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A new apartment complex coming to Fairview promises to provide views of the Columbia River Gorge. Fairview Meadows, planned for a 4.8-acre site at 22199 N.E. Sandy Blvd., will feature five separate buildings, which will hold 196 residential units and four live-work units. The buildings will be three to four stories.

West Coast Home Solutions is the project’s owner, developer and contractor, and Leeb Architects is the designer. TM Rippey is providing structural consulting, with Vancouver, Washington-based Standridge Design contributing civil engineering.

鈥淲e’re trying to add to the success of Sandy Boulevard,鈥� Leeb project architect Steve Sandstrom said. 鈥淔airview’s become a lot more attractive as far as housing.鈥�

With companies like Amazon building large warehouses in nearby Troutdale, Sandstrom said the area is gaining jobs and a greater need for housing. Plus, the Fairview City Council last year voted to provide incentives for development on vacant land, he said.

One of the logistical challenges presented by the Fairview Meadows site is its slope, Sandstrom said. To get river views for the property slightly north of Interstate 84, construction will be on a 10-percent grade. Workers performing site preparation have recently begun to smooth out a spot for the complex. Construction will begin at the end of the year at the very earliest, but possibly not until next year, Sandstrom said.

Another unique element Sandstrom pointed to is the podium-style construction for two of the five buildings. This design sees several levels of light framing stacked on top of a base of a harder material, usually concrete.

Fairview Meadows’ buildings will have three to four stories of residential space atop two levels of above- or below-grade parking. The project will be one of the first in Fairview to utilize podium construction, Sandstrom said.

Fairview Meadows is expected to open in 2020.

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