By: Alex Jensen//July 17, 2023//
Alex Jensen//July 17, 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.
$500,000
Address: 8101 N.E. Lombard St.
Applicant: Brandon Safstrom of Hoffman Corp.
Owner: Kip Holdings Co.
Contractor: Mike Jordan (Precision Construction)
HVAC seismic restraints will be installed in a new warehouse with offices and a fabrication area under construction.

$5,649,036
´¡»å»å°ù±ð²õ²õ:Ìý11280 S.E. Division St.
Applicant: Laurie Linville-Gregston of Ankrom Moisan Architects
Owner: Central City Concern
Contractor: Tom Mitchell (Walsh Construction)
Meridian Gardens will be a new four-story, 85-unit, supportive recovery building with sleeping units and studios. There will be shared common areas and a courtyard.
$6,894,768
Address: 2720 N.W. 35th Ave.
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Perlo Construction
Work involves repairing the storm-damaged roof, modifying utility line locations, installing a new entry landing and stairs and storefront, creating accessible parking spaces and performing an interior remodel.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,786,088
Address: Portland State University, at 1609 S.W. Park Ave.
Applicant: Julie Aurrecoechea of Willamette Construction Services
°¿·É²Ô±ð°ù:ÌýOregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Willamette Construction Services
Plans call for demolishing 92-year-old Parkway Manor – a five-story dormitory with a partial basement.
UNDER REVIEW
$1,519,548
Address: Ball Parc American Lofts, at 2083 N.W. Johnson St.
Applicant: James Kistner of JDL Development
Owner: Ball Parc American Condominiums Owners Association
Contractor: Jeff Johnson (JDL Development)
Plans call for removing and replacing portions of rated and nonrated walls and ceilings to allow installation of new piping.
UNDER REVIEW
$1,660,961
Address: 9008 N.E. Hassalo St.
Applicant: Ryan Flattery of Cascade Studio Architecture
Owner: Ludon Investments
Contractor: Larry Cowlishaw (Method Construction Inc.)
Plans call for constructing a three-story, 15-unit apartment building and performing associated site work.

UNDER REVIEW
$750,000
Address: 875 N.E. 27th Ave.
Applicant: Griffin Bell of R&H Construction
Owner: Splash Owner LLC of Seattle
Contractor: R&H Construction
Work will involve creation of aluminum-framed entrances and a storefront for the Splash Apartments, an eight-story, 219-unit apartment building under construction at the Pop Blocks in Northeast Portland.
$935,400
Address: 630 S.W. Fifth Ave.
Contractor: Jarrod Fogle (Walen Construction)
A tenant improvement for Carleton Hart Architecture’s office on the fourth floor (suite 400) will involve construction of new walls to create a lounge, an IT room, restrooms, a kitchenette, conference rooms, storage rooms, a pin-up area, a workstation area, and a materials library. Work also involves ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$1,400,000
´¡»å»å°ù±ð²õ²õ:ÌýOregon Health & Science University, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù°ù²¹³¦³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýJames Aarhus (Skanska USA Building)
A tenant improvement for parking garage F will involve infill openings to the northern and eastern elevations to accommodate a hospital expansion project. A new chain-link fence and a gate will be installed around mechanical equipment. Work also involves finishes and electrical.
$1,605,820
´¡»å»å°ù±ð²õ²õ:ÌýWinterhaven Elementary School, at 3830 S.E. 14th Ave.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù°ù²¹³¦³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýIsrael Rodriguez (Fulcrum Construction and Building Services LLC)
Work involves reroofing the entire building, installing fall protection and new roof hatches and ladders, removing a chimney, and replacing skylights. Alterations also will involve finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$950,000
Address: 233 N.W. Ninth Ave.
Contractor: Warwick Construction of Houston
A tenant improvement for Visual Comfort on the first floor will involve demolishing walls and constructing new ones to create offices, a kitchenette, an IT room, restrooms, a setup room, a fire riser room, window display areas, a seating area, and a tech lab. Alterations also will include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$1,235,000
Address: 5 MLK, at 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Contractor: Truebeck Construction of San Mateo, California
A tenant improvement for Raymond James on the sixth floor (suite 600) will involve minor demolition to create client experience centers, a café/collaboration room, offices, a team suite, and more. Alterations also will include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$945,177
Address: 7 S.E. Stark St.
Contractor: Alan Volm (Pacific Crest Structures)
A tenant improvement on the ninth floor would include minor demolition and construction of demising walls to create three tenant spaces; each would have conference rooms, break rooms, offices, server closets and open office areas. Work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing, and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$500,000
Address: 6123 S.W. View Point Ter – unit A
Contractor: Larry Cowlishaw (Method Construction Inc.)
Eight adjacent lots would be developed with grading infrastructure.
UNDER REVIEW
$1,000,000
Address: Block 216, at 900 S.W. Washington St.
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction LLC of Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Plans call for a tenant improvement for Mahler Jewelers on the first floor involving replacement of the storefront, minor demolition, and construction of new walls to create a sales area, an office, a bathroom, a stock room and a back-of-house area. Work would involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$776,291
Address: Oregon Health & Science University, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road – Building OHS
Contractor: James Aarhus (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)
A tenant improvement on the ninth floor (suite 9A) would include demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create offices, rehab areas, a restroom, a break area, a supplies room, and more. Alteration would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
UNDER REVIEW
$559,425
Address: Oregon Health & Science University, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road – Building OHS
Contractor: out to bid
A tenant improvement involving the hospital’s mission control on the ninth floor would involve installation of ductwork and more.
UNDER REVIEW
$3,048,100
Address: Oregon Health & Science University, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road – Building OHS
Contractor: James Aarhus (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)
A tenant improvement involving the hospital’s mission control on the ninth floor would involve demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create a mission control area, a behavioral health room, an emergency transportation coordination room, a decedent affairs room, offices, a telecom room, a nursing support services room, and more. Work would involve ceiling, flooring, 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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