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April 22-28, 2019

• Early assistance is sought for construction of a 50-unit apartment building at 1604 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. An existing duplex at the site would be demolished. The applicant is Frank Stock of WDC Properties, and the owner is Madden Family 1 LLC, which is registered to Mark Madden of WDC Properties.

• Early assistance is sought for expansion of the BNSF Railway Company yard at 3930 N.W. Yeon Ave. Proposed improvements include additional truck trailer parking and rail tracks, extension and shifting of existing tracks, creation of two secure entrances and installation of associated security fencing. The site is overseen by the federal Surface Transportation Board, and the applicant seeks to inform and coordinate with local entities despite the city of Portland not having jurisdiction for project permitting. The applicant is Ryan Blumer of BNSF Railway Company’s Seattle office, and the owners are Portland Terminal Railroad Co. and Burlington Northern Railroad Co.

• Early assistance is pending for a proposed mixed-use project at 1535 N.E. 17th Ave., adjacent to a church that will remain in place. The six-story, 96-unit affordable housing building would have over 24,000 square feet of office, church and classroom space. The applicant is Julia Mollner of Carleton Hart Architecture, and the owner is Grace Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church of Portland.

• Early assistance is sought for a proposed 25,000-square-foot tilt-up building at 17721 N.E. Riverside Parkway. The applicant is Amy Tallent of VLMK Engineering + Design, and the owner is CSI Corporate Center LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for construction of three three-story, townhouse-style condominium units at 5321 N.E. 13th Ave. Each three-bedroom, three-bath unit will contain an attached garage. The applicant is Bob Schatz of Allusa Architecture, and the owners are Harrilynn, Harry and Virginia Daniels and Portland Development Group Investments LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for a new eight-unit hotel at 422 N.E. Beech St., a parcel that currently holds a manufactured home. The new building would include an exercise room/work space on the ground floor, and a separate ground-floor office space. The applicant is Bob Schatz of Allusa Architecture, and the owners are Firenze Development Inc. and Rosina and Donald Sturm.

• Early assistance is sought to create a manufacturing and sales facility for specialized paint products on a portion of an industrial property at 3347 N.W. St. Helens Road. The proposed use would be in an existing 4,000-square-foot Quonset hut, and existing tenants would remain in two other structures on the site. The applicant is Steven Eggleston of Axis Design Group, and the owner is Eugene-based Forrest St Helens Properties LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for the phased development of an approximately 9.6-acre unimproved portion of the Cedar Sinai Park campus on Southwest Boundary Street. The development would include affordable rental housing and expansion facilities for the nonprofit senior living and care organization. The applicant is Armin Quilici of Quilici Architecture & Design Inc., and the owner is Robison Jewish Home.

• Early assistance is sought for a storefront upgrade to a retail building at 404 N.W. 23rd Ave., including new entry doors, entrance canopy and signage. The applicant is Zac Horton of Faster Permits, and the owners are Flanders PDX LLC, Oregon Ambassador LLC, Oregon Grand Avenue LLC, and Flanders PDX LLC Et Al. All are registered to the Northeast Portland address of Urban Development + Partners.

• A pre-application conference is sought for improvements to a 106-year-old former fire station at 510 N.W. Third Ave., at the foot of the Steel Bridge. Scope of work is to include restoration of the unreinforced masonry building and a 1,600-square-foot addition. The applicant is Rahim Abbasi of Abbasi Design Works; Abbasi is also a principal with Lift Development, which was selected as a development partner in 2015 by Prosper Portland – the property’s owner since 1987.

• A pre-application conference is pending for improvements to ground-floor retail spaces on the Southwest Clay Street frontage of a full-block parking garage at 120 S.W. Clay St. The applicant is Erica Thompson of Hennebery Eddy Architects, and the owner is Urban Office & Parking Facilities. A Type I design review is also pending for installation of panel antennas and remote radio heads on the building. The applicant is Natalie Erlund of Velocitel LLC.

• A Type II adjustment procedure is pending for Guerrilla Development’s Atomic Orchard Experiment, a proposed five-story mixed-use building at 2510 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Adjustments are sought to standards regarding the Sandy Boulevard-facing façade. The applicant is Shea Gilligan of Brett Schulz Architect, and the owners are Some Knucklehead Inc. and the Dorothy J. Campau Trust.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services