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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:

$900,000     
Address: 16401 S.E. Division St. 
Applicant: Dan Williams of Faster Permits 
Owner: ROIC Oregon LLC of Chicago
Contractor: Corstone Contractors LLC of Snohomish, Washington

A tenant improvement for a new tenant will involve demolition and the addition of interior walls, fixtures, exterior doors and a storefront. An exterior wall will be cut to accommodate new doors and a new generator with an enclosure. The patio west of the building will be demolished.

UNDER INSPECTION
$2,800,000Ìý
Address: 3320 N.E. Broadway
Applicant: not listed  
Owner: not listed
Contractor: O’Brien & Company LLC

Redevelopment of the existing building (a former aircraft factory) will create retail space and a preschool on the ground floor and apartments on the second and third floors.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$2,900,000 (two $1,450,000 permits)
Address: Northeast Alberta Street (within the 97211 zip code).
Applicant: Connor Davies of Scott Edwards Architecture 
Owner: Alberta Art House LLC of Newport Beach, California
Contractor: out to bid

Each permit calls for construction of a three-story, four-unit apartment building (affordable housing) with a detached trash enclosure less than 120 square feet and associated site work.

UNDER REVIEW
$500,000  
Address: 2828 S.E. Stephens St.
Applicant: Samuel Sherman of West of West
Owner: Goatenberg LLC 
Contractor: Owen Gabbert LLC

Plans call for remodeling the second floor (church space) and first floor (preschool space). The work would include construction of new restrooms, a classroom, storage space, a living room, and finishes.

UNDER REVIEW
$750,000Ìý
Address: 8106 N. Interstate Ave.
Applicant: Ben Cruz of Rain River Stormwater Solutions of Ridgefield, Washington
Owners: Life in the Slow Lane LLC and 8106 N Interstate LLC 
Contractor: KT Homes LLC of Vancouver, Washington

Plans call for conversion of a duplex to a triplex by creating a dwelling unit in the basement.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,600,000Ìý
Address: Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant, at 5001 N. Columbia Blvd.
Applicant: Julietta Rad of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services 
Owner: city of Portland 
Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. of Omaha, Nebraska

Plans call for construction of a passageway from the silver tunnel to the new sofa building and new walls and stairs for other tunnel access in the basement of an existing building.

Facility Permits Issued:

$525,000  
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 will involve demolition of walls and the addition of 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 will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$550,000  
Address: 2525 S.W. First Ave. 
Applicant: Hallie Ervin of OHSU 
Owner: Oregon Health & Science University
Contractor: Viking Engineering + Construction LLC of Gresham

A tenant improvement will involve minor demolition and the addition of new walls to create training rooms, storage closets, and an operable, retractable wall with a​ storage closet. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$3,941,000Ìý
Address: 7110 N.E. Airport Way
Applicant: Bradlee Hersey of Faster Permits 
Owner: Port of Portland 
Contractor: out to bid

An HVAC upgrade is planned for levels 1 and 2. There would be minor demolition and installation of new housekeeping pads, platform, curbs, and bird screening. The work would also involve finishes, plumbing and electrical. A $2,733,000 alteration permit is also under review for the project. The work would involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, air handling units, supply fans, air handler cooling coils, heating coils, filters, blower coil units, heat pumps, exhaust fans, air conditioning units, ventilators, electric heaters, air terminal devices, reheat coils, pumps, an expansion tank, an air separator, and electric boilers. This work would also involve piping and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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