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A series of high-profile Portland projects for Mill Creek Residential Trust is continuing to grow.

The latest, Modera Buckman, will be a seven-story mixed-use residential building on a half-block parcel at the northeast corner of Southeast Belmont Street and 12th Avenue in the Central Eastside. The rectangular building will feature 170 apartments 鈥� a mix of studios, one-bedroom units and two-bedroom units. It also will have over 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

鈥淚 don’t know if it’s a template,鈥� said Rex Ingram, an associate and lead designer for Leeb Architects. 鈥淏ut they’re looking for a certain mix of units and they’re careful about where they put their projects and properties for the benefit of the neighborhoods they go into. This project is kind of special; the first floor is a lot of retail, which is great, and we have some really nice amenity spaces as well.鈥�

Mill Creek Residential Trust has spent plenty of time and energy promoting its Modera brand across the country. In Portland alone, there are six Modera-branded properties either built or in development.

The 200-unit Modera Belmont was completed last year; construction of the 204-unit Modera Davis is set to finish later in 2019; the 291-unit Modera Glisan remains under construction in the Pearl District; construction of the 290-unit Modera Pearl finished in 2017; and the 134-unit Modera Goose Hollow was sold by Mill Creek in 2017 for a reported sum of $47.5 million.

Construction of Modera Buckman is set to wrap up in fall 2019, and there is plenty of work still to be done. Mill Creek Residential Trust is serving as its own contractor for the project.

鈥淲e’re framed pretty much all the way up,鈥� Mill Creek assistant superintendent Colin Hallberg said. 鈥淭he roof deck is sheeted 鈥� we’re just about complete there 鈥� and we’re headed toward dry-in.鈥�

Most of the roof trusses are now in place, Hallberg added. Next up, crews will wrap the building with a stout weather-resistant barrier and prep window openings for glazing.

鈥淚t’s a battle with the weather trying to get it dried in and get things sealed up,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he big push right now is just getting it dried in. We have temp heat coming in in a week or two to start drying it out. And then we’ll start from the top down with our rough-in and the MEP stuff.鈥�

Modera Buckman amenities include a hotel-style lounge and fitness studio on the ground floor. An outdoor terrace with a fire pit and barbecue area will be on the top floor. Pet washing and dedicated bike parking and maintenance areas will be available in the underground parking area.

The project team is aiming for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating, Ingram said. That will be achieved, in part, through a highly efficient envelope, access to transit and other features.

鈥淭hey’ve (engineering firm Glumac) looked at the envelope and the efficiencies of the mechanical units and the way the building will be heated and cooled,鈥� Ingram said. 鈥淎nd we look at the air barrier between units 鈥� that’s a big one.鈥�