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Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2019

• Early assistance is sought for the renovation of the Physical Plant building at the University of Portland, at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. A pedestrian plaza would replace the existing upper parking lot, and a new outdoor plaza space would be created on the building’s west side to support student project space and provide on-grade access to the building’s second level. A new building-mounted canopy would create covered outdoor work space on the north side. Much of the building’s third level would be demolished and expanded, and a fourth level would be added. A new four-story parking garage with capacity for 217 vehicles is proposed for a location along the west bluff. The applicant is John Shorb of Opsis Architecture, and the owner is the University of Portland.

• A pre-application conference is pending to discuss construction of a 10-story, 309,060-square-foot mixed-use building at 232 N.E. 97th Ave. The building would hold approximately 317 residential units and 3,565 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well as a below-grade structured parking garage with 119 spaces. A proposed extension of Northeast Davis Street would run east/west along the property’s southern edge. The site is comprised of six adjacent properties on Northeast 97th and 99th avenues that total 1.46 acres in area and are owned by developer Joe Westerman or limited liability companies registered to Westerman; three currently hold single-family homes, one holds a small multifamily building, and two are unimproved. The applicant is Terry Amundson of Koble Creative Architecture.

• A Type III Central City Master Plan procedure is pending for the 14-acre U.S. Postal Service site at 715 N.W Hoyt St. An adjustment is requested for required active use zones on Northwest Lovejoy and Hoyt streets. Design advice hearings were held earlier this year for redevelopment of the site, which would include multiple high- and mid-rise buildings surrounding a large central open space. The applicant is Sarah Harpole of owner Prosper Portland.

• A Type III conditional use procedure is pending for construction of Findley Commons, an affordable housing development focusing on underserved veterans that is to include 20 multifamily units and 15 group living units on a portion of a church site at 5415 S.E. Powell Blvd. The project is on a 100-day review timeline. The applicant is also seeking a lot confirmation to establish four existing legal lots that would compose and create a discrete area for the residential project. Parking on the site would be reduced from 50 to 34 spaces, and be shared between residential and church uses. The applicants are Masaya Hoshide of the Portland Housing Bureau, Ben Pray of Findley Commons LLC, and Jerry Jones of Columbia Construction Management; the owner is St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Portland.

• A Type II design review is pending for updates to the Block 216 tower under construction at 936 S.W. Washington St., pursuant to conditions of approval for the project. The application covers design updates to the building’s northwest plaza, including modification of the building entry in support of hotel operations and programming; connection and catenary fixture for Southwest Ninth Avenue; updates to the terrace on Level 8, including outdoor seating area, canopy and stair, cabanas, and a modification of the footprint of the eco-roof; modification of the pedestrian canopy on Southwest 10th Avenue; and modification of limits of bird-friendly glass to stop at a consistent datum line above code-required, rather than infill all glass within podium. The applicant is Kyle Andersen of GBD Architects, and the owner is Block 216 LLC.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services