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Aug. 5-11, 2019

• Design advice is pending for The Landing at Macadam, a four-building mixed-use development with a total of approximately 1,200 housing units on a 9.83-acre South Waterfront District parcel bounded by Southwest Bond Avenue on the west, the Willamette River on the east, Southwest Lane Street on the north and Southwest Lowell Street on the south. The development would include high-rises on blocks 41 and 44, along the river, and mid-rises on blocks 42 and 45, along Southwest Bond Avenue. A design advice hearing was held for the project, designed by Dallas, Texas-based Hensley Lamkin Rachel Inc., in February, during which the Portland Design Commission expressed concerns over planned placement of the tower buildings on the waterfront blocks. The applicant is Kim Lan of Dallas-based Alamo Manhattan Properties, and the owner is The Landing at Macadam LLC of San Mateo, California.

• Design advice is sought for a four-story, 19-unit apartment building with a walk-out basement level at 2124 N.W. Flanders St. Outdoor balcony space would be included on floors one through four, and the building would contain a roof deck, a partial green roof and solar panels. The applicant is Marissa Brown of Emerick Architects, and the owner is 2124 N.W. Flanders LLC, which is registered to Elliott and Katharine Gansner.

• Design advice is sought for the renovation and seismic upgrade of the historic Central Courthouse building at 1021 S.W. Fourth Ave. The 107-year-old building was sold last year to NBP Capital, which is leasing it back to Multnomah County until a new $324.5 million courthouse is completed next year. The applicant is Annie Mahoney of GBD Architects, and the owner is NBP 1021 SW 4th LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for conversion of warehouse space at 845 N.E. Columbia Blvd. into commissary kitchen, storage and restroom space. The applicant is David Hardister of Woodblock Architecture, and the owner is GS 845 Columbia LLC of Houston, Texas.

• Early assistance is sought for redevelopment of a pump station on the 9900 block of Northeast Sixth Drive. The applicant is Jennifer Coker of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, and the owner is the city of Portland.

• Early assistance is sought for a street vacation for Southeast Second Place, which will alter the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry master plan. The applicant is Carol Gossett of owner OMSI.

• Early assistance is requested for evaluation of options for partial closure of Northeast Ainsworth Circle, near 12099 N.E. Ainsworth Circle, to facilitate safer pedestrian and bicycle connections between the Leatherman industrial operation and proposed corporate headquarters. Proposed options include street vacation or festival street treatment with partial closure during business hours. The applicant is Dirk Otis, and the owner is Timberland Development Co.

• Early assistance is sought for redevelopment of an existing fast food building pad at 4715 N. Lagoon Ave. with several electric vehicle charging stations, a new building/waiting room, and associated site improvements. The charging stations will be operated by Daimler Trucks North America and PGE, and will service both commercial trucks and passenger vehicles. The applicant is Suzannah Stanley of Mackenzie, and the owner is Daimler Trucks North America.

• Early assistance is sought for construction of a new 12-unit apartment building on an unimproved lot at 8157 N. Lombard St. The applicant is Michael Jenkins of MAJ Development Corporation, and the owners are GJD Lombard 8157 LLC, MAJ Lombard 8157 LLC, and KJA Lombard 8157 LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for a project to redevelop several lots on Northeast Lombard Street into additional facilities for a ceramics business located in a warehouse building at 756 N.E. Lombard St. A single-family property at 724 N.E. Lombard St. is proposed as a retail building with classroom and workshop space, while a warehouse property at 940 N.E. Lombard St. is proposed as a new manufacturing building to support wholesale clay products sales. The applicant is Robert Mosier of Robert Mosier Architect, and the owners are Robert and Linda Mazer.

• Early assistance is sought for demolition of a single-family residence at 6607 N. Montana Ave. and replacement with an 18-unit structure. The applicant is Zac Horton of Faster Permits, and the owners are the John C. Knight Trust and the Wendi C. Sumner Revocable Trust, both of Des Moines, Iowa.

• A Type II design review with modifications is sought for a new residential development consisting of two four-story buildings organized around a shared courtyard at 3733 N. Williams Ave. The east building fronting North Williams Avenue would consist of three stories of apartments over ground-floor retail space and one residential unit, and the west building would contain four stories of residential units. The project would contain 12 studio units and 18 one-bedroom units. Modifications are requested to pedestrian standards and the transit street multi-dwelling main entrance location. The applicant is Michael Perso of William Kaven Architecture, and the owner is a limited liability corporation managed by VWR Development.

• A Type III design review with modifications is sought for the Dairy Apartments, a seven-story multifamily building that would replace a former Sunshine Dairy building at 801 N.E. 21st Ave. The Portland Design Commission offered near-unanimous praise for the project during a design advice hearing in June. Two modifications and an adjustment to the minimum parking requirement are requested. The applicant is Chris Hodney of Hacker, and the owner is NBP Sunshine LLC. The project’s developer is Eastbank, an affiliate of NBP Capital.

• A Type III historic resource review is sought for a new 16-unit apartment building on a 5,000-square-foot parcel on the 2200 block of Northwest Kearney Street. Currently, the unimproved lot is used as a community garden. The applicants are Mike Osterman of Osterman Design and Lindsey Jones of Aligned Design, and the owner is Andrey Koshuba.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services