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• Requests for both design advice and a Type III design review have been filed for a proposed 163-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space and structured parking at 820 S.E. Alder St., where a 127-year-old warehouse sits currently. The applicant is Bob Thompson of TVA Architects, and the owner is Peter Cottontail Enterprises LLC.

• Early assistance is pending to convert a motel at 8355 N. Interstate Ave. into apartments. The applicant is Shem Harding of DECA Architecture Inc., and the owner is Natubhai Patel.

• A pre-application conference is sought for a 13-15 lot land division with street vacation on an unimproved 0.35-acre lot at Northeast 90th Avenue and Glisan Street. The applicant is Mike Coyle of Faster Permits, and the owner is Central Bible Church.

• A pre-application conference is requested for development on a 1.32-acre vacant lot with split zoning at 3032 S.E. Powell Blvd. The proposed project would include a 60-unit multifamily structure on the CG-zoned portion of the lot, and 11 attached dwellings on the R2.5-zoned portion. The applicant is Mark VanderZanden of Surround Architecture, and the owner is Terry Emmert.

• A pre-application conference is sought for proposed work on space currently occupied by the soon-to-close Macy’s store in the historic Meier & Frank Building at 621 S.W. Fifth Ave. Proposed work includes demolition on the lower five floors and basement, and renovations to create creative office space and ground-floor retail space. The scope of work includes limited façade renovations to accommodate new retail entries on Southwest Fifth and Sixth avenues, and updates to the façade on Southwest Alder Street. The applicant is Leslie Cliffe of Bora Architects, and the owner is Six Twenty One SW Fifth Avenue Building Condominium Owners’ Association of Cleveland, Ohio.

• A pre-application conference is requested for a proposed 16-story, 260-unit affordable multifamily student apartment building at 1110 S.W. Clay St., where a 106-year-old apartment building sits currently. The applicant is Joshua Lupkin of SERA Architects, and the owner is Housing Northwest Inc.

• A Type II adjustment is sought for a proposal to convert a former Wendy’s restaurant space at 2880 S.E. Powell Blvd. to a Starbucks with a drive-thru. The applicant is Rafia Darwish of Seattle-based GPD Group, and the owners are Happy Mist LLC, Peter Snoey and JB Powell LLC.

• A Type III design review is requested for a proposed four-story office building at 5615 S.W. Hood Ave. The building would have ground-floor retail space and below-grade parking. The applicant is Terry Amundson of Koble Creative Architecture, and the owner is Hood Works Building LLC.

• A Type III historic resource review is sought for a proposed three-story apartment building with a partial fourth floor, containing 62 units and 17 parking spaces, on a vacant lot at Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Hooker Street. The applicant is Francis Dardis of Stack Architecture, and the owners are George Diamond, Michael Diamond and Catherine Owen.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services