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A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.

Building Permits Issued:

$4,111,900Ìý
Address: 8500 N.W. Johnson St.
Applicant: Drew Hastings of Guna Collaborative 
Owner: French International School of Oregon
Contractor: Carbon Construction LLC

Plans for the French International School of Oregon call for construction of a 20,046-square-foot preschool and kindergarten building with a daylit basement. It will replace 16,102 square feet of storm-damaged, modular classroom buildings. Adjacent parking areas are to be reconfigured, with a net loss of five spaces.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$900,000Ìý
Address: 16401 S.E. Division St.
Applicant: David Groveman Pulley of Boonton, New Jersey
Owner: ROIC Oregon LLC of Carlsbad, California
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement for a new tenant would involve demolition as well as construction of interior walls, fixtures, exterior doors and a storefront. The exterior wall would be cut to accommodate new doors and a new generator with an enclosure. The work would include demolition of the existing patio, on the building’s west side.

Facility Permits Issued:

$700,000   
Address: 26 S.W. Salmon St.
Applicant: Aaron Benson of GBD Architects
Owner: 121 SW Salmon St Corp.
Contractor: Reimers & Jolivette Construction LLC

A tenant improvement will involve demolition of walls and construction of a new demising wall to create tenant space, as well as construction of new walls to create a multitenant lobby and an open office area. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes and electrical.

$600,000  
Address: Portland General Electric headquarters, at 121 S.W. Salmon St.
Applicant: Ryan Craney of LRS Architects
Owner: 121 SW Salmon St Corp.
Contractor: Reimers & Jolivette Construction LLC

A tenant improvement will involve minor demolition and construction of new walls to create coworking areas, a mother’s room, restrooms, a break area and a storage room. The work will also involve ceiling, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$1,140,000  
Address: Canvas at Press Blocks, at 1750 S.W. Yamhill St.
Applicant: Amanda Hills of ZGF Architects
Owner: URG OPB 17th Avenue LLC of Seattle
Contractor: American Heating Inc.

A tenant improvement on floors 6-8 will involve installation of rooftop condensing units and an exhaust fan. The work will also involve terminal units, split systems, exhaust fans, diffusers, grilles, piping and electrical.

$10,860,000   
Address: Canvas at Press Blocks, at 1750 S.W. Yamhill St.
Applicant: Amanda Hills of ZGF Architects
Owner: URG OPB 17th Avenue LLC of Seattle
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)

A tenant improvement on floors 6-8 will involve minor demolition and construction of new walls. The sixth floor will gain design and ideation rooms, offices, open workspaces, conference rooms, an apparel materials room, an apparel makerspace, a print room, a shower room, a color review room, an apparel fit studio, phone pods, a beverage lounge, and showrooms. The seventh floor will gain a beverage/​snack lounge, a pantry room, a conference room, a reception area, a mail/​receiving room, GTM rooms, a storage room, a water heater room, a wellness room, a mother’s room, a shower room, open workspaces, phone pods, offices, and a product testing room. The eighth floor will gain design and ideation rooms, offices, open workspaces, conference rooms, a footwear color room, a print room, a shower room, a footwear makerspace, a footwear materials room, phone pods, and a beverage lounge. The work on all floors will involve remodeling the elevator lobby as well as ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$773,202  
Address: OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, at 700 S.W. Campus Drive
Applicant: Jon Mehlschau of SRG Partnership
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Arctic Sheet Metal

A tenant improvement will involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, a fan coil unit, terminal units, medical gas, piping and electrical.

$4,783,129Ìý
Address: OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, at 700 S.W. Campus Drive
Applicant: Jon Mehlschau of SRG Partnership
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Colter Rodman (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)

A tenant improvement will involve minor demolition and construction of new walls to create a hybrid operating room, a control room, an equipment room and a recovery room. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$671,000Ìý
Address: Ida B. Wells High School, at 1151 S.W. Vermont St.
Applicant: Nicholas Sukkau of Portland Public Schools
Owner: School District No. 1
Contractor: Ben Huffman (In Line Commercial Construction)

ADA upgrades will involve minor demolition and a remodel of the workroom, classrooms, auditorium seating, a ramp with​ guardrails and stairs with handrails. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

None received for any project with a value of $500,000 or greater.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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