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The build-out of Northwest Portland is continuing apace, and general contractor Bremik Construction is doing its part for the six-story Saltwood North project.

The mixed-use development was designed by SERA Architects for half of a superblock in Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood. The six-story building will have 177 market-rate apartments above ground-floor retail space. There will be two levels of underground parking.

Bremik Construction is self-performing all structural concrete work, as well as installations of windows and wood siding.

Recently, LaRusso Concrete crews were at the site to assist with the largest single-day concrete pour Bremik Construction has carried out as a general contractor since it was founded in 2004. The pour of 1,700 cubic yards covered the first half of the building’s foundation slab; the second followed shortly thereafter.

鈥淜icking it off with the foundation obviously kicks off all of our vertical concrete and lets us go up instead of down,鈥� Bremik Construction superintendent Josh Ring said.

Saltwood North is one half of the entire Saltwood project being developed by Cairn Pacific for owner Prometheus Real Estate Group on a Con-Way master-planned block bordered by Northwest 20th and 21st avenues, and Savier and Quimby streets. Saltwood South (with only one level of underground parking) is being constructed by general contractor R&H Construction and will rise on a nearly identical parcel.

In total, Saltwood will provide 354 new apartments and 17,000 square feet of commercial space. Saltwood North alone will feature a聽spa, a swimming pool, a steam room, a sauna and other amenities like a rooftop deck and a lounge.

Excavation and site work for Saltwood North began in August. Substantial completion is expected by winter 2021.

鈥淚t’s pretty exciting to be able to be involved with a good-sized pour like this,鈥� Ring said. 鈥淲e looked at trying to do this all in one whack, but it’s really tough to get all the variables to line up to work 鈥� weather being one of the most important. It’s got to time out.鈥�

Work on the first concrete pour started at 2 a.m., Ring said, so that trucks would have easier access to the site. Crews poured about 290 yards per hour on average, which he called a really good rate.

鈥淭he challenge is if you try to pull this off on a weekday, the rush hour just kills you,鈥� he said. 鈥淗aving this dry November has been awesome. And from a concrete perspective we’ll probably be wrapping up about August with all the structural concrete. We’re just pumped right now to be able to start going vertical.鈥�