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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:

$1,806,729 Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 4160 N.E. Halsey St.Ìý
Applicant: David Sylvain of Walsh Construction
Owner: TriMet
Contractor: O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders

The work will involveÌýcold-formed metal framing for fiber cement cladding.

$1,490,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 9420 N.W. St. Helens Road
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Talbert Construction of Clackamas

New structures for dock marine emissions control equipment will include a marine vapor combustor unit skid, blower, and pipe supports.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$664,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 44 N.E. Knott St.Ìý
Applicant: Chelsey Reinoehl of Mackenzie
Owner: Pacific Power & LightÌý
Contractor: Riverline Power LLC of La Center, Washington

Plans call for construction of an 8-foot-tall wrought iron fence around a substation.

UNDER REVIEW
$800,000 Ìý
Address: 1617 E. Burnside St.Ìý
Applicant: Philip Ruttledge of Ankrom Moisan Architects
Owner: Central City ConcernÌý
Contractor: Matt Godt (Walsh Construction)

A building renovation would accompany a change of occupancy from business and mercantile to assembly and storage. Plans call for re-striping the parking area to include an accessible stall. Also, a new exterior wall would be constructed at the entry. The interior would gain partition walls, accessible restrooms, a drinking fountain, lighting and a basketball hoop.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,100,000 Ìý Ìý
Address: Amazon Fulfillment Center, at 15000 N. Columbia Blvd.Ìý
Applicant: Trellis Heard of Pond & Company of Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Owner: Port of PortlandÌý
Contractor: Westwood Contractors of Fort Worth, Texas

A tenant improvement would involve relocating racks, adding three dock pits, adding forklift parking spots, and making architectural modifications.

Facility Permits Issued:

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

A boiler upgrade for the North Utility Plant will involve minor demolition. It will also involve installing a louver on the exterior. The interior work will involve installing housekeeping pads, and anchorage for the boiler and pump.

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

Plans call for a humidifier upgrade on the fourth floor of Legacy Emanuel’s West Building. The work will involve installing steam humidifiers for air handling units, piping and electrical.

$960,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Wells Fargo Center, at 1300 S.W. Fifth Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Erica Edgmon of Permit Advisors of San Ramon, California
Owner: SOF-XI WFP Owner LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas, Texas)

Plans call for a tenant improvement on the 32nd floor for Campbell Global. Minor demolition and new wall construction will create a pre-action closet and suite entryways. The remodel will affect the main equipment room, the wellness room, the work cafe, conference rooms, and more. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Ìý$7,500,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Unity Center for Behavioral Health, at 1225 N.E. Second Ave.
Applicant: Ximena Herrera of PKA Architects
Owner: Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Contractor: Nate Gundrum (Mortenson)

A tenant improvement on the first and fourth floors will involve demolition of walls. The fourth floor will gain new walls to create consultation rooms, restrooms, offices, printing/​storage rooms, therapy rooms, a cleaning supply room, a soiled holding room, a medications room, an exam room, waiting rooms, an IS room, a reception area, a lounge room, a conference room, a nurse station, a staff locker, and more. On the first floor, the lab waiting area and SCA ​pharmacy will be remodeled. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

ÌýFacility Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$1,900,000 Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 7 S.E. Stark St.Ìý
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listedÌý
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for a tenant improvement on the 10th floor for Blue Ox Films. Minor demolition and construction of walls would create conference rooms, phone rooms, bathrooms, a break room, a wellness room, a storage area, a multipurpose area, and open office areas. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$800,000 Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Multnomah County Justice Center, at 1120 S.W. Third Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Monica Jones of LRS Architects
Owner: Multnomah CountyÌý
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for replacing the kitchen waste system on six floors. Some walls on the first floor would be demolished and new ones constructed. The work would also involve ceiling, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$4,250,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Vestal Elementary School, at 161 N.E. 82nd Ave.
Applicant: Todd Kimball of Arcadis
Owner: School District No. 1Ìý
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for reroofing the entire building and portables. This would include removing the boiler chimney, installing interior and exterior ship ladders, roof hatches and guardrails, replacing skylights, performing voluntary seismic upgrades, and replacing gym windows. Water damage in the first-floor kitchen and second-floor bathrooms and hallways would be addressed. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$6,500,000 Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 3905 S.E. 91st Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Mike Meade of Studio Petretti Architecture
Owner: School District No. 1Ìý
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement calls for roof upgrades. The exterior work would involve reroofing some areas, repairing others, performing a voluntary seismic retrofit of the roof, installing new doghouses for mechanical equipment, new skylights, roof hatches and guardrails, and repairing roof ladders and the roof canopy. Multiple interior areas would be repaired. Ceilings, finishes, plumbing and electrical would be involved.

UNDER REVIEW
$765,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, at 2222 N.W. Lovejoy St.
Applicant: Jaime Barajas of JRJ Architects of Beaverton
Owner: Legacy HealthÌý
Contractor: Viking Engineering and Construction of Gresham

Plans call for a tenant improvement in suite 622 for Epiphany Dermatology. Some walls would be demolished and new ones built to create a waiting area, exam rooms, medical assistant stations, a provider’s office, a check in/​out room, a break room, and more. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & DevelopmentÌý

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