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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:

$710,349        
Address: 1405 N.W. Johnson St. 
Applicant: Greg Antons of Koble Creative Architecture
Owner: Macadam Investments LLC
Contractor: TJ Nisbet Construction of Clackamas

A tenant improvement is planned for the four-story building. This will involve a change of occupancy to moderate hazard storage for vehicle repair. The proposal calls for creation of business offices, vehicle lifts and ramps, additional plumbing fixtures, and two ground-floor restrooms. The work will involve removal of nonstructural walls and construction of new ones.

$688,000         
Address: 9220 S.W. Barbur Blvd. 
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Fortney Contractors of Vancouver, Washington

Plans call for a tenant improvement to create medical office space. The work will include demolition of non-load-bearing elements, and layout changes. No structural or exterior work is proposed.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$831,000Ìý
Address: Ventura Park Elementary School, at 145 S.E. 117th Ave. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: School District no. 40 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for securing a vestibule, replacing the walk-in cooler, and replacing the double-check assembly and fire alarm.

UNDER REVIEW
$940,000   
Address: 4325 NE Marine Dr. 
Applicant: Patrick Fisher of LRS Architects
Owner: Multnomah County Sheriff River Patrol
Contractor: Don Hansen (Advanced American Construction)

Plans call for replacing the existing boathouse with a new one. An $890,000 alteration permit is also under review for the project.

UNDER REVIEW
$9,230,344    
Address: 333 Oak Apartments, at 333 S.W. Oak St.
Applicant: Kevin Saxton of KASA Architects
Owner: Oak Associates Limited Partnership 
Contractor: Walsh Construction

Plans call for removing a demising wall to change the occupancy for a community room as well as remodeling space to accommodate resident services and an electrical room on the ground floor. The work would also involve renovating the affordable housing units (including replacing windows), waterproofing, MEP updates, painting and minimal site work.

Facility Permits Issued:

$510,000     
Address: Standard Insurance Center, at 900 S.W. Fifth Ave. 
Applicant: Michael Leigland of GBD Architects
Owner: Standard Insurance Co.
Contractor: Kevin Kelly (Fortis Construction)

Plans to suit Fidelity National Title will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones. The plaza level will gain offices and a storage room; the existing offices, open office area, break room, workroom, and reception area will be remodeled. The mezzanine level will gain offices, a conference room, a vestibule, a restroom, a break room, an open office area, The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$994,300  
Address: Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, at 1015 N.W. 22nd Ave. 
Applicant: Brady Davidson of Anderson Dabrowski Architects
Owner: Good Samaritan Hospital
Contractor: Arctic Sheet Metal

Plans call for updating fire/smoke dampers on four of the five floors. The work will involve ductwork, dampers and electrical.

$1,000,000  
Address: Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus, at 705 N. Killingsworth St. 
Applicant: Jessie Steiger of Portland Community College
Owner: Portland Community College
Contractor: McKinstry of Seattle

Plans for the Public Services Building call for installing an air handling unit, heat recovery ventilators, and VRF condensing units on the roof. Also, the interior will gain VRF branch controllers, VRF fan coils, ductwork, diffusers, grilles, piping and electrical.

$6,000,000   
Address: Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus, at 705 N. Killingsworth St. 
Applicant: Jessie Steiger of Portland Community College
Owner: Portland Community College
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas, Texas)

Plans for the Public Services Building call for a full renovation. The work (including a voluntary seismic upgrade) will include reroofing certain areas as well as installing screen walls, a guardrail system with gates, a walking tread path, and steel crossover stairs. Inside, walls will be demolished and new ones constructed to create a vending alcove, an interview room, an entry vestibule, a conference room, a locker room, changing rooms, break alcoves, a printing room, a dispatch room, an office, open office areas, a printing alcove, a huddle room, and student lounge areas. Restrooms and a classroom will be remodeled. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$960,000    
Address: Wells Fargo Center, at 1300 S.W. Fifth Ave. 
Applicant: Erica Edgmon of Permit Advisors of San Ramon, California
Owner: SOF-XI WFP Owner LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut 
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement on the 32nd floor to suit Campbell Global would involve minor demolition and construction of walls to create a pre-action closet and suite entryways. The main equipment room, OTR room, wellness room, work café and conference rooms would be remodeled. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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