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

Early assistance – pendingÌý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 3311 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Applicant: Jamie Fisher of Cascadia Development Partners LLC of Vancouver, Washington
Owner: J & A Investment LLC

The proposal is for a change of use of about 15,500 square feet in an existing 17,569-square-foot building to a daycare. The use of the remaining area of the building is to remain as-is. The proposal converts a portion of the western edge of the existing parking lot to a pervious playground area to serve the daycare use. The proposal includes minor modifications to the exterior of the existing building to add windows and doors.

Early assistance – pending
Address: 5105 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Applicant: Sean Barnett of Polymath Studio
Owner: Hawthorne Professional Properties LLC

The project team proposes a two-story addition, adding about 1,000 square feet of office space and new stairs.

Early assistance – applicationÌýÌý
Address: North Gantenbein Avenue (within the 97217 zip code)
Applicant: Matt Filkins of UOR LLC
Owner: UOR LLC

Plans call for development of one new two-story five-plex and one new two-story six-plex on vacant, adjoining lots at the northwest corner of North Vancouver Avenue and North Skidmore Street.

Early assistance– pendingÌýÌý
Address: 2429 SW Vermont St.
Applicant: Frank Stock of WDC Properties
Owner: Camas PDX LLC

Plans call for removing an existing building and providing a new multi-story apartment building (approximately 27 units).

Type 2 procedure (design review with modifications) – pendingÌý Ìý
Address: 10542 SE Washington St.
Applicant: Emily Sandy of Strata Land Use Planning
Owner: Plaza 205 Portland LLC

Plans call for design review for five signs on the north facade. The proposal includes a modification to the sign size.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review) – pendingÌý Ìý
Address: 685 NW 21st Ave.
Applicant: Gina Blomberg of Vancouver Sign Co. of Vancouver, Washington
Owner: 625 NW 21st LLC

The proposal calls for installing an exterior wall sign, LED illumination, connecting to the existing circuit. This is for a noncontributing structure in the Alphabet Historic District.

Early assistance – applicationÌý ÌýÌý
Address: 16319 SE Powell Blvd.
Applicant: Michael Williams of Livermore Architecture & Engineering
Owners: Erssa Holdings Oregon LLC and Outfront Media LLC

The existing site consists of a convenience store with a fueling station. The owner has purchased the neighboring single-family residential property to the west and would like to redevelop the site. The existing convenience store building and residence would be demolished, the lots consolidated and a new, larger convenience store constructed on the property.

ÌýEarly assistance – pendingÌý Ìý
Address: 12240 NE Glisan St.
Applicant: Michael Barrett of HBX Studio Architecture
Owner: Multnomah County

The project proposes abatement of identified hazardous materials; demolition of all existing structures, including a basement and foundations; removal of interior paving and landscaping areas; and capping all utilities back to the public right of way. No new structure or development is currently anticipated within the near future on the site (all three properties). A new permanent security fence and manual vehicle access gates will be proposed. The stormwater management manual will not be triggered for this project. No stormwater management will be provided. Existing drainage patterns on site will be protected.

ÌýEarly assistance – pendingÌý Ìý
Address: NW Front Avenue (within the 97210 zip code).
Applicant: Timothy Cooke of LEVER Architecture
Owners: Port of Portland and Prosper Portland

The project is a new acoustic testing facility for the University of Oregon, on a leased site located on the Port of Portland’s Terminal 2.

ÌýEarly assistance – applicationÌý Ìý
Address: 4421 NE Columbia Blvd.
Applicants: Joseph Purkey and Crystal Glanz-Kreutz of Convergence
Owner: TriMet

The TriMet Columbia Operations Facility Project includes the demolition of existing structures, new grading, paving and construction of a new bus operations facility campus that will include fuel and wash, operations and maintenance buildings, a bus storage yard, employee parking and associated utilities, stormwater management and landscaping.

Source: Portland Permitting & DevelopmentÌý

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