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$5.1 million school improvement in Portland building permits | July 27, 2026

By: Hilary Dorsey//July 27, 2026//

$5.1 million school improvement in Portland building permits | July 27, 2026

Hilary Dorsey//July 27, 2026//

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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:

$581,400                          
Address: 3064 N.W. Front Ave. 
Applicant: David Dent of Andersen Construction
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Michael Carrigg (Andersen Construction)

Plans call for adding a cladding structural attachment.


$5,131,479                           
Address: 10625 S.W. 35th Ave. 
Applicant: Carson Wagner of ZCS of Oregon City
Owner: School District No. 1
Contractor: Tarkett Sports Construction North West of West Linn

Plans call for redeveloping the Jackson Middle School track and field facility. The work includes reconstructing the track, replacing natural turf with a synthetic surface, and replacing football goal posts.


$4,069,034                            
Address: 574 N. Alberta St. 
Applicant: Rashmi Vasavada of Bora Architecture & Interiors
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Colas Hoffman LLC of Lake Oswego

Plans call for constructing a storage building for a softball field and performing associated site work.


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

Plans call for renovating the building and performing a mandatory seismic upgrade. There will be a partial change of occupancy from business, mercantile and storage to assembly, with portions of storage to remain. The parking area will have striping removed and new striping added with an accessible stall. A new exterior wall will be built at the entry. Interior work will involve partition walls, accessible restrooms, a drinking fountain, lighting, a basketball hoop and a sports curtain.


$4,107,750                              
Address: 3536 N.E. Broadway
Applicant: Megan Davis of MD Architects PC of Indianapolis
Owner: Portland Animal Hospital LLC of Tampa, Florida
Contractor: Alta Construction of Corona, California

Plans call for an interior build-out to suit a new veterinary hospital. The work will include installation of metal studs and walls, suspended ceilings, and fixtures.


Building Permit Intakes:

None for any project with a value of $500,000 or greater.


Facility Permits Issued:

$5,067,933                              
Address: 5210 N. Kerby Ave.
Applicant: Rashmi Vasavada of Bora Architecture & Interiors
Owner: School District No. 1
Contractor: Colas Hoffman LLC of Lake Oswego

Plans call for site work for a baseball field.


$750,000                              
Address: property on Northwest Front Avenue (within the 97231 zip code)
Applicant: not listed
Owner: not listed
Contractor: PHK Construction LLC

Plans call for improving a public trail and open space with grading, paving and landscaping.


Facility Permit Intakes: 

UNDER REVIEW
$911,670                         

Address: 1719 S.W. 10th Ave. 
Applicant: Joseph Wuest of Portland State University
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas, Texas)

Plans call for replacing classroom ceilings on the first and second floors of Portland State University’s Science Research and Teaching Center. Some demolition is planned. The work would also involve finishes and electrical.


Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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