Alex Jensen//March 6, 2023//

A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by the Bureau of Development Services in the prior week.
$1,486,500
Address: 1020 S.E. 10th Ave.
Applicant: Reihaneh Noori of Waechter Architecture
Owner: LOCA Investors
Contractor: Fortis Construction
A tenant improvement (partial change of occupancy) will include the addition of partition walls to create showrooms, a break room, a kitchen, and meeting rooms.

$13,513,683
Address: Multnomah County’s Midland Library, at 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Applicant: Multnomah County Library District
Owner: Not listed.
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)
Plans call for construction of a 6,500-square-foot addition and a remodel of the existing 26,000-square-foot structure.
$1,500,000
Address: Apple Store in Pioneer Place, at 450 S.W. Yamhill St.
Applicant: Krista Brewer of Hoffman Corp.
Owner: Pioneer Place LLC of Chicago
Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Four broken windows will be replaced.
$812,000
Address: 3200 N.W. Luzon St.
Applicant: Tom Keith of Mackenzie
Owner: 3135 NW Industrial Portland LLC of Viejo, California
Contractor: Perlo Construction
Plans calls for partitioning the building into two tenant spaces. Work will include construction of a shared dock space, demolition of the interior mezzanine, and expansion of the conditioned warehouse.

UNDER INSPECTION
$1,958,570
Address: 28th Thurman, at 2791 N.W. Thurman St.
Applicant:Â Not listed.
Owner: Not listed.
Contractor: Not listed.
Plans call for construction of a three-story apartment building with five townhouse units and one studio unit.
$500,000
Address: Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant, at 5001 N. Columbia Blvd.
Applicant:Â Not listed.
Owner: Not listed.
Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure of Omaha, Nebraska
Plans call for construction of a concrete pad for a new satellite boiler structure.
UNDER INSPECTION
$500,000
Address: 13424 N. Woodrush Way
Applicant:Â Not listed.
Owner: Not listed.
Contractor: Bill Grassl (Harder Mechanical Contractor)
Plans call for construction of a new roof over the existing containment area on the building’s eastern elevation and addition of three tanks to store purified aqueous ammonia.

$69,712,251
Address: 1640 S.W. Yamhill St.
Applicant: Not listed.
Owner: Not listed.
Contractor: Brian Sabom (Turner Construction)
A 24-story, half-block, apartment tower with ground-floor retail space will be built atop a four-story, full-block, below-grade parking garage. The project is a part of the second phase of the Press Blocks development in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood. Demolition of the former printing press building began in September; construction of the tower is to start shortly.

UNDER REVIEW
$2,076,261
Address: 3128 S.E. 90th Place
Applicant: Ken Yu of Kaly Construction & Design
Owner: 90th Pl Properties LLC
Contractor: Out to bid.
Three new construction permits totaling $2,076,261 are under review for 3128 Southeast 90th Place. Plans call for construction of three apartment buildings; each one would be three stories and have six two-bedroom units. There would also be site work to create 15 parking spaces and a covered trash enclosure.
UNDER REVIEW
$600,000
Address: 8115 S.E. 82nd Ave.
Applicant: Willis Dewitt of Woofter Architecture
Owner: AAA Oregon/Idaho
Contractor: Summit Industries
Reconfiguration of an office space would include removal of walls and an update to the ceiling to accommodate new walls. There would also be new bike parking.
APPROVED TO ISSUE
$500,000
Address: 8101 N.E. Lombard St.
Applicant: Brandon Safstrom of Hoffman Corp.
Owner: Kip Holdings Co.
Contractor: Mike Jordan (Precision Construction Co.)
Plans call for use of bridge cranes for a storage facility.

UNDER REVIEW
$80,000,000
Address: Sandy Pine, at 900 S.E. Sandy Blvd.
Applicant: John Eidman of Ankrom Moisan Architects (new architect-of-record)
Owner: Sandy Pine LLC of Seattle
Contractor: Out to bid
Plans include construction of a 12-story mixed-use tower with 476 apartments and three retail spaces. Sandy Pine is anticipated to be Portland’s first mass-timber high-rise. The project was approved by the Portland Design Commission in June 2022.
$698,000
Address: Kaiser Permanente Building, at 500 N.E. Multnomah St.
Contractor: Bob Schommer (A C Schommer & Sons)
Plans call for a change of occupancy on level B that involves construction of new walls to create a landscape shop in the parking area. Interior alterations will include an office remodel as well as ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$946,735
Address: Harrison Square, at 1800 S.W. First Ave.
Contractor: Kevin Bartel (Contracting Inc.)
A tenant improvement to Corvel’s office on the sixth floor (suite 600) includes demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create break rooms, restrooms, a janitorial room, a phone room, a lobby, storage space, a reception area, conference rooms, open offices areas, and more. Alterations include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$633,761
Address: Umpqua Bank Plaza, at 1 S.W. Columbia St.
Contractor: Delta Connects
Work includes a chiller replacement in the parking garage and replacement of the centrifugal chiller in the mechanical room.
$1,342,934
Address: Oregon Health & Science University, at 3250 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, unit HRC
Contractor: Matt Ouellette (JH Kelly of Longview, Washington)
Work includes installation of exhaust fans, fire smoke dampers, terminal units, diffusers, grilles and a doghouse enclosure for a tenant improvement on the Mark O. Hatfield Research Center’s 14th floor.
$5,276,020
Address: Oregon Health & Science University, at 3250 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, unit HRC
Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Plans call for a tenant improvement on the Mark O. Hatfield Research Center’s 14th floor for relocation of nuclear medicine. Work includes demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create alcoves, bays, offices, a consultation room, a waiting room, a nurse’s station, a therapy area, injection rooms and more. Alterations include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$610,000
Address: Multnomah County Library’s Gregory Heights location, at 7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Contractor: Out to bid.
Work would include a reroof, installation of new windows, a landscaping refresh, finishes, and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$2,452,644
Address: Markham Elementary School, at 10531 S.W. Capitol Highway
Contractor: Out to bid.
Plans call for a reroof and installation of insulation, fall protection anchors, new sheathing, a climb barrier and more. Work would also involve ceiling, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$699,966
Address: Vernon School, at 2044 N.E. Killingsworth St.
Contractor: Out to bid.
Plans include installation of rooftop piping, roof vents, ductwork and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$3,840,244
Address: Vernon School, at 2044 N.E. Killingsworth St.
Contractor: Out to bid.
Work would include demolition, a reroof, new decking, sheathing, insulation, seismic improvements, installation of a new climb barrier, fall protection anchors, roof hatch, skylights, and more. Work would involve ceiling, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services. Please note that BDS has changed how it publishes permit information, which includes the applicant and the project owner for commercial building permits – but not facility permits.
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