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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.

Building Permits Issued:

$799,254
Address: 5949 N.E. 30th Ave.
Applicant: Dan Hess of Bric Architecture
Owner: Weldone 5949 LLC
Contractor: Alan Volm (Pacific Crest Structures)

Plans call for conversion of a commercial space into a day care facility with new restrooms and interior partitions.

$2,124,449
Address: American Plaza Towers along Southwest First Avenue (within the 97201 code)
Applicant: Willis Dewitt of Woofter Bolch Architecture
Owner: American Plaza Towers Condominium Owners
Contractor: Michael Carrigg (Andersen Construction)

An alteration permit was issued for American Plaza Towers along Southwest First Avenue (within the 97201 code). Plans call for a remodel of a one-story community center, including maintenance and accessibility upgrades to the indoor swimming pool, restrooms and locker rooms. Also, the HVAC system and the pool water filtration system will be replaced.

$800,000
Address: 530 N.E. Couch St.
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: IEC Investment LLC
Contractor: Don Rue (JHC Commercial LLC)

Plans call for shell upgrades in the basement and on the first floor as well as a tenant improvement on the second floor. Work includes demolition, construction of interior partitions, removal of stairs and an infill opening, addition of new stairs, and reconfiguration of restrooms.

$1,700,000
Address: River View Cemetery, at 300 S. Taylors Ferry Road
Applicant: Chelsea McCann of Walker Macy
Owner: River View Cemetery Association of Portland
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for construction of memorial walls, columbarium niche walls, storage cabinets in a shelter wall, a memorial shelter, pathways, site grading, drainage, and a stormwater system.

$4,884,152
Address: 1341 N. Killingsworth St.
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: CB Const Inc.

Plans call for construction of a five-story, 69-unit apartment building (including six live-work units) with an indoor bike room, a rooftop deck, a trash area, and a vehicle loading/unloading area. A separate building permit ($15,000) was issued for an outdoor bike corral.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$4,529,090
Address: O’Bryant Square, at 800 S.W. Harvey Milk St.
Applicant: Vladimir Ivanov of Walker Consultants in Seattle
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: Northwest Infrastructure LLC

Plans call for demolition of the park’s hardscape and shoring for a below-grade parking garage.

UNDER REVIEW
$25,954,044
Address: Mount Scott Park, at 5516 S.E. 72nd Ave.
Applicant: Laura Roark of FFA Architecture & Interiors
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for demolishing 20,000 square feet of an existing structure, renovating 40,000 square feet, and constructing .

UNDER REVIEW
$3,500,000
Address: 12W, at 1223 S.W. Washington St.
Applicant: Jessie Dunham of ZGF Architects
Owner: GS Indigo LLC of Houston
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)

A tenant improvement for an existing tenant on floors 1-5 would create new conference rooms, restrooms, phone rooms, and a community area.

UNDER REVIEW
$2,904,675
Address: Mall 205, at 9900 S.E. Washington St.
Applicant: Jessica Richey of Hobby Lobby Stores in Oklahoma City
Owner: Rhino Holdings Marketplace 205 LLC of Henderson, Nevada
Contractor: Hobby Lobby Stores

A tenant improvement for Hobby Lobby (new tenant) would include a vestibule addition and reconfiguration of space with shelving and checkout counters.

Facility Permits Issued:

$500,000
Address: Fox Tower, at 805 S.W. Broadway
Contractor: R&H Construction

A tenant improvement for Mario’s (first and second floors) will include demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create hospitality rooms, fitting areas, dressing rooms, window display areas, clothing areas, storerooms, offices and restrooms. Work also will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$525,000
Address: Umpqua Bank Plaza, at 1 S.W. Columbia St.
Contractor: Robert Todd Construction

A tenant improvement for Kimley-Horn’s office on the sixth floor (suite 650) will include demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create offices, open areas, a huddle room, a mother’s room, storage rooms, a production room, and more. Work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,000,000
Address: 5 MLK, at 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Contractor: Out to bid.

A tenant improvement for Parametrix (suite 400) would include minor demolition and construction of new walls to create a reception area, conference rooms, storage rooms, offices, phone rooms, a break room, a wellness room, and more. Work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$3,131,644
Address: Alliance High School at Meek, at 4039 N.E. Alberta Court
Contractor: Out to bid.

Plans call for demolition and roof replacements for eight buildings on the site.

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.

See also:

• Two high-rise proposals in Portland land use review intakes | March 13, 2023