Early assistance is sought for a new mixed-use building at 8608 N. Lombard St. in St. Johns. The site previously was being targeted for a boutique hotel. The applicant is Sienna Shiga of Jones Architecture, and the owner is St John-3 LLC.
Early assistance is sought for a proposed nature center and entrance to Forest Park at 4315 N.W. St. Helens Road. Planned improvements include a nature center with restrooms, an access driveway and parking for buses and ADA spaces, a trailhead and accessible pathways, and street frontage improvements. The applicant is Britta Herwig of Portland Parks & Recreation.
Early assistance is pending for a proposal to transform an existing two-story building at 10414 N.E. Halsey St. into an urban winery with production, tasting, office and storage areas. A second-story apartment unit will remain. The applicant is Shem Harding of DECA Inc., and the owners are Elvin and John Mann.
A pre-application conference is pending for the proposed renovation of a historic fire station building at 510 N.W. Third Ave. The project would include converting the 103-year-old building to retail and office space and constructing new on-grade parking. The applicant is Rahim Abbasi of Abbasi Design Works, and the owner is the Portland Development Commission.
A pre-application conference is sought for improvements to an office building at 2525 S.W. First Ave., including improvements to below-grade parking, the addition of an open staircase to link the parking level to the plaza level, and landscaping enhancements. The applicants are Andrew Haliburton of KPFF Consulting Engineers and Jeni Jackman of Newport Beach, California-based Bixby Land Co., and the owner is KBS ADP Plaza LLC.
A Type II design review is sought for the core and shell renovation of a five-story office building at 1017 S.W. Washington St. Proposed improvements include storefront modifications at the building’s lobby, window replacements, siding, paint, lighting, a new skylight, new penthouses at the stairs and elevator, and a new rooftop amenity space. The applicants are Alan Jones and Kathy Johnson of Jones Architecture, and the owner is 23rd & Kearney St LLC.
A Type II design review is requested for new construction and replacement of a patio cover with a new composition roof at the Russellville Commons apartment complex at 10320 S.E. Pine St. The applicant is Scott Smith of Vulcan Design and Construction Inc., and the owner is MG Russellville Commons Apartments HS LP of San Diego.
A Type III design review is sought for a new four-story, 26,500-square-foot building with 34 apartments and ground-floor retail space at 2014 S.E. 11th Ave. A central apartment entry courtyard is proposed to be shared as a pedestrian/public amenity. The applicant is Chris Hodney of Hacker, and the owner is 2014 SE 11th Avenue LLC.
A Type III design review is pending for Block 45, a proposed 12-story building with 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and approximately 240 affordable and market-rate residential units at Northeast Grand Avenue and Hassalo Street in the Lloyd District. The applicants are Calista Fitzgerald of LRS Architects and Doug Sheets of Lever Architecture, and the owner is the Portland Housing Bureau.
A Type II design review is sought for a two-building project with 158 apartments and underground parking at 1332 N. Skidmore St. The applicant is Renee Strand of Holst Architecture, and the owner is Fern Valley Properties LLC.
A Type II design review is pending for a landscape development to serve as a pocket park on a 0.10-acre lot at Northwest 15th Avenue and Glisan Street, where a surface parking lot exists. The plaza space would feature a stormwater planter, seating and a decorative metal fence. The park is part of a development that was approved by the Portland Design Commission earlier this year; it includes a 16-story tower one block south. The applicant is Doug Burges of Holland Partner Group, and the owner is 14th & Glisan Investors LP.
A Type III design review is sought for a six-story building at 525 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The building would have five levels of office space above ground-floor retail space or restaurant space and two levels of below-grade parking. The project is one of several in the area being co-developed by Beam Development and Urban Development + Partners; a 13-story mixed-use building received design advice last week. The applicant is Scott Mannhard of Hacker, and the owner is Taylor & Metzker LLC.
A Type 1x environmental review is sought for the removal of a portion of drainage pipe to bring a section of Restoration Creek, a Fanno Creek tributary, back to the surface and restore natural stream function. The project is located at Albert Kelly Park near Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway and 39th Avenue. The applicant is the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.
A Type 1x historic resource review is sought for the removal and replacement of a glass storefront system under 500 square feet on the Commonwealth Building at 421 S.W. Sixth Ave. The applicant is Anne Rogness of ZGF Architects, and the owner is KBSGI 421 SW 6th Avenue LLC of Santa Ana, California.