By: Alex Jensen//July 24, 2023//
Alex Jensen//July 24, 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.
$1,033,986
Address: 221 N.E. 122nd Ave.
Applicant: Jim McCord of Spacesaver Specialists
Owner: Multnomah County
Contractor: Kevin Kelly (Fortis Construction)
Plans call for installation of shelving at the Multnomah County Library Operations Center.

$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.

$1,700,000
Address: 512 N. Killingsworth St.
Applicant: Blair Cranston of LEVER Architecture
Owner: Multnomah County Library District
Contractor: Michael Carrigg (Andersen Construction)
Plans call for a renovation, seismic upgrade and approximately 1,300-square-foot addition to Multnomah County’s North Portland Library. The addition will be seismically isolated from the existing library.
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$780,658
Address: 1011 S.E. Lincoln St.
Applicant: Colin Jensen of THESIS Studio Architecture
Owner: 1011 Lincoln LLC
Contractor: Hammer and Hand
A tenant improvement for a new tenant would involve reconfiguration of the first and second (mezzanine) floors with demolition of stairs, construction of new partition walls and stairs, and an addition to the floor area on the second floor.

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$936,000
Address: Timberview, at 540 N.E. 99th Ave.
Applicant: David Burnett of Access Architecture
Owner: Timberview VIII LLC
Contractor: not listed
A tenant improvement would involve a build-out for a new street-level food hall with four vendor spaces, a shared kitchen area, a bar area, seating and two restrooms.
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$2,150,000
Address: 4534 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd.
Applicant: David Mullens of Fastback Development Services in Ridgefield, Washington
Owner: Brooklyn Cantina LLC
Contractor: Garner Moody (Lloyd Development LLC)
Plans call for the creation of an 18-cart food cart pod with a two-story building for a bar and restrooms with covered outdoor seating.
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$8,000,000
Address: Coho Commons, at 3836 N. Vancouver Ave.
Applicant: Copeland Downs of BAMA Architecture + Design
Owner: N Vancouver LLC
Contractor: not listed
Plans call for construction of a six-story, mixed-use building with 42 units, motor vehicle and bike storage and two ground-floor commercial spaces.
$572,000
Address: Block 216, at 900 S.W. Washington St.
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction LLC of Goldsboro, North Carolina)
A tenant improvement on the seventh floor will include minor demolition and construction of new walls to create common corridors and a lobby area. Alterations also will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, and electrical.
$796,000
Address: Oregon Health & Science University’s Marquam Plaza, at 2525 S.W. Third Ave.
Contractor: Viking Engineering and Construction
A tenant improvement in suite 110 (pharmacy administration) on the first floor will involve demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create a simulation/training room, offices, a conference room, an open office area, and more. Alterations will include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
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$650,000
Address: 801 S.W. 10th Ave.
Contractor: not listed
Work would involve reinstallation of shelving at Multnomah County Library Operations Center.
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$1,610,000
Address: 308 S.W. Second Ave.
Contractor: JH Kelly of Longview, Washington
Work would involve replacement of HVAC in the penthouse and installation of supply fans and sheet metal plenum between the fans and electrical systems.
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$725,000
Address: University of Portland, at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
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Work would involve installation of ductwork as part of renovations to Shiley Engineering Hall’s first and second floors.
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$2,000,000
Address: University of Portland, at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Contractor: James Aarhus (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)
Renovations to Shiley Engineering Hall’s first and second floors would involve demolition of walls and construction of new ones to create a material testing lab, a geotech lab, a concrete lab, a cutting room, a sieve shaker room and an environmental lab as well as the remodel of a geotech lab, a material testing lab, and bathrooms. Work would also 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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