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In Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District, construction of a six-story mixed-use building is progressing quickly.

District Office will have 90,400 square feet 鈥� five stories of creative office space above ground-floor retail space. There will also be one level of below-grade parking. Work began in May 2018 with . Then Timberland Inc. carpentry crews flew the first cross-laminated timber panel into place a year later, and the building was topped out barely three months after that.

Beam Development and Urban Development + Partners are developing the project, which was designed by Hacker. The general contractor is Andersen Construction.

A pair of concrete building cores will house elevators and stairwells as well as mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Glulam beams and columns are being used, along with CLT floor panels manufactured by DR Johnson. A 3-inch topping slab on each floor will provide additional horizontal shear strength, while floor-to-ceiling glazing will let in generous amounts of natural light.

鈥淭he timber structure is fully up, the topping slabs are done, framing is up and going on all elevations two through the roof, and the roof starts going in today,鈥� Andersen Construction project manager Katie Hoyt said late last month. 鈥淔iberglass windows are done on the east elevation, they are a good portion of the way done on the south and they’ll be starting on the north side today, as well.鈥�

The exterior will feature brick cladding, fiberglass windows and aluminum storefronts. The main entry will front Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Upon delivery, Hacker will occupy space on the sixth floor and part of the fifth; other tenants have not been named. Much of the building, at 525 S.E. MLK Jr. Blvd., will be shell space initially.

Power issues have complicated the project.

鈥淓verywhere you look we’ve got live power lines,鈥� Hoyt said. 鈥淎nd our temp power line for the job is coming across the street.鈥�

There is a streetcar line on the east side of the project site, power lines on the north and south sides, and two buildings on the west side.

鈥淲hen we’re done, our power into the building will go under Stark (Street); they’ve already done the excavation for that,鈥� Hoyt said. 鈥淚t will go into a switch vault and then into the building. So when we’re able to turn the live power on, then they can disconnect the temp power.聽But live power is predicated on having the electrical rooms done and signed off and lockable 鈥� all that good stuff.鈥�

The project’s tower crane is set to be dismantled in November. Project completion is expected by the end of the year.