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A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by the Bureau of Development Services in the prior week.

Pre-application conference – pending 
Address: 11875 S.W. Riverwood Road
Applicant: Cassandra Dobson of Parametrix
Owner: not listed

The proposal calls for improvements to the Elk Rock Pump Station. Work would involve a generator and its housing, stormwater management, wet well reconfiguration, and building and structural improvements. The pump station is immediately adjacent to the Willamette River and presents notable risk of sanitary sewer overflow during wet weather flows. Upgrades to the pump station would both increase pumping capacity and minimally expand storage capacity to mitigate risk. A greenway goal exception is required because the pump station is not considered river dependent or river related as required for development within the 50-foot river setback.

Type 1 procedure (design review) – pending  
Address: 410 S.W. Harrison St.
Applicant: Robert Hayden of PDS LLC
Owner: Eridanus Warenhandelsgesellschaft

Plans call for the removal of an existing drive-thru canopy on the south (non-street-facing) side of the building and the repair of wall areas affected during removal. The wall repairs will match the existing building elevation.

Type 1 procedure (design review) – pending  
Address: 1150 N.W. Ninth Ave.
Applicant: Steve Woodrum of Advanced Electric Signs of Woodland, Washington
Owner: WH Pearl Hotel LLC of Seattle

Plans call for installation of an illuminated wall sign.

Early assistance – pending  
Address: 2905 S.E. 89th Ave. 
Applicant: Ariel Chavarria of SERA Architects
Owner: Argonaut Group LLC

Plans call for construction of a new three-story, courtyard-style multifamily building. There would be 32 on-site parking spaces, a ground-floor community space and 40 residential units along a single loaded corridor.

Middle housing subdivision – application
Address: 8439 S.E. 64th Ave. 
Applicant: Kevin Partain of Urban Visions
Owner: Kimco Properties

The proposal calls for a final plat for the four-lot subdivision approved through the middle housing land division.

Early assistance – application
Address: 8405 S.E. 44th Ave. 
Applicant: Ali Young of the Bureau of Environmental Services
Owners: city of Portland and RKK Damascus LLC

The primary goals of this voluntary restoration project are to reconnect portions of the historic floodplain to Johnson Creek, reduce flooding and erosion, improve water quality, increase habitat for ESA-listed fish species, and enhance riparian wetlands and forests. To provide fish habitat, large wood would be installed, scour pools would be created, floodplains would be widened, and current elevations of banks would be lowered to provide access to side channels and high flow refugia. To accommodate wider floodplains, two culvert adjustments would be made: one beneath Southeast 45th Avenue and one beneath Southeast Harney Street.

Early assistance – application
Address: 901 N.E. Lloyd Center
Applicant: Michael Reis of Works Progress Architecture
Owner: KREF Lloyd Center Owner LLC

Plans call for demolition of an existing above-grade retail structure and the existing sky-bridge, renovation of the below-grade area, and construction of a two-story multipurpose structure with loading at grade. The project would involve approximately 67,000 square feet, including the basement. Stormwater would be handled with a green roof and mechanical exception. A property line adjustment to the northern property line would be handled with a separate application.

Early assistance – application
Address: 4420 S. Slavin Road
Applicant: Julietta Rad of the Bureau of Environmental Services
Owners: FMC Properties LLC and JKF Properties LLC

Plans for Carolina Trunk call for a large diameter replacement. Additional discussion is needed on wetland (close to Interstate 5) impacts and mitigation measures.

Source: Portland Bureau of Development Services

See also:

• $5.3 million multifamily project in Portland building permits | Jan. 22, 2024