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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:

$1,600,000       
Address: 11040 N. Lombard St. 
Applicant: Bradlee Hersey of Faster Permits 
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Stellar J Corporation of Woodland, Washington

Plans call for modifying a grain elevator at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 4. This will include removing conveyor bridges, an aerial tube, and steel structures from the exterior, installing netting on select areas of the exterior, and installing fences and gates.

UNDER INSPECTION
$1,229,700   
Address: 6551 N.E. 47th Ave.
Applicant: not listed  
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Meng Hannan Construction Co.

Plans call for construction of a one-story convenience store and coffee shop with a drive-up window. Associated site work and grading will create a gas/​diesel filling station. A detached trash enclosure will be smaller than 120 square feet.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$2,800,000  
Address: 831 S.W. 17th Ave.
Applicant: Matthew Stoll of Woofter Bolch Architecture 
Owner: Oliver Bear LLC 
Contractor: Kevin Kelly (Fortis Construction)

A tenant improvement would involve modifying interior partitions, removing stairs and adding new ones, enclosing the corner, and adding a storefront to match the existing one.

UNDER REVIEW
$650,000  
Address: property within the 97212 zip code (on Northeast Knott Street at Rodney Avenue)
Applicant: Suzannah Stanley of Mackenzie 
Owner: Pacific Power & Light Co. 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for demolishing the building at the electrical substation. There would be compacted fill, per title 24 standards; a special inspection of soils would be required. Also, all foundations and debris would be removed.

UNDER REVIEW
$867,698   
Address: 6161 N.W. 61st Ave.
Applicant: Amy Peterson of Convergence Architecture 
Owner: Metro
Contractor: Brockamp & Jaeger

Plans call for adding fall protection, a catwalk, and work platforms to the Metro Central Transfer Station’s roof.

UNDER REVIEW
$500,000  
Address: 5858 N.E. 87th Ave.
Applicant: Daniel Garcia of Dennis Group of Carlsbad, California
Owner: CPF NE Columbia Associates LLC of Costa Mesa, California
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for removing slabs to allow installation of tank foundations for one 18,000-gallon dairy cream storage silo and one 8,000-gallon hot water storage tank.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,089,927Ìý
Address: 1919 S.E. Belmont St.
Applicant: Scott McDonald of Studio 3 Architecture 
Owner: Belmont VA LLC 
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement would suit a new clinic. The work would involve demolishing interior walls and adding new ones to create a waiting room, exam rooms, consultation rooms, storage space and restrooms. The work would also include restriping the parking lot and installing EV charging infrastructure.

Facility Permits Issued:

$3,590,116Ìý
Address: 9601 N.E. Alderwood Road
Applicant: Rifat Hossain of Permit Flow 
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Theresa Olson (Tool-Craft Inc. of Dayton)

Plans call for minor demolition and installation of a conveyor platform deck with rails as well as an automated conveyor system. The work would also involve flooring, finishes and electrical items.

$5,509,660  
Address: 2696 N. Vancouver Ave. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits 
Owner: Legacy Health System
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for removing and disposing of contaminated soils at the Williams & Russell project site.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$3,000,000Ìý
Address: 900 S.W. Fifth Ave. 
Applicant: Taylor Pasic of GBD Architects 
Owner: Standard Insurance Co. 
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement on the Standard Insurance Center’s 27th floor for Lindsay Hart would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a reception area, huddle rooms, a coffee/​coat room, bathrooms, conference rooms, offices, a file storage room, a copy/​print room, a collaboration room, a wellness room, an accounting room, storage rooms, a server room, a mail/​copy room, and a breakroom. The work would also include ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

See also:

• Multiple multifamily projects in Portland land use review intakes | April 7, 2025