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

Early assistance – application                             
Address: North Williams Avenue (within the 97227 zip code)
Applicant: Jeff Stern of LEVER Architecture 
Owner: Black Business Hub LLC

Plans call for construction of a building (36,400 gross square feet) with below-grade parking, ground-floor retail space, and upper-floor offices. The third floor would hold a small community room and a roof terrace/​garden. The 25,800-square-foot site would have a future garden/​plaza to be designed.

Early assistance – application                            
Address: 4623 S.E. Division St.
Applicant: Jim Toporek of Studio 3 Architecture 
Owner: DBS Group LLC of Tualatin

A new mixed-use structure would have 30 apartments (a mix of studios, one-bedroom units and two-bedroom units), approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space and at-grade parking.

Type 2 procedure (historic resource review) – pending
Address: 2181 N.W. Glisan St.
Applicant: Darin Bouska of NW Precision Design of Sherwood
Owner: Highland Court Apartments LLC

Plans call for repairing siding, replacing windows, and installing new support posts for the second-floor deck. This is a contributing resource in the Alphabet Historic District.

Early assistance – pending
Address: 11309 N.E. Holman St.
Applicant: Ken Lenz of White Fox LLC of Boise, Idaho
Owner: Columbia River Basin Investors LLC

Three lots totaling approximately 1.38 acres would be combined. The site plan shows a convenience store with gasoline service and additions of vacuum stalls for the car wash area.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

See also:

• $46.2 million multifamily project in Portland building permits | Feb. 9, 2026