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A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.

Type 2 procedure (design review with modifications) – pending                          
Address: 3816 N.E. Garfield Ave.
Applicant: Amy Cripps of Scott Edwards Architecture 
Owner: Self Enhancement Inc.

Mandatory adjustments are sought for construction of a six-story, 45,584-square-foot building with 59 apartments (a mix of studios and units with one, two or three bedrooms). Plans call for including a ground-level community room, shared outdoor space, shared laundry space, and office space for support of the residences. Level 1 stormwater treatment (full on-site filtration) is proposed. Runoff would be collected from proposed impervious areas to the maximum extent possible. A sediment basin and a precast concrete dry well are proposed.

Type 2 procedure (design review with modifications) – pending                            
Address: 610 S.W. Alder St.
Applicants: Jessica Elkan of James Beard Public Market and Lauren Antolin of COLAB Architecture + Urban Design
Owner: Ralph Schlesinger Company LLC

A renovation of the entire Selling Building is planned to accommodate the James Beard Public Market. Plans call for preserving and expressing the original timber columns and beams and solid wood floors that were concealed in earlier retail incarnations. The proposed facade would be distinguished by a civic scale and proportions. Other materials would include concrete plinths, painted steel at the storefront and entry canopy, and small areas of metal-panel cladding. Three large, operable storefront panels would create an indoor-outdoor atmosphere during parts of the year. A proposed fascia sign would be affixed to metal-mesh wall panels and landscaped with vines.

Type 1 procedure (other) – pending                          
Address: 6767 N. Syracuse St.
Applicant: Cara Mitchell of MWA Architects 
Owner: city of Portland

Mandatory adjustments are sought for construction of 18 buildings – 16 two-story, attached townhouse apartments and two single-story, single-family dwelling units. Site improvements would include on-site parking, central green space, a playground, trash enclosures, and a bicycle enclosure. Stormwater pretreatment would take place via Lynch-style area drains.

Early assistance – application                           
Address: 4200 S.E. 82nd Ave.
Applicant: Suzannah Stanley of Mackenzie 
Owner: Portland International Center LLC

Plans call for redeveloping or altering the grocery store to hold parking decks on top and fuel in the back.

Type 2 procedure (design review) – pending                            
Address: 1025 S.W. Harrison St.
Applicant: Susan Gust of Opsis Architecture 
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education

Portland State University is proposing to renovate and expand the approximately 2,000-square-foot Indigenous Traditional Ecological & Cultural Knowledge Center. Approximately 800 square feet would be added to the building’s northeast corner. Plans are to add classrooms, one office, storage space, an outdoor deck, and amphitheater space.

Early assistance – application                             
Address: 4033 S.W. Canyon Road
Applicant: Sarah Carlton of Portland Parks & Recreation 
Owner: city of Portland

Plans call for removing and replacing the wood retaining wall along Magnolia Trail within Washington Park and Hoyt Arboretum. The existing wall is approximately 35 feet long and structurally compromised. The new wall would provide long-term slope stabilization as well as improve drainage and trail safety. The aim is to enhance the visual quality and durability of the trail infrastructure while reducing future maintenance needs. The new wall could extend up to 100 feet.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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