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SERA Architects, midway through schematic design for a new mixed-use development that will replace the Oregon Ballet Theatre building in Southeast Portland, is seeking design advice from the city.

Kurt Schultz, a SERA principal, scheduled a Feb. 5 hearing to gain feedback from the Portland Design Commission for Mill Creek Residential Trust‘s Modera Belmont project. The planned six-story, 230,000-square-foot building, at 818 S.E. Sixth Ave., will have approximately 220 residential units, ground-floor retail space and below-grade parking.

The design team is making good progress, but would like commission’s feedback on the overall look of the project before seeking city design review approval, said Sam Rodriguez, managing director of Mill Creek Residential Trust’s Portland office.

鈥淭he aesthetics are up in the air right now,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t’s going to be kind of a modern building picking up from the industrial influences in the neighborhood.鈥�

The development will be geared to attract residents age 25 to 35, with amenities such as a bike storage and repair room and a rooftop terrace, Rodriguez said. Plans for the ground floor call for 7,000 to 8,000 square feet of retail space facing Southeast Morrison Street, and live-work units facing Southeast Belmont Street.

Mill Creek Residential Trust last fall purchased the 14,000-square-foot Oregon Ballet Theatre building, with plans to demolish the 74-year-old structure to make way for new development. Rodriguez declined to give the sale price and the estimated cost of the project.

Rodriguez said he hopes to start construction on the development by the end of this year. Mill Creek Residential Trust will serve as the general contractor.