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A Gresham nonprofit is pushing ahead with plans to add a new two-story building on its property.

My Father’s House offers transitional housing to low-income families in a pair of Gresham multifamily buildings at 5003 Powell Blvd. The group’s latest proposal is for construction of a 17,375-square-foot structure that would hold space for job training and retail sales, as well as office space, a section for donation drop-offs and a small coffee kiosk. My Father’s House would run the facility and employ on-site residents. The Gresham Design Commission will consider the proposal during a design advice consultation on May 6.

The new building, according to documents submitted by AXIS Design Group, would be constructed on the nonprofit’s existing 2.74-acre parcel. An existing single-family residence at the property’s southern edge would be demolished in order to accommodate new construction.

The new development also would include landscaping, circulatory hardscape and a covered outdoor public plaza.

The building itself would feature pre-engineered metal framing with a finish-grade ribbed metal cladding system and single-slope standing seam roof. Clear, low-emissivity glazing would be used in an aluminum storefront system for energy efficiency, while a rooftop photovoltaic array would generate power. Stormwater would be treated and infiltrated on-site.