By: Hilary Dorsey//June 5, 2023//
Hilary Dorsey//June 5, 2023//
A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by the Bureau of Development Services in the prior week.

Early assistance – application
Address: 312 N.E. 57th Ave.
Applicant: Drew Dippel of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: Kent Family Holdings LLC
Plans call for demolishing three existing structures and constructing a 28-unit apartment building (including a community room) along with a courtyard and a tuck-under parking lot.

Design Review (type 1 procedure) – pending
Address: Southwest Fourth Avenue
Applicant: Gerald Gotschall of Portland State University
Owners: Urban Center Condominium Association & Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Alterations sought to the south elevation of the engineering building include removal of three bays of existing ground-floor windows and then installation of a single insulated overhead coiling door and metal side panels in the same location.
Early assistance – application
Address: 153 S.E. 127th Ave.
Applicant: Leigh Armstrong of Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
Owner: Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East
A structural attachment would include 19 housing units, approximately 5,640 square feet of outdoor common space, and approximately 864 square feet of outdoor private space.
Early assistance – application
Address: 1939 E Burnside St.
Applicant: Tony Brizendine of 541 Architecture
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Plans call for demolishing the interior of an existing 3,290-square-foot building and adding approximately 2,800 square feet for a new clinic and future leasable space.
Pre-application conference – pending
Address: Northeast 66th Avenue
Applicants: Leslie Cliffe of Bora Architects & Tori Halligan of PLACE
Owner: The Portland Housing Bureau & 6623 Halsey LLC
Multiple options are being sought for redevelopment of the Portland Housing Bureau’s Ellington property – 11 acres between Northeast Tillamook and Halsey streets, and Northeast 65th and 67th avenues. The study includes increasing density of affordable housing and potentially rerouting existing streets in the area.
Early assistance – pending
Address: Les Schwab Tire Center at 5510 N Lombard St.
Applicants: Francis Rudloff of MCA Architects
Owner: SFP-F LLC of Bend
Plans call for renovating the existing facility, which would bring it closer to compliance with the zoning code and repair physical deficiencies.
Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services