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Oct. 7-13, 2019

• Early assistance is sought for the conversion of two lots at 160 and 150 N.E. 82nd Ave. to parking lots with food carts. The applicant is Jeffrey Dennis of Prescott Morris LLC, and the owners are Mehdi Karim and Abdullah Sulaiman.

• Early assistance is pending for an approximately 6,000-square-foot addition to the main building at Howser Steel at 8235 N. Kerby Ave. The addition will be a freestanding structure used for steel fabrication. The applicant is Gary Livermore of Livermore Architecture & Engineering Inc., and the owners are Bonnie Raw Howser and T Howser.

• Early assistance is sought for a four-story affordable housing development containing 84 efficiency units with shared community kitchens and amenity spaces at 3719 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. The 0.34-acre site holds a 5,924-square-foot office building. The applicant is Brad Bane of Ankrom Moisan Architects, and the owner is Grape Brothers Investments LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for a building alteration and expansion of the existing Burger King restaurant and drive-thru at 1525 S.E. Grand Ave. The 3,602-square-foot structure will be expanded to become a 12,710-square-foot CVS store and pharmacy with drive-thru service and surface parking for 31 vehicles. The applicant is Nick Wecker of Kent, Washington-based Barghausen Consulting Engineers, and the owner is Grand/Angel LLC, of which the sole listed member is Joseph Angel.

• Early assistance is pending for a 10-story building at 920 S.E. Stark St., part of the planned New Industrial Revolution campus by Summit Development Group. The 312,000-square-foot building will have 220,000 square feet of lab space, 28,000 square feet of accessory meeting space, 15,000 square feet of industrial office space, and up to 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Approximately 100 below-grade parking spaces will be provided in a garage accessed from near the southwest corner of Southeast Ninth Avenue and Washington Street. The applicant is Erica Thompson of Hennebery Eddy Architects, and the owner is NIR OP LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for a four-story apartment building with about 60 units at 8004 S.W. Capitol Hill Road. An existing single-family home at the site would be removed. The applicant is Gene Bolante of Studio 3 Architecture, and the owners are Glenda and Jonathan Edwards.

• A pre-application conference is sought for the removal of an existing building (including a loading area and a garage) on the northern half of a property at 1025 S.E. Pine St., and construction of a six-story addition. The property is within the boundaries of the Troy Laundry Building, a historic landmark that occupies the southern half of the full-block parcel and holds creative office space. The buildings to be demolished house an automotive business and an HVAC supplier. The applicant is Allison Reynolds of Stoel Rives, and the owner is Troy Laundry Property Holder LLC, which is registered to the Chicago address of AJ Capital Partners. The owner purchased the full-block property last summer for $15.65 million; the seller was a limited liability company registered to Michael Tevis of Intrinsic Ventures.

• A Type II adjustment procedure is pending for construction of a covered/enclosed pedestrian connection between three existing buildings and expansion of existing buildings to accommodate a new waiting room and expanded dining area at an adult day care facility at 12032 S.E. Holgate Blvd. The applicant is John Finklea of John Finklea Architect, and the owners are Rosalinda and Robert Asa.

• A Type II design review is sought for the renovation of the existing 18,000-square-foot Artist Repertory Theater (ART) building at 1515 S.W. Morrison St. The existing exterior walls and portions of the roof structure will remain, the center bay of the roof will be restructured to accommodate a larger theater and second floor, and an existing covered drive along Southwest Morrison Street will be infilled with a new entry and lobby space. The applicant is Doug Sheets of LEVER Architecture, and the owner is REEP-WP ART Tower JV LLC. A portion of the building has been demolished to accommodate the 21-story ART Tower on the northern portion of the block; a $55 million building permit was issued last week for that project.

• A Type II design review is pending for the replacement of 755 square feet of existing retail storefront glazing of an office building at 400 S.W. Sixth Ave. The current sill height ranges from 48 to 56 inches above the sidewalk, and the owner would like to reduce the sill height to 18 inches to create a more transparent, active and connected pedestrian experience. The applicant is Warren Deloria of Ankrom Moisan Architects, and the owner is Portland 400 Sixth LLC of Foster City, California.

• A Type III design review is sought for the Portland Proper hotel – a nine-story, approximately 170,000-square-foot building with a ground-floor lobby and one floor of below-grade parking at 1202 N.W. Irving St. The project by hotel developer Proper Hospitality went before the Portland Design Commission for design advice last month. The applicant is Sophia Monahon of ZGF Architects, and the owner is Portland Pearl Proper LLC of Santa Monica, California.

• A Type II historic resource review with modifications is sought for the incorporation of digital sign faces into the marquees that are being repaired and replaced at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall at 1037 S.W. Broadway. Modifications are requested in regard to size allocation, maximum sign size and image size standards. The applicant is Gary Shepherd of Metro, and the owner is the city of Portland.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services