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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:

$581,415      
Address: 114 N.E. Grand Ave. 
Applicant: Stewart Straus of Stewart Gordon Straus, Architect PC 
Owner: 106 NE Grand LLC
Contractor: Jeffrey Weitz (Awsem Electric LLC)

A tenant improvement will suit four new dining tenants and four storage tenants. The work will involve construction of demising walls and partitions, restrooms, commercial kitchens, seating areas, and exterior doors. It will also involve removing the mezzanine.

UNDER INSPECTION
$700,000Ìý
Address: 5001 N. Columbia Blvd.
Applicant: not listed  
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West of Omaha, Nebraska

 Plans call for construction of a remote boiler system. Also, a $500,000 new construction permit is under inspection for construction of a concrete pad for a new satellite boiler.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,500,000   
Address: David Douglas High School, at 1001 S.E. 135th Ave.
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits 
Owner: School District No. 40 
Contractor: Pence Contractors of Lake Oswego

The proposal includes a value-added revision calling for structural upgrades to the mezzanines.

UNDER REVIEW
$605,358   
Address: 855 N. Failing St.
Applicant: Jamie Bushek of SUM Design Studio 
Owner: Holland Investments AK LLC of Tualatin 
Contractor: GNH Development

Plans call for work on the second floor to suit a new tenant. The work would include demolition of interior partition walls and doors, the addition of a partial height wall, casework, and plumbing.

UNDER REVIEW
$9,287,455Ìý
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Katherine Hull of ZGF Architects 
Owner: Oregon State Medical Department 
Contractor: Michael Carrigg (Anderson Construction)

Plans call for upgrading and adding mechanical and electrical equipment to expand chilled and hot water capacity and redundancy for the OHSU campus. Equipment upgrades will occur on the ground floor of Garage D and on the adjacent exterior cooling tower pad.

UNDER REVIEW
$7,004,200  
Address: St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, at 1716 N.W. Davis St.
Applicant: Zachary Freund of LRS Architects
Owner: St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception of Portland Oregon 
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.

Facility Permits Issued:

$600,000Ìý
Address: Multnomah Athletic Club, at 1849 S.W. Salmon St. 
Applicant: Joshua Peterson of GBD Architects 
Owner: Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Contractor: Shelton Davis (Lease Crutcher Lewis)

Plans for the exterior pergola on level 3 involve minor demolition, installation of a metal pergola with​ concrete pedestals, deck waterproofing, downspouts, and electrical work.

$2,000,000   
Address: 2035 N.W. Front Ave. 
Applicant: Cory Hawbecker of Holst Architecture 
Owners: Field Office Property LLC of Dallas and Field Office Property Owner LLC of New York
Contractor: Bremik Construction

A tenant improvement will take place on the fifth floor. Plans call for demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a lobby area, a boardroom, conference rooms, a phone room, an IT room, a private room, a copy room, offices, a lunchroom/​kitchen, a storage room, and open office areas. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$1,470,000    
Address: Multnomah Athletic Club, at 1849 S.W. Salmon St. 
Applicant: Joshua Peterson of GBD Architects
Owner: Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Contractor: Truebeck Construction of San Mateo, California

A remodel of the sports pub on level 1 will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a sports pub area, an electrical room, a bar area, a corridor, and a walk-in cooler ramp. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$1,015,000    
Address: 1300 S.W. Sixth Ave. 
Applicant: Michael Breuer of Menashe Properties 
Owner: JLM Sixth LLC
Contractor: Jarrod Fogle (Walen Construction)

Plans call for work on the fourth floor to suit the landlord. This will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create three spec suites and other walls to create a common corridor. Suite 400 will include conference rooms, a phone room, a reception area, a cafe, a restroom, an IT room, huddle rooms, a collaboration area, offices, a copy/​print alcove, and an open office area. Suite 401 will include a huddle room, open office areas, a copy/​print alcove, offices, a cafe, a conference room, a reception area, a copy/​print room, and an IT room. Suite 402 will include a huddle room, offices, a copy/​print alcove conference room, a reception area, an IT room, an open office area, and a café. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$525,000Ìý
Address: Umpqua Bank Plaza, at 1 S.W. Columbia St. 
Applicant: Peter Kim of LRS Architects 
Owner: Umpqua Plaza Property LLC 
Contractor: Robert Todd Construction of Milwaukie

A tenant improvement on the 15th floor would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a reception area, offices, an IT room, a lounge area, a break room, a conference room, and open office areas. The work would involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$650,000Ìý
Address: 4380 S. Macadam Ave. 
Applicant: Samantha Marcovich of IA Interior Architects of Denver
Owner: 2021-FL4 River Forum LLC of Minneapolis 
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement on the second floor would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a reception area, a server room, offices, conference rooms, storage rooms, a wellness room, a break area, phone rooms, huddle rooms, a production room, and open office areas. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$2,200,000  
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Marcus Morgan of PKA Architects 
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education 
Contractor: Artector

Plans call for an HVAC upgrade. The work would involve installing ductwork, an air handling unit, pumps, piping and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$4,650,000Ìý
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Marcus Morgan of PKA Architects 
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education 
Contractor: Colter Rodman (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)

An HVAC upgrade would involve partially reroofing the building as well as installing a new raised platform, a door, ship ladders, stairs with guardrails, a metal deck landing, walkway pads, and a new exterior door. The work would also involve finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$2,362,630Ìý
Address: 920 S.W. Sixth Ave. 
Applicant: Matthew Moreno of SERA Architects 
Owner: Power & Light Building LLC
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for a tenant improvement on the ninth and 10th floors to suit Energy Trust of Oregon. Walls would be demolished and new ones added. The ninth floor would gain a reception area, conference rooms, a break room, a storage room, offices, huddle rooms, an IDF room, bathrooms, a wellness room, a print/​copy room, an IT workroom, phone rooms, and open office areas. The 10th floor would gain a storage room, a flex space room, a conference room with an​ operable partition wall, a break room, and a presentation area. The work would involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$580,000  
Address: St. Mary’s Academy, at 1615 S.W. Fifth Ave. 
Applicant: Leslie Cliffe of Bora Architecture & Interiors 
Owner: Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus 
Contractor: R&H Construction

A tenant improvement on the first floor would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a welcome center, an admission office, and a vestibule area. The lobby area, a restroom, the mail room, offices and the vestibule area would be remodeled. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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