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The Portland Design Commission approved SERA Architects‘ proposal for the Raleigh 22 apartment building on Thursday. Five commissioners voted to approve the project, Chairman David Wark voted to deny it and commissioner Tad Savinar abstained.

The project, at 2222 N.W. Raleigh St., will include 173 residential units and stand 70 feet. The development team made revisions to seven different areas in response to the commission’s recommendations made during a March 22 hearing.

鈥淲e got some really helpful advice that we think has improved the project, and we are really happy about that,鈥� architect Kurt Schultz said.

The biggest change was the addition of brick to the fa莽ade, replacing metal from earlier renderings. The entryway was altered to include a pavilion to provide for a more active ground floor. Changes made to the windows included adding brick and bringing them in farther from the building’s edge.

While the commission was appreciative of the addition of the brick, there was some concern about the different colors used on the L-shaped structure. The concern was that the complex looked like two separate buildings.

鈥淚 think there was a bit of a missed opportunity in not doing two buildings rather than one in two different colors,鈥� Commissioner Don Vallaster said.

The commission applauded the designers’ efforts to better match buildings in the surrounding neighborhood. Changes made to the entryway and ground floor also won the commission’s praise.

鈥淚 think the building was strong before,鈥� Commissioner Sam Rodriguez said. 鈥淚 think the ground floor is going to be great. I am happy with changes you made.鈥�

Concerns about whether the structure appeared as two buildings weren’t enough to keep it from being approved.

鈥淲e are really happy with the way that the entry turned out,鈥� Schultz said. 鈥淲e are really pleased with the changes.鈥�