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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:

$2,674,700   
Address: 1981 S.W. Broadway
Applicant: Blake Beckwith of Swinerton Builders 
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)

The work will involve nonstructural metal framing.

$1,686,838Ìý
Address: 3015 S.W. First Ave. 
Applicant: Mike Coyle of Faster Permits 
Owner: Ukandu Loft LLC
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for renovation and an addition to suit Ukandu, a nonprofit.

UNDER INSPECTION
$2,241,364Ìý
Address: 3770 S.E. Flavel St. 
Applicant: Emily Rist of Soderstrom Architects
Owner: Holy Family Catholic Church of Portland, Oregon
Contractor: Bob Schommer (Schommer & Sons)

Plans call for construction of a single-story office building and associated site work.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,500,000Ìý
Address: Portland International Airport, at 7000 N.E. Airport Way
Applicant: Bradley Vaughan of Faster Permits 
Owner: Port of Portland 
Contractor: Hoffman Skanska LLC of Parsippany, New Jersey

Plans call for installation of suspended raceway racks seismic anchorage.

UNDER REVIEW
$500,000Ìý
Address: 9475 N. Horseshoe Ave.
Applicant: Joel Farias of Kimley-Horn of Everett, Washington 
Owner: American Real Estate Complex of Phoenix, Arizona 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for installing automatic vehicle inspection equipment and a metal enclosure on the parking lot.

APPROVED TO ISSUE
$510,000Ìý
Address: Portland Art Museum, at 1219 S.W. Park Ave.
Applicant: Carlee Quiles of Mortenson
Owner: Portland Art Museum
Contractor: Nate Gundrum (Mortenson of Minneapolis)

Plans call for installation of interior and exterior guardrails, glass smoke baffles and glass walls.

Facility Permits Issued:

$638,457Ìý
Address: Providence Portland Medical Center, at 4805 N.E. Glisan St. 
Applicant: Jacob Selland of Fortis Construction 
Owner: Providence Health & Services-Oregon of Renton, Washington 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for construction of a suspended ceiling on floors 9 and 10 of the North Pavilion Cancer Center.

$550,300Ìý
Address: OHSU’s Center for Health & Healing, at 3303 S. Bond Ave.
Applicant: Marcus Morgan of PKA Architects
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Schaffran Construction of Bend

A fourth-floor tenant improvement will involve minor demolition, a remodel of operating room 12, and installation of equipment. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, medical gas, plumbing and electrical.

$2,000,000
Address: 5030 N. Greeley Ave. 
Applicant: Chris Grosse of LEVER Architecture
Owner: Adidas Village Corp.
Contractor: not listed

A tenant improvement is planned from the ground floor through the third floor of the Adidas Beijing/Red Building. The hoist way will be expanded, and a new shaft will be created from the basement to all levels for a new service elevator. The work will also involve finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$4,407,531
Address: Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Student Union, at 1825 S.W. Broadway
Applicant: Matthew Gall of Portland State University
Owner: PSU
Contractor: Total Mechanical Inc. of Camas, Washington

Plans call for HVAC upgrades on all floors. The work will involve installing ductwork, grilles, air handling units, a condensate return unit, an air separator, a sump pump, pumps, a steam-to-water heat exchanger, an expansion tank, split system fan coils, an exhaust fan, condensing units, a heat pump, terminal units. Electrical work will be involved.

$7,480,780
Address: Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Student Union, at 1825 S.W. Broadway
Applicant: Matthew Gall of Portland State University
Owner: PSU
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)

Plans call for HVAC upgrades on all floors. This work will involve demolishing stairs and adding walls to create a mechanical shaft. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$1,589,109
Address: 707 S.W. Washington St. 
Applicant: Hayley Blair of LRS Architects
Owner: MB Partnership & General Properties LLC
Contractor: David Dahl (P&C Construction)

A tenant improvement for OnPoint Community Credit Union will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones on two floors. The first floor will gain open office areas, a break room, a conference room, a wellness room, a workroom, a teller row, offices, a waiting area, and a member services area. The mezzanine floor will gain offices, open office areas, a copy area, a coffee area, and a break room. An existing office will be remodeled. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$6,600,000
Address: 579 S.W. Campus Drive
Applicant: Carl Tully of NBBJ of Seattle
Owner: U.S. Veterans Affairs of Washington, D.C.
Contractor: Colter Rodman (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)

Plans call for adding a tray-line kitchen and performing associated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work on level 9 of an OHSU inpatient building.

$19,108,570
Address: Portland International Airport, at 7000 N.E. Airport Way. 
Applicant: Bradlee Hersey of Faster Permits
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Essex General Construction of Eugene

Plans call for improving the airport’s baggage claim circulation and capacity. The work will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a network room, a storage room, and security coil doors for baggage claim 1. Escalators will be modernized. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$585,307Ìý
Address: Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, at 501 N Graham St. 
Applicant: Ximena Herrera of PKA Architects 
Owner: Centurion Foundation North Graham Street LLC
Contractor: Viking Engineering + Construction of Gresham

Plans call for improving the pediatrics outpatient services clinic on the second floor. The work would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a waiting room, a reception area, medical assistant stations, exam rooms, a server room, a lab room, a medications room, a nurse advice room, a soiled holding room, a clean supply room, screening/​hearing rooms, a storage room, group therapy rooms, kitchens, consultation rooms, offices, and a quiet alcove. Existing offices, a conference room (break room) and bathrooms would be remodeled. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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