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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:

$672,620 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 2000 S.E. Madison St.Ìý
Applicant: Chris Brown of Observation Studios
Owner: Simor LLC of Brookfield, Massachusetts
Contractor: R&H Construction

Plans call for a change of occupancy from moderate hazard factory to business and legalization of work done by the previous owner. Interior work will include adding a kitchenette and bathrooms, construction of a wood-framed mezzanine and demising walls for enclosed offices, and performance of a seismic upgrade. Exterior work will include frontage improvements, metal fencing and gates, and parking. Also, new roof insulation will be added, other insulation will be replaced, and windows and doors throughout the building will be replaced.

$673,925 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 1035 S.W. Sixth Ave.
Applicant: Chloe Whitmus of GBD Architects
Owner: Stancorp Real Estate LLC
Contractor: Kevin Kelly (Fortis Construction)

Improvements for a new tenant will involve demolishing interior walls and fixtures and constructing new ones to create a dining area, a kitchen, and restrooms.

$14,101,833 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 5015 N.E. Eighth Ave.
Applicant: Rosanne Lynch of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: Sabin Community Development Corporation
Contractor: LMC Construction of Tualatin

Plans call for construction of the five-story, 78-unit Nicole Sandoval Building with ground-floor supportive services and a courtyard. There will be associated site work.

Ìý$1,250,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Trader Joe’s, at 4121 N.E. Halsey St.
Applicant: Jim Trueblood of B & T Design & Engineering of Issaquah, Washington
Owner: Hollywood Crossing 3 LLC Of Santa Ana, California
Contractor: J. Hughes Construction of Mill Creek, Washington

A tenant improvement will involve repairing a break room and restrooms, installing new freezer cases and refrigeration, and constructing a new chain-link fence for bike storage, a new cash desk, and a new restroom.ÌýThere will be some demolition.

Ìý$2,800,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 649 S.E. 26th Ave.
Applicant: Gary Shepherd of Metro
Owner: Metro
Contractor: Paul Brothers Inc. of Boring

ÌýPlans call for construction of a new memorial and site work at the cemetery.

Ìý$3,300,505 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 1850 S.W. California St.
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Tarkett Sports Construction North West of West Linn

Plans call for construction of infrastructure for the 52-unit Gooseberry Trails townhome development, including demolition, grading, utility installation, and a new private driveway.

Building Permit Intakes:

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$509,924 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 2716 S.E. 26th Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Kipp Knode of Tall Firs Building Company
Owner: Invisible LLCÌý
Contractor: Tall Firs Building Company

Plans call for a change of occupancy from residential duplex to residential hotel on floors 2 and 3, with a restaurant and a common room on the ground floor. Building additions would be for trash, bicycle storage, an entry, a reception area, and egress stairs. Only the restaurant’s shell is covered in this permit; a separate tenant improvement is required prior to occupancy.

Facility Permits Issued:

$757,400 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Adidas, at 5060 N. Greeley Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Mallory Hamann of Streimer
Owner: Adidas Village Corporation
Contractor: Streimer

Plans call for upgrading HVAC at the Rome/Yellow Building. The work will involve installing a rooftop air conditioning unit, new curbs, gas piping, plumbing and electrical.

$3,194,126 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Portland Community College’s Sylvania campus, at 12000 S.W. 49th Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Christina Larson of Varitone Architecture
Owner: Portland Community College
Contractor: Shelton Davis (Lease Crutcher Lewis)

Plans call for renovating suites 102-105 and 108 of the Science Technology Building. The work will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones. Suite 103 will gain rehearsal rooms and suite 102 will gain a storage room. Suite 108 will gain a vestibule, a storage room, and a mechanical room. Also in suite 108, the rehearsal room, entry and little theater will be remodeled, and a housekeeping pad will be installed. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$850,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: OHSU’s Energy Management Center, at 810 S.W. Gaines St.
Applicant: Dylan Romine of PKA Architects
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: JH Kelly of Longview, Washington

Plans call for replacing the feedwater pump on the first floor. The work will involve installing a boiler feedwater pump system, piping and electrical.

$624,648 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: The Leland James, at 2175 N.W. Raleigh St.Ìý
Applicant: Jay Lee of Skylab Architecture
Owner: 2175 NW Raleigh Owner LLC of San Francisco
Contractor: Green Gables Design & Restoration

Plans call for a tenant improvement to suit Arc’teryx, in suite 400 on the fourth floor. The work will involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a commercial office, an entry lounge, a south entry, a mail room, and a large conference room. The prep area, showroom, storage rooms, restroom, kitchen, dining area, open meeting area, copy room, color booth, conference rooms, north entry, offices, war room and open office areas will be remodeled. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$6,500,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: Marshall High School, at 3905 S.E. 91st Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Joanna Evenson of Portland Public Schools
Owner: School District No. 1
Contractor: Ben Huffman (INLINE Construction of Aloha)

Exterior work will include reroofing areas A, B, G, and K, repairing roof areas C, D, E, F, H, I and W1, seismically retrofitting the roof, installing new doghouses for mechanical equipment as well as new skylights, roof hatches and guardrails, and repairing roof ladders and the roof canopy. Interior work will include various repairs. The work will also involve ceilings, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$586,614 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: Portland Community College’s Cascade campus at 705 N. Killingsworth St.Ìý
Applicant: Joseph Nguyen of RJ Ramos Construction and Electrical
Owner: Portland Community College
Contractor: Total Mechanical Inc. of Camas, Washington

Plans call for replacing HVAC at the Moriarty Arts Building. Condensing units will be installed on the roof. Interior work will involve installing air conditioning units, piping and electrical.

Ìý$800,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: PacWest Center, at 1211 S.W. Fifth Ave.Ìý
Applicant: Conor Schloff of Lincoln Property Company
Owner: TR PacWest LLC of Chicago
Contractor: MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions of Seattle

A generator on level P1 will be replaced. There will be minor demolition and construction of walls to create a generator room, a leveling pad, a new fuel tank, and a remote fueling station. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, piping, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes:

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$2,025,035 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 5 MLK, at 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.Ìý
Applicant: Matt Fitzgerald of GBD Architects
Owner: MWREIF V 5 MLK Holdings LLC of Los AngelesÌý
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for landlord work on spec suites on the fourth and fifth floors. The work would involve minor demolition and construction of walls. The fourth floor would gain open office areas, break rooms, offices, a wellness room, conference rooms, reception areas, copy rooms, storage/​IT rooms, a reception area, and a phone/​focus room. The fifth floor would gain open office areas, conference rooms, a reception area, offices, a break room, a corridor, and an elevator lobby. The work would involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & DevelopmentÌý

See also:

• Church replacement proposal in Portland land use review intakes | March 30, 2026