mechanical permit to be DFS
A project with two buildings at 2105 NE Davis St has been submitted for building permit review:
New construction of 3 story 6-plex bldg with detached 102sf trash enclosure bldg B fronts NE Davis
New construction of 3 story 6-plex bldg with detached 102sf trash enclosure bldg A fronts NE Everett St
A project at 1616 NE Killingsworth St has been submitted for building permit review by Works Progress Architecture:
New 4 story mixed use building; retail first floor; 39 residential units on floors 2-4; interior trash enclosure; associated site work; tenant improvement to be applied separately
A project at 1621 NE 41st Ave has been submitted for building permit review by CIDA Architects:
New construction of a 5-story 17,775sf, with 27 units, mixed use building with 1,094sf of commercial space on the ground floor. Interior trash room. Electrical and mechanical to be deferred.
A project at 1335 SE Hawthorne Blvd has been submitted for building permit review by Urban Development Group:
New 4 story mixed use building with 39 units; retail first floor; interior trash enclosure; tuck in parking; separate tenant improvement permits; associated site work
A project at 8128 SE 6th Ave has been submitted for building permit review by BAMA Architecture and Design:
New 4 story multi family with basement, 29 unit apartment building, includes associated sitework
A project at 1725 SE Tenino St has been submitted for building permit review by Urban Development Group:
New 4 story multi family 79 unit apartment building with subgrade parking; associate site work
A project at 2880 SE Division St has been submitted for building permit review:
New 4-story, mixed use, 65 unit apartment building with tuck under enclosed parking, interior trash and recycle room; on-site stormwater treatment, site improvements, and landscape***w/17-112414-MT***
A project at 4540 SE Milwaukie Ave has been submitted for building permit review:
Construction of new 4 story apartment building (44 units); garage on first floor;
A project at 625 NE Randall Ave has been submitted for building permit review by MOA Architecture:
New four story 5 unit apartment complex
A project at 5035 NE Sandy Blvd has been submitted for building permit review by SERA Architects:
Construct new 2 story building core and shell, no occupancy, to include on ground floor covered parking, 2 restrooms, bike storage, trash enclosure, and associated site work.***mechanical permit 17-110802MT****
A building permit was issued to Works Progress Architecture for a project at 3303 N Mississippi Ave / 919 N Cook St:
New construction of 6 story mixed use building with loading on first floor and industrial service uses in remainder (office)
A foundation permit was issued for Carbon12, which will be the first Cross Laminated Timber building in the USA to reach 8 stories.
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits. We publish the highlights.
Early Assistance has been requested by Urban Development Group for a project at 2548 SE Ankeny St:
New development 77 units with 26 below grade parking spaces
Early Assistance has been requested by Edge Development for a project at 634 SE Spokane St:
New 3 story res building- 12 units. The applicant’s intention is to meet community design standards.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Gerding Edlen Development for a project at 5 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd:
Pre-Application Conference to discuss a Type III Design Review and possible Type III Central City Parking Review for a new 17-story mixed use building with ground-floor retail and approximately 100,000 square feet of Office floor area and approx. 200,000 square feet of Residential floor area (estimated 220 units). Below-grade parking will be provided, with approx. 180 spaces that will serve both the residential and office uses.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by SERA Architects to discuss a revised proposal for 505 NW 14th Ave:
280 unit 16 story building with market rate apartments and ground floor retail. Basement parking is included.
A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by SERA Architects to discuss a project at 1500 SW Taylor St:
10-story mixed-use apartments including approximately 150 residential units and two levels of below grade parking.
A project at 2869 NE Sandy Blvd has been submitted for Design Review by Ankrom Moisan Architects:
206 unit, 6-story apartment building with basement parking and partial retail on the first floor.
1430 NW Glisan St has been submitted for Design Review by Ankrom Moisan Architects:
Proposal is for a 16 story high rise residential project.
Two buildings at 5833 SW Macadam Ave have been submitted for building permit review by Jivanjee Circosta Architecture:
New construction of 4 story multifamily building with 31 units with onsite parking, site improvements and site amenities
New construction of 3 story multifamily building with 33 units with onsite parking, site improvements and site amenities
Five buildings at 26 SE 146th Ave have been submitted for building permit review by Doug Circosta Architect:
Construct new 3 story (12) unit apartment building; with associated site work; building 1 of 5
Construct new 3 story (24) unit apartment building; building 2 of 5
Construct new 3 story (7) unit apartment building; building 3 of 5
Construct new 3 story (18) unit apartment building; building 4 of 5
Construct new 2 story (1) unit apartment building with laundry on main floor; building 5 of 5
A building permit is under review for a project at 2611 SW Water Ave:
New construction of 100-unit 5story apartment building, with site improvements, onsite parking and interior trash room
A foundation permit was issued to PATH Architecture for Carbon12:
Partial permit for utilities associated with excavation, shoring, and foundation at basement*****see comments re: review by state of oregon building codes division*****
A building permit was issued to Urban Development Group for a project at 2929 SE Stark St (previously 2913 SE Stark St):
Construct new 3 story (46 unit) apartment building with associated site work
The 12 story Framework building by Lever Architecture, planned for a site at NW 10th & Glisan in the Pearl
In an article titled “Wooden Buildings as Strong as Steel” Newsweek wrote about how Portland is leading the nation in the adoption of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT). The article includes quotes from Ben Kaiser of PATH, architect and developer of Carbon12, and Thomas Robinson of Lever who is the architect for Framework in the Pearl and Albina Yard.
An article and photo gallery in the Portland Business Journal showed how CLT is made. Riddle-based D.R. Johnson Lumber Co is currently the only domestic lumber mill certified as capable of producing the wood panels.
The Portland Business Journal covered Block 75 Phase II, the next high-rise building planned for the Burnside Bridgehead. The Works Partnership designed building is the latest partnership between Beam Development and Urban Development + Partners.
The Oregonian noted that a Travel Portland found that hotel prices have soared since 2010. The rising rates have led to a hotel construction boom, as Next Portland covered last year.
Construction is underway on the expansion of the SERA designed NW Portland International Hostel. In a story about the project KGW wrote that the hostel is trying “to keep up with the booming tourism in the Rose City”.
The Portland City Council approved a realignment to the route of the proposed extension of SW Bond between the Tilikum Crossing and SW River Parkway. The extension, which will begin construction this year, allows OHSU projects including the Knight Cancer Research Building to move head.
The first residential tenants are moving into Park Avenue West, reported the Portland Business Journal. The TVA Architects designed building is now the fourth tallest building in Portland.
The Portland Development Commission is increasing its contribution to projects in Lents by $6.3 million, according to the Portland Business Journal. The projects include the Asian Health and Services Center by Holst Architecture, Oliver Station by Ankrom Moisan Architects and 9101 SE Foster Rd by Hacker Architects. The developers behind Oliver Station have gained control of the Chevron station at SE 92nd and Foster, enabling the project to occupy the full block.
Commissioner Steve Novick wrote about an idea that is rapidly gaining traction as a way to bring affordability back to Portland’s neighborhoods. “Missing middle housing” is new term for old styles of development, currently prohibited in most of Portland, at a density between that of single family detached houses and large mid-rise apartment buildings. These include housing types such as rowhomes, courtyard apartments, triplexes, built to the same height and scale as single-family homes.
A post at Portland Shoupistas asked if the PDC’s $26 million garage at the Convention Center Hotel will be a money maker or a money loser. Though planned as revenue generator, the post points out that “just to break even, this garage will need to generate more than $12 per space every day of every year for 20 years, starting in 2020.”
KOIN reported that “Ivy Island may not be ‘gateway’ to St. Johns for long“. A street vacation in the St Johns neighborhood was approved this week. The vacation will allow the mixed use Union at St Johns building by Jones Architecture to move ahead, while creating a safer road layout.
Designs have been approved for Carbon12, an 8 story building planned for N Williams Avenue. The designers of the project, PATH Architecture, expect that the 85′ tall structure will be the first tall building in the USA built using Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) as its structural system. The building will include 14 residential condominium units, as well as two ground floor retail units. With floorplates much skinnier than is typical in multifamily buildings Carbon12 will include only two residential units per floor. 22 parking spaces will be provided in a below grade mechanized parking system.
The Union at St Johns by Jones Architecture
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits. We publish the highlights.
Works Partnership have requested Design Advice and scheduled a Pre-Application Conference for a project at 1732 NE 2nd Ave:
DAR for proposed buildng. See PC 15-265471
PC for proposed new building. See DAR 15-265477
Works Partnership have requested Early Assistance for a project at 1825 NW 23rd Ave:
DZ EA for proposed building not meeting CDS
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 4450 SE 92nd Ave:
P&Z EA for proposed commercial development
Otak Architects have requested Early Assistance for a project at 4335 SE Belmont St:
New 4-story apt building with 65 dwelling units
Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 2034 NW 27th Ave:
Proposed performance venue to accommodate 2,800 to 3,000 people
Mackenzie have scheduled a Pre-Application to discuss the Ballou & Wright Building at 1010 NW Flanders St
Pre-app conference for reconfiguring freight elevator on NW Flanders frontage with ROW encroachment; remodel of existing office space with option to add approx. 6,000 sf penthouse on the roof.
606 NE 20th Ave has been submitted for Design Review:
New 6-story, 54 unit residential building with ground floor retail and 18 parking spaces. 2 modifications: parking space width and bicycle stall width.
SERA Architects have submitted the Worldmark by Wyndham for Historic Resource Review:
Historic resource review with adjustment to reduce the number of loading bays from 2 to 1 and a modification to change loading bay size from type A to type B. Project is for new construction of 74 room vacation ownership property, six floors on existing parking lot.
Building permits are under review for Con-way Blocks 294E and 295E by GBD Architects and Jones Architecture:
***14 story mixed use. 238 apartments over 1 story retail over 2 levels subgrade parking.***
STR 1 : 2 level subgrade parking below Blk 294E and Blk 295E ***14 story mixed use. 238 apartments over 1 story retail over 2 levels subgrade parking.***
6 story 5/1mixed use, 160 units over concrete retail, over 2 level below grade parking structure permitted under 15-260408-STR-01-CO
PATH Architecture have submitted Carbon12 for building permit review:
New construction of eight story mixed use building; 14 residential units with below ground parking; two ground floor retail units; rooftop deck for the top two condo units only; see comments re: review by State of Oregon Building Codes Division; see comments re: review by State of Oregon Building Codes Division
Jones Architecture have submitted The Union at St Johns at 8247 N Lombard St for building permit review:
New construction of four story type VA 146,613gsf, LU 15-213895-mixed use building with 36,187 sf underground parking, ground floor retail/creative space, and 3 floors of R-2 apartments. The ground story structure is PT. Slab. The 2nd story floor structure is a PT slab. The 2nd-4th floors are wood framed below grade parking
A building permit was issued for a project at 424 NE Stafford:
New construction of 10 unit apartment building with 110sf trash enclosure
A building permit was issued to SERA Architects for the NW Portland International Hostel and Guest House:
Construct new 5 story hostel building with 21 sleeping units, basement level includes storage, mechanical room, laundry room, restroom and housekeeping area; main floor includes lobby area and cafe with seating; levels 2-4 includes hostel units and restrooms, 5th floor is private residence; includes all site work
A building permit was issued to Brett Schulz Architect for a project at 10721 NE Sandy Blvd:
Insulated shell only; construct new 1 story building with associate site work. No occupancy this permit
Carbon12, as shown during Design Advice
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of early assistance applications, land use reviews and building permits. We publish the highlights.
Design Advice has been requested for a project at 3207 SW 1st Ave:
Warehouse to office conversion.
Early Assistance has been requested by Mentrum Architecture for a new building at 6205 N Minnesota Ave:
Proposal is for a 3-story 18 unit apartment building
A building at 3514 NE Sandy Blvd has been submitted for Design Review:
Design Review for a new one story- (8,115 s.f.) building
Carbon12 by PATH Architecture has been submitted for Historic Resource Review:
Eight story mixed use building with 22-24 parking spaces with two ground floor retail units and 14 residential condominiums. The roof will also have a roof deck for the top two units.
Surround Architecture have submitted their designs for renovation and expansion of the Grove Hotel for Historic Resource Review:
This project consists of a renovation of an existing three-story building with basement and construction of a new nine story , 44,200 sf concrete building
Emerick Architects have submitted their 21st and Irving Apartments for Historic Resource Review:
Demo of exising structure for development of 4 story mixed use development including 57 living units and 55-62 parking spaces. Historic resource review with 6 modifications.
Design Advice has been requested for Carbon12, an 8 story building proposed on N Williams Ave. The project will be the tallest wood building in Portland, with a structural system comprised of glulam columns and beams, with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) floor decking and shear walls. The project is being designed by PATH Architecture and developed by Kaiser Group, both owned by Ben Kaiser.
