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Commercial building permits for Feb. 13, 2017
Permits issued The Oregon State Board of Higher Education was issued a $600,000 permit on a deferred submittal for exterior wood cladding at 631 S.W. Harrison St. in downtown. The […]
Land use review intakes for Feb. 13, 2017
Design advice is pending for alterations to a Smart Park garage at 730 S.W. 10th Ave. Planned improvements include replacing existing stairways and elevators, new signage and awnings, reconstructed entrances […]
Portland multifamily design work waning
Portland architecture firms are facing a sharp downturn in multifamily housing work as the city phases in new inclusionary housing rules.
Commercial building permits for Feb. 6, 2017
Permits issued Goldy J. Travis was issued a $1.7 million permit for the addition of a sales room at 1212 N.E. 122nd Ave. in the Hazelwood neighborhood. The applicant is […]
Land use review intakes for Feb. 6, 2017
A roundup of projects proposed for Portland, as filed with the city's Bureau of Development Services.
Bureau of Development Services set to expand into additional space
The city of Portland will lease additional space for the Bureau of Development Services, which is feeling crunched due to a steady rise in building activity.
Commercial building permits for Jan. 30, 2017
Permits issued The city of Portland was issued a $4.4 million permit to perform waterproofing and brick removal and replacement at Pioneer Courthouse Square at 701 S.W. Sixth Ave. in […]
Land use review intakes for Jan. 30, 2017
Design advice is sought for a new six-story mixed-use building at 1337 E. Burnside St. Plans call for 208 residential units, retail space and parking on the ground floor, and […]
Portland rebrands effort to digitize permit system
The city of Portland has hit the 鈥渞eset鈥� button on the effort to streamline its costly and circuitous building permit process, bringing in new personnel and even renaming the project.
Portland officials aiming to improve permitting process
Developers often complain that the city of Portland takes too long and charges too much to process permits. This time, city officials agree.
Commercial building permits for Jan. 23, 2017
Permits issued XPO Properties of Portland was issued a $16 million permit to build a six-story, five-over-one building at 2121 N.W. Raleigh St. The building will have 161 residential units […]
Land use review intakes for Jan. 23, 2017
Requests for both design advice and a Type III design review have been filed for a proposed 163-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space and structured parking at 820 S.E. […]
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