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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:

$5,200,387               
Address: 7000 N.E. Airport Way
Applicant: Chad Charvat of Faster Permits
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Hoffman Skanska of Parsippany, New Jersey

Phase 2 of the Terminal Core Redevelopment project at Portland International Airport will include construction of acoustical metal pan ceilings for deplaning arrivals.

$994,068                   
Address: 12105 N.E. Prescott St.
Applicant: Nicholas Papaefthimiou of Design Research Office
Owner: Russellville Grange No. 353
Contractor: Israel Rodriguez (Fulcrum Construction of Beaverton)

Plans call for changing occupancy from assembly to educational for preschool/​day care facility. The work will involve removing a shed and pavement, demolishing a gate, and closing a curb cut for site work. A detached structure will be built for bike storage and trash collection.

$2,800,000              
Address: 13132 S.E. Ramona St.
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: School District No. 40
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas, Texas)

Plans call for HVAC upgrades, roof repairs and an electrical service upgrade for the Gilbert Park Elementary School building and gym building, as well as construction of a canopy to connect the two structures.

$940,000                  
Address: 4325 N.E. Marine Drive
Applicant: Patrick Fisher of LRS Architects
Owner: Multnomah County
Contractor: Don Hansen (Advanced American Construction)

The boathouse will be replaced by a new one. An additional $890,000 alteration permit was issued for the project.

Building Permit Intakes:

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$510,000              
Address: 8073 S.E. 17th Ave. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: Outfront Media LLC
Contractor: out to bid

A tenant improvement to create a day care facility would involve a change of occupancy from mercantile to business, education, and institution. The work would involve demolishing a partition wall and creating classrooms, offices, restrooms, a kitchen, and activity rooms. A new storefront and trash enclosure are also planned.

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$10,395,903               
Address: Southeast Cesar E Chavez Boulevard (within the 97214 zip code)
Applicant: Josef West of West Architects of Beaverton
Owner: SDC CC1 LLC
Contractor: out to bid

Caruthers Apartments would be a six-story building with 76 affordable units, ground-floor parking and a common room.

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$17,145,440                
Address: 2440 S.E. Cesar E Chavez Blvd. 
Applicant: Josef West of West Architects of Beaverton
Owner: SDC CC1 LLC 
Contractor: out to bid

Division Apartments would be a six-story, 110,455-square-foot mixed-use building with 127 affordable units, ground-floor retail space, parking, and a common room.

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$4,150,000               
Address: 2423 S.W. Vermont St. 
Applicant: Gene Bolante of Salem
Owner: Camas PDX LLC 
Contractor: Frank Stock (WDC Construction)

Plans call for construction of a five-story, 40-unit apartment building with a detached trash enclosure smaller than 121 square feet, and on-site parking. There would be associated site work.

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$10,200,000                
Address: 6316 N. Maryland Ave. 
Applicant: Josef West of West Architects of Beaverton
Owner: Webfoot Realty LLC 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for construction of a five-story, 76-unit apartment building and associated site work.

Facility Permits Issued:

$1,382,667                   
Address: 2730 S. Moody Ave.
Applicant: Erik Schaffran of Schaffran Construction of Bend
Owner: Oregon Health & Science University
Contractor: Schaffran Construction

Plans call for replacing a roof expansion joint on the fifth floor of OHSU’s Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building, between the north and south towers.

$2,456,518                   
Address: 5103 N. Willis Blvd.
Applicant: Joanna Evenson of Portland Public Schools
Owner: School District No. 1
Contractor: Ben Huffman (INLINE Construction of Aloha)

Plans call for replacing several sections of the Cesar Chavez School roof. Exterior work will also involve voluntary roof seismic improvements, safety stripping, fall protection, roof hatches with guardrails, ladders, walk mats, and skylights. Cafeteria windows on north and west elevations will be replaced, and exterior brick veneer will be repaired. Interior work will include repairing water damage throughout the building. The work will also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$1,900,000                    
Address: 7 S.E. Stark St.
Applicant: Wendi Abba of GBD Architects
Owner: 87 Stark Street LLC
Contractor: R&H Construction

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

Facility Permit Intakes:

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$750,000              
Address: 615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Applicant: Kyron Christman of Faster Permits
Owner: Lewis & Clark College 
Contractor: Walsh Construction

Plans call for remodeling the ceiling in the common area on the second floor of Lewis & Clark College’s Olin Center. The work would involve minor demolition, ceilings, finishes and electrical.

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$511,580               
Address: 1626 S.E. Water Ave. 
Applicant: Jessie Steiger of Portland Community College
Owner: Portland Community College 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for remodeling three floors of Portland Community College’s CLIMB Center. The work would involve installing fan coil units, terminal units, diffusers, grilles, piping and electrical.

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$2,656,200                
Address: 1626 S.E. Water Ave. 
Applicant: Jessie Steiger of Portland Community College
Owner: Portland Community College 
Contractor: Shelton Davis (Lease Crutcher Lewis)

Plans call for remodeling three floors of Portland Community College’s CLIMB Center. Work on all floors would involve demolishing walls, adding new ones, and remodeling restrooms. The third floor would gain conference rooms, open office areas, Zoom rooms, a wellness room, storage rooms, meeting rooms, an IT storage room, a workroom, a vestibule, a break room, and an IDF room. On the first floor, the auditorium would be remodeled. On the second floor, the lobby and corridor would be remodeled. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

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$1,265,011                 
Address: 7000 N.E. Airport Way
Applicant: Alec Winton of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems
Owner: Port of Portland 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for rehabbing a revolving door at Portland International Airport’s east elevation.

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$2,275,000                  
Address: 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
Applicant: Jane Great of GBD Architects
Owner: MWREIF V 5 MLK Holdings LLC of Los Angeles
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for a tenant improvement on 5 MLK’s fifth floor (suite 500) for PacificWRO. The work would involve minor demolition and construction of walls to create storage rooms, a training room, a vestibule niche, coat closets, a coworking area, a cafe area, a reception area, conference rooms, an open office area, wellness rooms, a restroom, a server room, a workroom, a project room, and a material lab. The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

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$550,000                   
Address: 650 N.E. Holladay St. 
Applicant: Tim Grass of McKinstry
Owner: Liberty Centre Owner LLC of Los Angeles
Contractor: McKinstry of Seattle

A chiller replacement is planned for the landlord.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

See also:

• Sizable multifamily proposal in Portland land use review intakes | May 4, 2026