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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:

$500,000        
Address: 4160 N.E. Halsey St. 
Applicant: David Sylvain of Walsh Construction
Owner: TriMet
Contractor: O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders

Plans call for construction of cold-formed metal framing for metal-panel cladding.

UNDER INSPECTION
$9,400,000        
Address: 10350 S.E. Cherry Blossom Drive
Applicant: Kent Wu of Holst Architecture
Owner: Devarshi Bajpai (De Paul Qalicb Inc.)
Contractor: Matt Godt (Walsh Construction)

Plans call for construction of transitional housing with 46 beds, manager studios, amenity spaces and staff offices as well as associated site work.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,077,000   
Address: Earl Boyles Elementary School, at 10822 S.E. Bush St. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: School District No. 40 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for renovating the school building. The work would include constructing a new secure vestibule, replacing double-check assembly and siding, repairing the roof, and performing site work.

UNDER REVIEW
$4,107,750Ìý
Address: 3536 N.E. Broadway
Applicant: Megan Davis of MD Architects of Indianapolis
Owner: Portland Animal Clinic LLC of Tampa, Florida
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for an interior build-out to suit a new veterinary hospital. The work would include installing metal studs and walls, suspended ceilings, and fixtures.

Facility Permits Issued:

None issued for any project with a value of $500,000 or more.

Facility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,157,665     
Address: OHSU’s Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, at 808 S.W. Campus Drive
Applicant: Evon Calabrese of NBBJ
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education 
Contractor: Hoffman Construction of Lake Oswego

Plans call for updating the heart and vascular inpatient area on the 13th and 14th floors. The work would involve minor demolition and a remodel. The 13th floor would gain clean workrooms, a nurse/medical assistant station, handwash stations, and a cleaning supply and equipment storage room. The 14th floor would gain patient rooms, clean workrooms, a nurse/medical assistant station, handwashing stations, and a cleaning supply and equipment storage room. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$964,064       
Address: Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, at 2801 N. Gantenbein Ave.
Applicant: Steve Joo of NBBJ
Owner: Emanuel Hospital 
Contractor: Shelton Davis (Lease Crutcher Lewis)

Plans call for a boiler upgrade at the Legacy Emanuel North Utility Plant. The work would involve minor demolition, installation of a louver on the exterior, and installation of housekeeping pads and anchorage for the boiler and pump on the interior.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,899,893        
Address: Moda Tower, at 601 S.W. Second Ave. 
Applicant: Ashlee White of Mackenzie
Owner: SVF Unico Portland II LLC of Seattle 
Contractor: Gordon Caudle (Johnson Project Solutions)

Plans call for a tenant improvement on floors 7-10. The work would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create offices, conference rooms, copy rooms, storage rooms, a mail room, a break room, a reception room, a server room, a receiving room, wellness rooms, a coffee room, a lounge area, phone rooms, an IT storage room, a lobby/​coffee area and open office areas. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$918,936         
Address: 2910 N. Kerby Ave. 
Applicant: Steve Joo of NBBJ
Owner: Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center 
Contractor: MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions of Seattle

Plans call for upgrading the humidifier system on the fourth floor of Legacy Emanuel’s West Building. The work would involve installing steam humidifiers as well as piping and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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