Construction has started on the second, larger phase of the Press Blocks development in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood, according to Security Properties, which is developing the project with Urban Renaissance Group.

The full-block project includes a 24-story high-rise with 341 apartments as well as a three-story, 30,000-square-foot commercial building with retail space, live-work units and creative office space. The development’s designer is Seattle-based Mithun.

There will be extensive rooftop amenities as well as subterranean parking for 473 motor vehicles and secured bike storage. A publicly accessible mid-block connector and plaza at the corner of Southwest 17th Avenue and Taylor Street will invite the public into the heart of the development.

Named after The Oregonian printing and distribution facilities that previously stood on the property, the Press Blocks comprise one and a half city blocks at 1621 S.W. Taylor St., near Providence Park. The eight-story, 140,000-square-foot Canvas office building was the first phase of the Press Blocks development; construction finished in summer 2020.

The subterranean parking garage will allow workers at Canvas to park beneath the residential building and walk through a climate-controlled tunnel below 17th Avenue to elevators within the office building. Also, a MAX light-rail station is nearby, at the corner of 17th Avenue and Yamhill Street.

Security Properties and Urban Renaissance Group worked jointly on the development’s debt and equity program, which includes a consortium of Japanese investors led by the Takenaka Corporation with financing through Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank’s New York branch.

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Mill Creek Residential Trust‘s massive Modera Main Street proposal – 17 stories, 434,720 square feet, 336 apartments, 403 parking spaces – faced significant questions from the Portland Design Commission on Thursday, but eventual approval may be all but assured.

The Design Commission held an initial review hearing on Thursday, after two previous design advice meetings. At least three commissioners signaled they may vote against the proposal, and a fourth, Don Vallaster, said he wants to see changes before voting in favor.

The multifamily colossus designed by Ankrom Moisan Architects for the Florida-based developer is planned for a vacant Goose Hollow lot that neighbors the Multnomah Athletic Club. The building would be linked to the MAC via a tunnel, and have parking for club users as well as building residents.

The Design Commission’s chairwoman, Julie Livingston, said that even if the project were rejected by design commissioners, it would surely be approved by the housing-friendly City Council.

“We have not won on this issue, ever,” Livingston said, referring to height and scale concerns. “There have been several appeals to commission based on building height and building scale – FAR (floor-area ratio) – and Design Commission has gotten no traction on this issue.”

Goose Hollow has been a locus of growth, aided by accommodating zoning thanks to the Central City 2035 plan. Projects such as ART Tower, Sawbuck and Press Blocks stand to add hundreds of multifamily units to the neighborhood.

Developers have targeted the close-in neighborhood, which enjoys walking proximity to downtown and transit options including a MAX light-rail line. Major institutional projects – including a new Lincoln High School and a Providence Park expansion – also have moved forward.

Goose Hollow’s explosive growth has raised the ire of residents, who are watching the neighborhood with historic Victorians become much denser. Several residents testified against the project on Thursday.

“The sheer size, height and mass of the building are just going to destroy the neighborhood,” said Chrys Martin, who was one of several MAC members who opposed the project despite the athletic club’s agreement to use Modera Main’s parking.

Rachel Clark, daughter of former Mayor Bud Clark, said Modera Main would be one of Portland’s largest residential buildings and break a decades-old promise to not further expand MAC parking.

Erin Winn, a counselor, said she and her husband are looking to move.

“We can’t imagine staying here once the neighborhood changes so drastically with this tower right out the front window,” she said.

Winn said she values quiet in the neighborhood because she counsels trauma victims.

Modera Main would occupy a full block bounded by Southwest 19th and 20th avenues, and Main and Madison streets.

Some testifiers complained that Sam Rodriguez, managing director of Mill Creek Residential Trust in Portland, also serves on Design Commission. Rodriguez did not participate in the hearing, but that did not satisfy some opponents who expressed concern that commissioners could be biased toward their fellow commissioner. Mill Creek is one of the most prolific multifamily developers in the city.

Livingston said she would vote against the project, as presented Thursday, because it fails to activate its Main Street frontage.

“We are allowing a building to go up that acknowledges the nothingness of this block of Main,” she said. “All four of these frontages need to be active to be a strong response to public realm guidelines. I feel strongly enough about this that it will cause me to vote no.”

Livingston praised other aspects of the project, calling the landscape plan “lovely.”

Commissioners said the design team had made strides in reducing the building’s apparent size since the design advice meetings.

“I think they’ve made improvements in sculpting the mass a bit more,” Commissioner Chandra Robinson said.

The building fits in an increasingly dense Goose Hollow, Commissioner Zari Santner said.

“As incongruous as this may appear, from the perspective of looking at the guidelines, I think this is contextual.”

Commissioners also scrutinized vinyl window frames planned for the façade. Isaac Johnson, managing principal at Ankrom Moisan Architects, said the frames had been used successfully in other Portland buildings.

“These are high-quality products,” he said. “I think they look very good, and they are a good value.”

The project team will return for a brief check-in on Aug. 19. That’s likely to be followed by a final meeting and a vote on Sept. 2.

Johnson said the project team is eager to apply for permits soon.

“We need to lock our design in,” he said.

Johnson added that architects would revisit the building’s Main Street frontage design.

“We have heard you and we need to take a look at it and see if we can make any improvements,” he said.

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Developed and built through a pandemic, new regulatory obstacles and a swift and severe economic downturn, Greystar‘s Sawbuck is nearing completion with 182 apartment units in Goose Hollow.

Crews are finishing apartments, installing mailboxes and laying brick on the podium patio deck in anticipation of residents. Apartments are available for preleasing. The eight-story building is on track to apply for a temporary certificate of occupancy in mid-to-late July, said Doug Burges, Greystar’s director of development for the region.

Sawbuck will also be one of the first large multifamily projects to offer inclusionary zoning units required by the city of Portland.

“We proved it by getting this project to go that we can attract investment at this scale and deliver affordable units,” Burges said.

Sawbuck, 1725 S.W. Salmon St., takes its place in an increasingly dense Goose Hollow. Providence Park is across the street on Eighteenth Avenue. On the building’s south side, across Salmon Street, is the massive under-construction edifice of Lincoln High School. Nearby, other office, commercial and residential projects are in various stages of development and construction, while others have stalled.

Portland’s multifamily market has been buffeted by the Covid-19 pandemic, increased regulations such as inclusionary zoning that make projects less profitable and perceptions about the city’s out-of-control homelessness and sometimes-violent protests. Sawbuck is one of a handful of sizable multifamily buildings that are due to be completed this year.

Sawbuck’s completion is more like an echo of past economic conditions than a sign of current market robustness, said Noel Johnson, principal with developer Cairn Pacific, who is not involved in the project.

“This project, and there are a few others that are still yet to finish, are examples of the market which is a distant memory at this point,” Johnson said. “That doesn’t take anything away from the project – we’re lucky to have new housing units – but it doesn’t say anything about today’s market.”

Sawbuck was backed financially by a major insurance company and received a construction loan from City National Bank.

Greystar is interested in building more projects in the city of Portland, Burges said. “We want to do business in the city of Portland because we believe in the long-term,” he said. “We know the challenges, but I think things are going in a positive direction.”

Greystar, which is based in Charleston, S.C., opted to meet its affordable housing obligations by providing 10 percent of units affordable at the level of 60 percent of area median income. The developer also used an option to provide an equivalent number of bedrooms rather than units. The result is 10 two-bedroom units offered at restricted rents.

In return for the inclusionary units, Greystar receives a 100 percent property tax abatement on all residential units for 10 years. Burges said the tax break “barely makes it work” financially to build the project.

Sawbuck was designed by SERA Architects and built by Hoffman Construction serving as general contractor. (Hoffman is also taking the lead at Lincoln High next door, making Goose Hollow a nexus of activity for the local contractor).

Construction continued despite the pandemic. When positive COVID-19 tests arose, crews were quarantined while others continued working, Burges said. “Hoffman did a very good job of dealing with it,” he said.

Construction and design were complicated by the subterranean presence of Tanner Creek, located about 40 feet below ground. Crews replaced a brick aqueduct dating from the early 20th century with structural steel. The building essentially straddles the creek, with no structural elements placed atop the waterway.

The creek also made it impossible to build a conventional below-grade parking garage. Sawbuck instead uses mechanized stackers for which steel was imported from China. The stackers can accommodate 86 vehicles.

Greystar purchased the property, a former parking lot, from TriMet for $6.5 million in 2019, according to public records.

Burges said Greystar was attracted by Portland’s market fundamentals and some perks of the Goose Hollow site: It’s on the MAX line and surrounded by long-term institutional properties including Providence Park, the Multnomah Athletic Club, Lincoln High and Zion Lutheran Church.

“It was not easy,” Burges said. “But it’s a project that’s built right. It’s attractive. And if you’re going to be among these institutions, you better build something to last.”

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The team developing a 175-foot tower in the Goose Hollow neighborhood is continuing to refine the design. The Portland Design Commission on Thursday got another look at plans.

Modera Main Street was proposed as a 16-story building with 340 residential units at the southeast corner of Southwest 20th Avenue and Main Street – slightly south of Providence Park. The lower four stories would be a podium with 408 structured parking spaces and residential units wrapping around. Atop the podium would sit a 12-story L-shape tower with more residential units.

The applicant, Francis Dardis of Ankrom Moisan Architects, filed for the request for design advice on behalf of property owner Mill Creek Residential Trust. This was the second design advice hearing; the first was held in November 2020.

Commissioner Sam Rodriquez is the senior managing director for Mill Creek Residential Trust in Portland. As such, he recused himself from the meeting.

The Design Commission expressed concerns need for a more dramatic setback of the tower from the podium.

The podium would sit on a hillside from 20th Avenue, Madison Street and 19th Avenue. The tower would step down to the southwest corner. The 19th Avenue façade would start at the base and go 16 stories up without a break.

“It feels much larger than it actually is,” Commission Chairwoman Julie Livingston said.

The tower’s proposed mass drew outcry from the community because of neighborhood context.

“It’s absurdly larger than the surrounding (buildings),” community member Sean O’Donnell said. “I think the public realm is disadvantaged by this design.”

While the tower’s height received the most disputes, the Central City plan allows for a building up to 175 feet high.

“(We) wrestled with how we break the massing down,” said Paul Jeffrey, design lead at Ankrom Moisan.

The team is looking at two slightly different design schemes. The first approach would keep the base, midsection and top one color. The other would make each one a different color.

The podium would be a highly textured brick, and as it goes into the mid-section of the tower, it would smooth out. The top of the tower would transition to metal panels to give a completely smooth look.

“We had hoped to see some more aggressive sculpting of the tower,” Commissioner Brian McCarter said.

Commissioners agreed that materials and details are moving in the right direction, but there needs to be a clear shift from the tower’s lower and upper portions.

The next step for the project is a land-use review hearing.

In the meantime, the team is developing the project’s public realm. The site is an empty lot that has operated as a community green space for many years.

The community expressed loss for the green space, and Jeffrey said the team would work to incorporate a soft, grassy landscape into the design to make up for it.

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At the corner of Southwest 18th Avenue and Salmon Street, in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, a 27-year-old international real estate company is entering the Portland market.

General contractor Hoffman Construction is leading the effort to deliver an eight-story building with 182 apartments over 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a single level of below-grade parking. SERA Architects‘ design for Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar was approved by the Portland Design Commission in September 2018.

“18th and Salmon is ideally suited as Greystar’s first Portland project,” said Doug Burges, a director of development with the firm. “It leverages our core competency with extremely complex sites and experience in high-barrier-to-entry markets such as those in which we are very active along the West Coast.”

The site at 1715 S.W. Salmon St. is a wedge-shaped, 0.49-acre parcel. MAX light-rail tracks constrain the site on the west, and a massive underground culvert (following the historic path of Tanner Creek) bisects the site some 40 feet below grade.

Early subgrade work required crews from James W. Fowler Co. to perform a complex retrofit of the century-old brick culvert that channels the creek, stormwater and wastewater through the city center, Burges said.

“It’s an old creek that ran through Portland and it’s actually underneath here,” he said. “There are a bunch of buildings it runs underneath, but we had to structurally upgrade or retrofit 40 feet below ground surface.”

The work required personnel to don personal respirators and air monitors, Hoffman Construction project superintendent Mark Rado said. Also, a rescue team was on standby on the surface.

“They coated the galvanized steel plates and then went down there, bolted them up with five or six guys down below,” Rado said. “And they just feed these panels through and they build them up all the way. The existing (culvert) was a brick line or clay or whatever it was, and they would have an angular space between the existing structure and the steel plates and they had to grout to fill that in. So you have this reinforced creek now that is basically a 60-inch culvert.”

The culvert influenced the design of the building and limited the ability to excavate below grade. As a result, the project team settled on a single story of underground parking bolstered with car-stacking machinery. There will be an additional 278 bicycle parking spaces.

The building will feature a prominent “flatiron” corner at the junction of 18th Avenue and Salmon Street. The 85-foot-tall structure will have four stories of post-tensioned concrete decks below four stories of wood framing.

Ground was broken on the project in July 2019.

“Right now we’re basically trying to come up out of the ground to get to slab on grade,” Rado said. “We just got our first wall pour off on Monday, so a really critical path for us coming up out of the ground is getting all the walls formed and poured so we can go to backfill. That’s really our biggest push right now.”

Crews are finally enjoying decent weather conditions, Rado added.

“We had a really tough January underground with mud and muck and getting through that,” he said. “We survived because the water table is really low and we didn’t have to contend with too much water, but getting up enough to where we can get waterproofing done and get through the foundation – that was very difficult.”

With Hoffman crews also beginning construction on the new Lincoln High School across Salmon Street, communication and coordination are now essential.

“We have been eager to sink our teeth into the planning and coordination on this project,” Hoffman Construction Vice President Nima Darabi said. “It’s a complex site, but we look forward to partnering with Greystar and SERA Architects to deliver this pedestrian-oriented housing project. It will create a vibrant neighborhood focal point.”

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Though the Great Recession ended slightly more than a decade ago, Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood hasn’t since experienced much growth … until now.

Two buildings that until 2015 were used for printing The Oregonian newspaper on a daily basis are being replaced by a new mixed-use complex. The Press Blocks development will feature office, residential and retail space in three new buildings on one and a half blocks.

Lease Crutcher Lewis is constructing the first one – Canvas at Press Blocks – on a half-block directly east of Providence Park. The mixed-use building will feature ground-floor retail space, seven stories of Class A office space and ninth-floor amenity space; the designer is GBD Architects.

“This project means a lot to the neighborhood,” said Mike Sager, senior project manager for general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis. “Goose Hollow is a forgotten part of the downtown area. And there’s a homeless situation here, and that contributed to what was previously undesirable real estate. This is the first big development to gentrify the area, and when they went through design review and pulled permits it was the first (post-recession) project in this area.”

The full-block portion of the development on a block east of Canvas will include a 23-story, 250-foot-tall residential tower and a three-story building with office and retail space. Those buildings are being designed by Seattle-based Mithun. Urban Renaissance Group, which is developing the project in partnership with Security Properties, will manage the entire complex upon completion.

Work on Canvas began in August 2018 with what Sager called the “super technical” demolition of the building at 817 S.W. 17th Ave. It stored rolls of newsprint, ink and other supplies used by The Oregonian.

“There were 60-foot-tall, clear spans inside the building,” Sager said. “60-foot-tall, freestanding concrete panels made up the walls, and they were tied to concrete, double-T roof panels that held each other up.”

To safely demolish the building, a temporary support structure was constructed to hold up the walls while the roof was removed. Then the temporary structure was dismantled and the walls dropped inside.

A below-grade tunnel used for moving materials and supplies between the two old buildings is being used during construction of Canvas. The tunnel will remain and connect parking areas.

“Across the street was the press building originally and on this side it was used for paper roll and ink storage for the printing operation,” Sager said. “They’d deliver stuff and store it in this building and drop it down onto robots on an underground tunnel on 17th (Avenue) and then over to the other building.”

Canvas is being constructed with post-tensioned concrete decks and reinforced concrete support columns. The exterior will predominantly be pre-cast concrete panels made by ARCIS Technology. The panels have deep window boxes that don’t articulate but provide a deep return leg to add texture and depth to the exterior. It’s a look intended to resemble the previous buildings.

“They wanted to honor the original building,” Sager said.

Lease Crutcher Lewis is using 3-D modeling extensively for this project. The contractor is using a robotic tool station to lay out building components as needed.

“In the last five years that’s been cutting-edge, and some people are doing more of that,” Sager said. “We’ve been doing it for a long time, and basically we take the design team’s model and take it over at a certain point. Then we re-detail the concrete and generate our own drawings, extract points from the embeds and export it all to the robotic layout equipment so our crews can efficiently lay out the building.”

Completion of Canvas is expected in late spring 2020. The construction schedule for the 23-story residential tower and the three-story office building will be determined once financing is secured.

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The Portland Design Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to approve plans for the Lincoln High School replacement project, which will transform a historic institution in the Central City. Commissioners showered praise on all aspects of the design, including its context, public realm elements, and quality and permanence.

Designed by Bora Architects and landscape architect Mayer/Reed, the replacement consists of a six-story, 102-foot-tall building providing 281,000 square feet of educational and support space, a new athletic track and field, and a teen/parent center.

During design advice sessions previously, commissioners asked for activation of the ground floor, and the design team responded. A walkway lined with stream-like pebbles will cut between the school building and the track on a north-south axis. On the side of the track and field, trees will be cut back to allow pedestrians to view any activities that might be taking place, further engaging the surrounding community with the school’s sports teams.

The new building itself will have red concrete panels meant to resemble the original building’s bricks, keeping a historic look for a very modern building. Large glass windows will enclose a staircase at the school’s northwest corner, at Southwest Salmon Street and 18th Avenue. This will give a transparent and active feel to the area, as people on the street step in unison with those climbing stairs inside the school.

“It’s masterfully done,” Commissioner Samuel Rodriguez said. “It really walks the line between what was and what is, and it’s a building of its time.”

The project will have an eco-roof, which is required by the city for buildings of this size. However, the surface area has been reduced from 60 percent to 28 percent. The design team compensated by providing more than 60,000 square feet of plantings at ground level to serve the same purpose. Commissioners said the green space is better used at ground level, and will add to the public realm, which is an important aspect of such a project.

The roof will instead feature maintenance machinery, which neighborhood residents previously stated would be a bit of an eyesore. Testimony from one resident led the Design Commission to delay a vote until the design team decided to go forward with a screen that will hide the rooftop mechanical units from public view.

With public attendees swayed in favor of the project, commissioners decided to vote whether to approve the land use application – and all six in attendance affirmed the design.

“Context and public realm are so well integrated in this proposal,” Commission Chairwoman Julie Livingston said. “It definitely is the best response for the kids.”

Ground will be broken on the project in February 2020, according to the design team.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story erroneously described both the building’s exterior and its roof.

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A proposal for a seven-story, 218-unit mixed-use building in the Goose Hollow neighborhood will receive a with the Portland Bureau of Development Services on Thursday.

SERA Architects is designing the building, which would be constructed on a 0.23-acre half-block parcel at 1634 S.W. Alder St. – fewer than two blocks east of Providence Park. The building would feature 218 market-rate apartments, a mix of studios and one-bedroom units, as well as ground-floor retail space. Plans also call for 13 structured parking spots with access from Southwest Alder Street.

The property fronts Southwest 17th Avenue and is bounded by Alder Street on the north and Morrison Street on the south. A quarter of the block has surface parking while the other quarter of the block has a two-story commercial building.

The project application was received by the BDS on Dec. 6.

The developer for the project is Wood Partners, an Atlanta-based firm that develops, builds and manages different types of multifamily properties around the United States. It currently owns one Portland property, the Block 17 apartments at 1161 N.W. Overton St. in the Pearl District. That 281-unit development was designed by Bora Architects and built by Andersen Construction; work finished in late 2015. Block 17 has two structures – a 16-story high-rise and a five-story low-rise.

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The development team proposing construction of a new seven-story mixed-use building in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood will have a with city planners next week.

Applicant Leeb Architects submitted the development proposal for the project, which would be built on a 0.23-acre parcel at 1500 S.W. Taylor St. A different proposal for the same site received the Portland Design Commission‘s approval last year before developers withdrew.

The latest pre-application conference will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, in city offices at 1900 S.W. Fourth Ave.

The property was purchased for $2.8 million in April 2016 by OPC 1500 Taylor Street LLC, a foreign-owned corporation registered in Delaware.

The previous project, designed by SERA Architects, called for an 11-story mixed-use tower with 146 residential units and 1,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The development team was a partnership of three firms: the Molasky Group, Trinity 3 Investment and Langley Investment Properties. An existing structure on the property, before development plans ended.

Now, a new team is seeking to construct a seven-story mixed-use building with 100 apartment units on floors two through seven. The 74,780-square-foot building would have a sizable ground-floor lobby, commercial space, a mechanical trash area and 30 vehicle parking spaces.

This time around, the developer is Bellevue, Washington-based Shelter Holdings LLC. It’s also involved in building a five-story, 107-unit mixed-use development (also designed by Leeb Architects) a half-block away at 1440 N.W. Taylor St. That project team is awaiting final issuance of a building permit.

A previous city staff report notes that the individual for whom the demolished home was named, Frederick Van Voorhies Holman, was a prominent Portland lawyer who died in 1927. He was a son of pioneers and initiated the donation to the city of Holman Park, which is now part of Forest Park. Holman also reportedly helped form the Portland Rose Society and was credited with dubbing Portland “the Rose City.”

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Goose Hollow will soon gain another major new building.

The Portland Design Commission on Thursday approved SERA Architects‘ design for an eight-story mixed-use building with 182 apartments and ground-floor retail space.

The building from Greystar Real Estate Partners, based in Charleston, S.C., will top out slightly below 85 feet. Located at 1715 S.W. Salmon St., the building will form a gateway with the rebuilt Lincoln High School bridging the West Hills and downtown.

Goose Hollow is seeing an explosion of projects, including the Press Blocks, the Providence Park expansion, a seven-story mixed-use building at 1440 S.W. Taylor and others.

The Greystar project had a relatively smooth trip through Type III design review. Commissioners voted 5-1 to approve the design. Tad Savinar voted against it; Andrew Clarke was absent.

SERA principal Kurt Schultz presented the design, which calls for a structure that hinges on a curved corner at Southwest Salmon Street and 18th Avenue; it’s reminiscent of the Flatiron building in New York City. Portland has other examples of this architectural style, including the McMenamins Crystal Hotel in the West End.

The corner will likely feature a ground-floor restaurant with some outdoor dining, a bench and stairs. Design commissioners indicated they would allow SERA to do away with a sculptural map of Tanner Creek’s historic course that met with a cool reception.

“I’d ditch it,” Commissioner Don Vallaster said. “It’s not doing anything.”

Chairwoman Julie Livingston agreed.

“On balance, you’re still meeting guidelines,” she said.

The retail space will have high ceilings – up to 20 feet in some spots, fronted by glazing. A curb extension will allow pedestrians to more easily cross the street to or from Lincoln High.

Savinar said the corner design was not successful. “Personally I think the corner falls down as a gathering space or even a well-functioning public space,” he said.

The project had previously been through two design advice meetings. The building evolved with cleaner lines and fewer balconies, although some were restored before design review. In the end, the building ended up with seven balconies per floor, with some inset and some projecting off of the building.

The Goose Hollow Foothills League did not object to the building. Jerry Powell, planning co-chairman, said the building was in line with what had long been envisioned for the property.

The project’s evolution was noticeable, Commissioner Zari Santner said.

“I have really witnessed the impact of the design advice requests on the outcome,” she said.

Livingston added, “The revisions have really pushed the coherency of the building forward in a strong way.”

Savinar thanked the developer for choosing brick rather than an inexpensive metal cladding.

The project was proposed after the city’s inclusionary housing policy took effect. Kristen Keipert, senior development manager for Greystar’s Portland office, said the project will comply with inclusionary housing rules, but Greystar has not settled on which option it will choose. Greystar is discussing the options with the Portland Housing Bureau, she said.

The developer could opt to provide 20 percent of units affordable at the level of 80 percent of area median income, or 10 percent of units at 60 percent of area median income, or pay a substantial fee to the Housing Bureau.

The project also will have mechanized internal vehicle parking and 278 long-term bicycle parking spaces.

Construction is set to begin in summer 2019, when Tanner Creek runs at its lowest level, Schultz said. Work will start by lining and rehabilitating the creek.

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