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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:

$695,960 Ìý Ìý
Address: 425 S. Iowa St.Ìý
Applicant: Olivia Snell of Risa Boyer ArchitectureÌý
Owner: Christopher Blandford
Contractor: Sandy Mills (Deform NW)

Plans call for renovating the first floor and constructing a partial addition to the second floor.

$7,364,200 Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: St. Mary’s Cathedral, at 1716 N.W. Davis St.
Applicant: Zachary Freund of LRS Architects
Owner: St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
Contractor: David Dahl (P&C Construction)

Plans call for renovating and seismic strengthening the north building. There will be a change of occupancy to some spaces. The interiors will be gutted and new finishes, new MEP systems and a new fire suppression system (separate permits) will be installed. The building’s connection to the south building (Rats Alley) will be demolished. The seismic upgrade will be completed in two phases.

$750,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 3240 N. Borthwick Ave.
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Paul McColm of Presto Homes of Clackamas

Plans call for construction of a three-story, six-unit apartment building with associated site work.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$900,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Cleveland High School, at 3400 S.E. 26th Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Alyssa Leeviraphan of Mahlum Architects
Owner: School District No. 1Ìý
Contractor: Colter Rodman (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)

Plans call for demolishing the school’s gymnasium building.

UNDER REVIEW
$5,420,000 Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Cleveland High School, at 3400 S.E. 26th Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Alyssa Leeviraphan of Mahlum Architects
Owner: School District No. 1Ìý
Contractor: Colter Rodman (Skanska USA Building of Parsippany, New Jersey)

Plans call for demolishing the main school building, including directly connected additions.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,280,604 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 2110 S.E. 82nd Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Madison Gabig of SERA Architects
Owner: 2110 82nd Ave LLCÌý
Contractor: not listed

A tenant improvement for an existing tenant would involve a partial change of occupancy to assembly and business. The work would include new partition walls, doors, and ceilings.

UNDER REVIEW
$892,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: OHSU’s Energy Management Center, at 810 S.W. Gaines St.Ìý
Applicant: Karen Lange of ORANGEWALLstudios
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Nate Gundrum (Mortenson Company of Minneapolis)

Plans call for renovating and upgrading the equipment storage/​grounds, maintenance office and the surrounding area. The work would also involve removing a canopy.

Facility Permits Issued:

$3,187,449 Ìý Ìý
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Annalis Johnson-Benner of PKA Architects
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Arctic Sheet Metal

Plans call for remodeling the emergency department on the eighth floor. The work will involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, exhaust fans, terminal units, a pump, an electric heater, medical gas, piping and electrical.

$26,451,332 Ìý Ìý
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Annalis Johnson-Benner of PKA Architects
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Brian Sabom (Turner Construction)

Plans call for remodeling the emergency department on the eighth floor. The exterior work will involve adding walls to create an unconditioned entry vestibule, an entry canopy, sidewalks, ramps with handrails, bollards, seat walls, retaining walls, and parking lot updates. The interior work will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create an OHSU police room, a pediatrics waiting area, bathrooms, CT rooms, a control room, triage rooms, a check-in room, nurses stations, treatment rooms, cleaning supply/​medications rooms, soiled workrooms, holding areas, electrical rooms, a mechanical shaft, staff locker rooms, a medication room, a telecom room, pediatrics flex rooms, an environmental services room, a cleaning supply storage room, a staff break room, and offices. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

None received for any project with a value of $500,000 or greater.Ìý

Source: Portland Permitting & DevelopmentÌý

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