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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:

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

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

$2,400,000                     
Address: 13200 S.E. Lincoln St. 
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: School District No. 40
Contractor: Steve Malany (P&C Construction)

Plans call for interior and HVAC upgrades at Lincoln Park Elementary School. The work includes adding a utility yard with concrete masonry walls at the building’s southeast end.

$1,252,728                      
Address: 5680 S.E. 92nd Ave.  
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Pacificap Construction LLC

Plans call for construction of a two-story, seven-unit apartment building (Lents 92H, Building B).

$22,400,933                     
Address: 5640 S.E. 92nd Ave. 
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Pacificap Construction LLC

Plans call for construction of a five-story, 164-unit apartment building (Lents 92H, Building A) and associated site work.

UNDER INSPECTION
$2,178,939                     
Address: 2480 N. Flint Ave. 
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Mladen Baricevic (Arbe Homes LLC)

Plans call for construction of a four-story, 19-unit apartment building and associated site work.

Building Permit Intakes:

UNDER REVIEW
$2,000,000                   
Address: 909 N. Hayden Island Drive
Applicant: Dennis Schmid of Robertson & Olson Construction of Camas, Washington
Owner: JBH Property Acquisitions LLC 
Contractor: Josh Eubank (Robertson & Olson Construction)

A tenant improvement would include repair of a fire-damaged roof truss and replacement of drywall, carpet, and interior finishes removed due to water damage.

UNDER REVIEW
$575,939                    
Address: 119 S.E. 28th Ave. 
Applicant: Eric Wenzel of Scott Edwards Architecture
Owner: Bitar Bros LLC 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for construction of a restroom and trash enclosure structure with a roof deck. The work would include reorganization of food carts, relocation of a driveway, and construction of a paved seating area.

UNDER REVIEW
$561,567                     
Address: 513 S.E. Marion St. 
Applicant: Amber Cowan of KC Marine LLC of Oregon City
Owner: Waverly Marina Association 
Contractor: KC Marine LLC

Plans call for replacing roof structures over Dock F of Waverly Marina. Also, an $801,087 alteration permit is under review for replacing roof structures over Dock E, an $818,479 alteration permit is under review for replacing roof structures over Dock D, and an $831,807 alteration permit is under review for replacing roof structures over Dock A.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,456,016                    
Address: 15840 N. Simmons Road
Applicant: Jim Musser of the Ken Bratney Co. of Urbandale, Iowa
Owner: Purina Animal Nutrition LLC of Indianapolis 
Contractor: Ed Kovarik (the Ken Bratney Co. of Des Moines, Iowa)

A tenant improvement would involve adding a mezzanine. The work would include building mechanical platforms for processing equipment, relocating lab space, and building a packaging tower.

Facility Permits Issued:

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

Plans call for a remodel of the common area on the second floor of the Olin Center at Lewis & Clark College. The work will involve minor demolition as well as ceilings, finishes and electrical.

$511,580                       
Address: 1626 S.E. Water Ave.
Applicant: Jessie Steiger of Portland Community College
Owner: Portland Community College
Contractor: Deb Han (Alliant Systems LLC)

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

$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 will involve demolishing walls, adding new ones, and remodeling restrooms. The third floor will 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. The auditorium on the first floor as well as the lobby and corridor on the second floor will be remodeled. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$2,025,035                           
Address: 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Applicant: Matt Fitzgerald of GBD Architects
Owner: MWREIF V 5 MLK Holdings LLC of Los Angeles
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders of Concord, California)

Work for the landlord will take place in spec suites on the fourth and fifth floors of 5 MLK. The work will involve minor demolition and construction of walls. The fourth floor will 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 will gain open office areas, conference rooms, a reception area, offices, a break room, a corridor, and an elevator lobby. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

Facility Permit Intakes: 

UNDER REVIEW
$525,583                     
Address: 2910 N. Kerby Ave. 
Applicant: Brandi Greathouse of Johnson Controls of Lake Oswego
Owner: Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for improving the lower level of the West Tower surgery department at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. The fire alarm system would be modified by gaining 17 smoke detectors, two TRIAMs, 11 ceiling-mounted strobes, and one wall-mounted speaker/​strobe. All new wiring would be class A. This is a multiphase project.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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