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The state Court of Appeals this week upheld a decision by the Land Use Board of Appeals to allow a $92 million development in Lake Oswego to proceed.

In coming to its decision, the court rejected a claim by the group Save Our Village that PHK Development’s Wizer Block project did not adhere to the city’s 鈥渧illage character.鈥�

The court affirmed an earlier determination by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals that the proposed project on Block 137 in downtown Lake Oswego is consistent with the city’s development code. The Court rendered the decision without comment.

Plans for the Wizer Block development call for demolishing the Wizer Building at 140 A Ave. and constructing three four-story buildings with 201 residential units and 36,500 square feet of commercial space along with underground parking.

Save Our Village, along with the Evergreen Neighborhood Association, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the PHK Development that was unsuccessful at the LUBA level.

Lake Oswego Mayor Kent Studebaker said he is happy with the court’s decision and expects the project to move forward.

鈥淚’m glad they made a decision and I’m glad they upheld LUBA,鈥� he said. 鈥淚’m also glad that it seems to be something that will resolve the appeals issue and that they gave a decision without an opinion.鈥�

Save Our Village attorney Greg Hathaway said he was surprised the appellate court did not include written comments in the case and doesn’t know yet if his client will request the case be reviewed by the state Supreme Court.

鈥淲e’re still digesting what’s happened here,鈥� Hathaway said. 鈥淚 notified the client, but we have not had a conversation yet about what would be the next step.鈥�

Lease Crutcher Lewis of Portland will serve as general contractor for the project. ZGF Architects LLP will be the project design architect, working in partnership with Ankrom Moisan Architects Inc., the architect of record. Landscape architecture will be by Lango Hansen Landscape Architects. Structural engineering will be by Froelich Engineers Inc. and civil engineering will be handled by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis. GeoDesign Inc. will be in charge of geotechnical engineering; Interface Engineering will provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering.