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March 9-15, 2020

• Design advice is pending for a new eight-story, 130,000-square-foot office building at 236 S.E. Grand Ave. The project, by Sturgeon Development Partners, last month went before the Historic Landmarks Commission for design advice. The applicant is Bob Thompson of TVA Architects, and the owner is Grand Opportunity LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for two of three projects on three separate properties on the 6900 block of North Maryland Avenue. The properties are under separate ownerships but will be designed at the same time and will each have a shared easement against one another. Early assistance intakes were filed last week for 6928 N. Maryland Ave., which will have 13 dwelling units in a three-story building and is owned by Maryland 3 LLC, and 6950 N. Maryland Ave., which will have a three-story, 30-unit building and is owned by Snowbell LLC. The applicant for both projects, James Casey McGuirl, also applied last week for early assistance on the third project, a three-story, 30-unit building at 6936 N. Maryland Ave. owned by Ash Apartments LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for an interior renovation and minor exterior building improvements for a tap room at 7151 N.E. Prescott St. The applicant is Terry Amundson of Koble Creative Architecture, and the owner is Bonelli Irrev GST Exempt of Paso Robles, California.

• Early assistance is sought for a project to replace 16 air release valves (ARVs) along the Inverness sewer force main to improve system reliability. The project begins at the Inverness pump station, near Northeast Inverness Drive and 122nd Avenue, and extends seven miles underground to the connection with a 102-foot gravity sewer line near the intersection of North Columbia Boulevard and Argyle Way. A majority of the ARVs are under busy roadways and are difficult to maintain. The applicant is Brenda Sherwood of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

• Early assistance is sought for improvements to a single-story retail building at 106 N.E. Grand Ave. The 9,000-square-foot building, which currently houses a mattress store, would be divided with demising walls into four tenant spaces for restaurants and retail businesses. The project would include replacement of some storefront and new finishes on the façade. The applicant is Michael Parshall of Woodblock Architecture, and the owner is CSK LLC of Tucson, Arizona.

• Early assistance is sought for a multifamily development consisting of two new buildings, each containing seven three-story townhouse-style units, at 1810 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. The site currently holds a single-family residence. The applicant is Steven Fang of ZF Development LLC, and the owner is ZF Develop LLC.

• Early assistance is sought for a minor interior remodel and ADA upgrades to a building at 1715 N.W. 26th Ave. The applicant is Jonathan Dunn of Woodblock Architecture, and the owner is Friendly House Inc.

• Early assistance is sought for a new 50-unit affordable housing building at 5827 N.E. Prescott St. The applicant is Craig Riegelnegg of Carleton Hart Architecture, and the owner is the city of Portland.

• Early assistance is pending for two new 13-unit multifamily buildings at 5736 N. Greeley Ave. The buildings will share a common outdoor area and secure long-term bicycle parking. The applicant is Ed Bruin of Edge Development, and the owners are Seventh & Greeley Investments of Anacortes, Washington, and Greg Martin of Portland.

• Early assistance is sought for demolition of a 107-year-old former fire station at 510 N.W. Third Ave. Prosper Portland purchased the property at the foot of the Steel Bridge in 1987 and has for years sought a development partner to rehabilitate the dilapidated structure. The applicant is Bernie Kerosky of Prosper Portland.

• A pre-application conference is sought for the re-zoning of a 1.17-acre industrial property at 2100 N.W. 19th Ave. The applicant seeks to zone a portion of the property as a mixed-use urban center, and another portion as mixed employment. The applicant is Logan McClain of Green Gables Design and Restoration, and the owner is Front Street Lot LLC.

• A pre-application conference is sought for the remodel of the Alder House Apartments building at 539 S.W. 13th Ave. Planned improvements would include the addition of an elevator, replacement of rooftop mechanical units, windows and sills, and siding; and repair of flashings, storefront windows and brick veneer. The applicant is Sermin Yesilada of MWA Architects, and the owner is DP Alder House LLC.

• A pre-application conference is sought for a zoning change to a single-family residential property at 28 S.E. 56th Ave. to RM2 zoning to allow a new three-story, 30-unit single-room-occupancy facility for low-income young adults exiting the foster care system. The applicant is Rob Karas of Leanto Architecture, and the owner is the Mark R. Madden Revocable Living Trust.

• A pre-application conference is sought for a new five-story apartment building at 1341 N. Killingsworth St. The applicant is Alex Yale of YBA Architects, and the owners are Adoracion and Jaime Lim.

• A Type II historic resource review is sought for selective demolition and replacement of ground-floor exterior storefront and doors on the Galleria Building at 600 S.W. 10th Ave. The project would also include the addition of two new louvers set within an existing elevator overrun, replacement of rooftop condensing units and addition of rooftop refrigeration racks. The applicant is Stephanie Amend of SERA Architects, and the owner is Seattle-based UPG Galleria Property Owner LLC.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services