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$22.1 million arena improvements in Portland building permits | May 12, 2025

By: Hilary Dorsey//May 12, 2025//

$22.1 million arena improvements in Portland building permits | May 12, 2025

Hilary Dorsey//May 12, 2025//

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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:

UNDER INSPECTION
$863,949  

Address: David Douglas School District’s Fir Ridge Campus, at 11215 S.E. Market St.
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits 
Owner: School District No. 40
Contractor: Brockamp & Jaeger of Oregon City

Plans call for creating a new storefront with doors to create a secure entry vestibule as well as removing and replacing portions of the existing roof.


$2,005,316Ìý
Address: 5858 S. Riveridge Lane
Applicant: Justin Barnhart of Certa Building Solutions 
Owner: Association of Unit Owners of Riveridge (Phases 1 and 2)
Contractor: Mike Lindor (Tatley-Grund of Seattle)

Plans call for demolishing planters, concrete flatwork, wood deck stairs and entryways. Crews would install a new waterproof podium membrane, reconstruct entry decks and make crawl space repairs.


$1,620,000  
Address: 5732 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Applicant: Karen Van Raden of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: Cascadia Health
Contractor: Colas Construction

Plans call for remodeling a memory care facility to become a secure residential treatment facility with 10 sleeping units, two offices, three bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, laundry space, and break rooms.


$3,730,958  
Address: 3536 N.E. Broadway
Applicant: not listed 
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Aldrich + Associates of Bothell, Washington

A two-story, 17,562-square-foot commercial building shell is to be constructed for a single tenant: BluePearl Animal Clinic. The work will include site work and parking.


Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,250,000Ìý

Address: Trader Joe’s, at 4121 N.E. Halsey St.
Applicant: Jim Trueblood of B & T Design & Engineering of Issaquah, Washington
Owner: Hollywood Crossing 3 LLC of Santa Ana, California 
Contractor: J Hughes Construction of Mill Creek, Washington

A tenant improvement would involve repairing the break room and restrooms, installing new freezer cases, constructing a new chain-link fence for bike storage, a new cash desk (with a revised layout) and a new restroom, and some demolition.


UNDER REVIEW
$737,617  

Address: 8532 S.E. 17th Ave.
Applicant: Gabriel Whitlatch of LIMINAL Shift LLC 
Owner: Plambeck Page Properties LLC 
Contractor: LIMINAL Shift

A tenant improvement would involve adding to the office on the second floor, removing the cigar shop, and reducing the size of the coffee shop to accommodate a yoga studio. The work would include new partition walls, a locker room, and a recessed entry.


UNDER REVIEW
$2,275,454Ìý

Address: 1750 S. Harbor Way
Applicant: Eden Braun-Davis of Braun Development Services
Owner: Riverplace Condominium No 1 Owners Association 
Contractor: Jim Cleghorn (I&E Construction of Wilsonville)

Plans call for removing and replacing cladding on the south and east sides of the building as well as replacing waterproofing on the deck over garages under the podium decking. A $1,445,271 alteration permit is also under review for repairing the building’s envelope. The work would include replacing the siding, trim, windows and a swing door. It also would include resurfacing private decks and reinstalling railings.


UNDER REVIEW
$593,685Ìý

Address: 5105 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
Applicant: Sean Barnett of Polymath Studio Architecture 
Owner: Tulp LLC 
Contractor: Phair Construction Co. of Lake Oswego

A tenant improvement for a new office tenant would involve footprint expansion and a second-floor addition. Site work would include a new curb cut.


UNDER REVIEW
$1,033,000Ìý

Address: Elm Row, at 1525 S.W. Park Ave.
Applicant: Matthew Poncelow of Ankrom Moisan Architects
Owner: Elm Row Partners LLC of Honolulu
Contractor: R&H Construction

Plans call for renovation of the building’s first and second floors. The work would include reconfiguring the wall layout to create a leasing area, an open work lounge, a fitness room, a study room, and a working lounge.


UNDER REVIEW
$1,210,000Ìý

Address: 1901 N.E. 42nd Ave.
Applicant: Nate Rosemeyer of Faster Permits 
Owner: Mittleman Properties 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for remodeling the exterior and interior of an 11,612-square-foot U.S. Bank branch. The exterior work would include parking lot upgrades and accessibility upgrades. The interior remodel would involve the building’s first floor.


UNDER REVIEW
$500,000Ìý

Address: 181 N.E. 102nd Ave., Building 1
Applicant: Samantha Aleo of DESIGN+BUILD 
Owner: AARK LLC of Beaverton 
Contractor: Don Snair (D & B Company)

Plans call for improving four building spaces to suit new tenants. The work would include demolition and construction of new interior walls, exterior doors, ceilings and accessibility upgrades.


UNDER REVIEW
$3,500,000Ìý

Address: 7600 N. Willamette Blvd.
Applicant: Erin Ziter of EM architecture LLC 
Owner: Modern Homes LLC 
Contractor: Modern Northwest

Plans call for construction of a three-story, 38-unit, wood-framed apartment building with a partial basement. Radon systems are included for review.


APPROVED TO ISSUE
$3,100,000Ìý

Address: 1818 S.E. 82nd Ave.
Applicant: Sermin Yesilada of Sosyal Architecture and Community Development LLC 
Owner: Multnomah County
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for construction of a temporary outdoor shelter and associated site improvements including state-certified prefab structures for restrooms, laundry space, a kitchen, offices, trash collection, and storage. Two carport structures will be in a deferred submittal.


Facility Permits Issued:

$1,265,385Ìý
Address: 5030 N. Greeley Ave. 
Applicant: Chris Grosse of LEVER Architecture 
Owner: Adidas Village Corporation
Contractor: Total Mechanical Inc. of Camas, Washington

A tenant improvement for the ground floor through the third floor will involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, terminal units, piping and electrical.


$6,608,591    
Address: 5030 N. Greeley Ave. 
Applicant: Chris Grosse of LEVER Architecture
Owner: Adidas Village Corporation
Contractor: Truebeck Construction of San Mateo, California

A tenant improvement for the ground floor through the third floor will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones. The ground floor will gain an entry area, visitor engagement space, visitor cafe/​lounge/​dining areas, an auditorium, a pantry area, an audio/visual room, a flex room, a storage room, and a lactation room. The first floor will gain workrooms, a storage room, and a fitting room. The second floor will gain workrooms, storage rooms, a kitchenette, a fitting room, and meeting rooms. The third floor will gain workrooms, a lounge area, storage rooms, a fitting room, and meeting rooms. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.


$1,264,196
Address: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, at 300 N. Ramsay Way
Applicant: McKenzie Baird of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: McKinstry Co LLC of Seattle

A tenant improvement for seating on three floors will involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, smoke exhaust fans, exhaust fans, a heat pump, a rooftop condensing unit, fan coils, unit heaters, piping and electrical.


$20,837,814    
Address: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, at 300 N. Ramsay Way 
Applicant: McKenzie Baird of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas, Texas)

A tenant improvement for seating on three floors will involve demolishing seating and walls, installing new seating, stepped aisles, accessible seating areas, handrails/​guardrails and walls to create/​remodel restrooms, fire command rooms, electrical rooms, a fire pump room, first aid rooms, and vomitories. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.


$600,000    
Address: 6149 S.W. Shattuck Road
Applicant: Janelle Guiao of AKS Engineering & Forestry LLC of Tualatin
Owner: Holt Holdings OR LLC of Vancouver, Washington
Contractor: Northwest Earthmovers of Sherwood

Plans for stage 1 of Raleigh Crest call for mass grading and site improvements for future public streets, public utilities, and homes. The work will include the Red Electric Trail and mitigation planting.


Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$596,662Ìý

Address: IKEA, at 10280 N.E. Cascades Parkway
Applicant: Edward Gavin of Sevan Multi-Site Solutions of Downers Grove, Illinois 
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Sevan Multi-Site Solutions

A remodel of the showroom on the second floor would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a vignette area, display areas, room setting areas, and a design studio area. The work would involve ceiling, flooring, finishes and electrical.


UNDER REVIEW
$5,000,000Ìý

Address: Moda Center, at 1 N. Center Court St. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits 
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for demolishing the center hanging display and installing a new one along with a hoist and end-zone displays. The work would involve ceiling, finishes and electrical.


Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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