By: Hilary Dorsey//May 19, 2025//
Hilary Dorsey//May 19, 2025//
A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.
$1,800,000
Address: Portland Art Museum, at 1219 SW Park Ave.
Applicant: Carlee Quiles of Mortenson
Owner: Portland Art Museum
Contractor: Nate Gundrum (Mortenson)
Plans call for metal cladding.
$1,600,000
Address: 342 SE Caruthers St.
Applicant: Andrew Brorson of Bearing Architecture
Owner: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Contractor: Colas Construction
Plans call for a renovation to an existing warehouse building. The work includes removing and adding interior partitions, doors, roof patching and restrooms. It also includes a new egress door, skylight and prefab stairs. Work will involve demolition of a portion of the mezzanine floor. Sitework involves restriping the parking lot to add accessible parking, new trees, a new pedestrian pathway to entry and vegetation for screening. It will also include demolition of exterior canopies and columns.
$1,500,000
Address: David Douglas High School, at 1001 SE 135th Ave.
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits
Owner: School District No. 40
Contractor: Pence Contractors of Lake Oswego
A value-added revision includes structural upgrades to the mezzanines.
$1,140,000
Address: 8101 N Marine Drive
Applicant: Bradlee Hersey of Faster Permits
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Kerr Contractors Oregon LLC of Woodburn
Plans for Port of Portland, Terminal 6 include a flexible storage project, including mill and inlay, pavement reconstruction around the existing pump station, installation of catch basins and a stormwater line, pavement striping, installation of new lighting on existing light poles, installation of a new light pole, installation of a new electrical duct bank, removal of existing transformers and miscellaneous electrical equipment, installation of new transformers and installation of a bollard protection system for new transformers.
$875,000
Address: 515 N Schmeer Road
Applicant: Karen Zaccaro of Stantec of Los Angeles
Owner: Prologis LP of Denver
Contractor: Bergman KPRS LLC of Brea, California
A tenant improvement for an existing tenant will involve building out the pharmacy space within the existing warehouse. Work includes removing one parking stall and installing a generator on the parking lot. It will also involve joist reinforcement for a Remote Terminal Unit.
$670,000
Address: Portland International Airport, at 7000 NE Airport Way
Applicant: Chad Charvat of Faster Permits
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: Hoffman Skanska
Plans call for captive hook interior wall glazing (Phase 2).
$1,129,281
Address: 3823 NE Glisan St.
Applicant: Angela Crooks of SĀJ Architecture
Owner: All Saints Catholic Church of Portland
Contractor: Bremik Construction Inc.
Plans call for an interior remodel to the existing gym space. Work includes converting adjacent locker rooms into restrooms, relocating a drinking fountain and replacing non-code compliant stair handrails.
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$800,000
Address: 4636 N Albina Ave.
Applicant: Bill Smith of QSR and R LLC of Annapolis, Maryland
Owner: Archie Perry of Las Vegas
Contractor: out to bid
Plans call for a tenant improvement for a new dog daycare tenant. Interior work would include a reception area, a break room, dog playrooms, grooming space and a laundry room. Exterior work includes a new outdoor play area.
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$556,295
Address: 338 NW 23rd Ave.
Applicant: Mike Coyle of Faster Permits
Owner: GM 23HQ LLC
Contractor: out to bid
Plans call for a tenant improvement for a new furniture showroom. Work would involve interior demolition and adding new partition walls to create showrooms and a restroom.
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$600,000
Address: 3366 NW Yeon Ave.
Applicant: Alexa Sebastian of Environmental Resources Management
Owner: Solenis LLC of Addison, Texas
Contractor: H30 Inc. of Albany
Plans call for installing two bulk storage tanks for non-hazardous defoamer chemicals.
$48,977,407
Address: Providence Portland Medical Center, at 4805 NE Glisan St.
Applicant: Sharolyn Kinneman of ZGF Architects
Owner: Providence Health & Services-Oregon of Renton, Washington
Contractor: Kevin Kelly (Fortis Construction Inc.)
Work on the North Pavilion Cancer Center’s 9-10 floors will involve demolition of walls and add new walls to create staff rooms, patient rooms, restrooms, a family room, corridors, nourish rooms, work rooms, linen rooms, soiled utility rooms, clean supply rooms, storage rooms, medications rooms, sink and equipment alcoves, staff break/locker rooms, offices, housekeeping rooms, conference/education rooms, a linen chute, family zone rooms, elevator lobbies, an equipment storage room and electrical rooms. The ninth floor will include an on-call room. The 10th floor will include a lactation room, a training room, a Distributed Antenna System room, ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$3,006,825
Address: Providence Portland Medical Center, at 4805 NE Glisan St.
Applicant: Sharolyn Kinneman of ZGF Architects
Owner: Providence Health & Services-Oregon of Renton, Washington
Contractor: Deb Han (Alliant Systems LLC)
Work on the North Pavilion Cancer Center’s 9-10 floors will involve installing exhaust fans, terminal units, hot water reheat coils, chilled water fan coils, ductwork, diffusers, grilles, medical gas and piping.
$1,150,000
Address: 26 SW Salmon St.
Applicant: Renee Snyder of Bainbridge Design
Owner: 121 SW Salmon St. Corp.
Contractor: Chris Holbrook Construction LLC of Vancouver, Washington
A tenant improvement of the first floor will involve minor demolition and adding new walls to create a breakroom, conference rooms, a collaboration lounge, phone rooms, a catering area, a quiet work room, a copy room, storage rooms, training rooms, a mothers’ room, an open-office area, ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$7,500,000
Address: Standard Plaza, at 1100 SW 6th Ave.
Applicant: Michael Leigland of GBD Architects
Owner: Standard Insurance Co.
Contractor: Matt Godt (Walsh Construction Co.)
A tenant improvement will involve a redesign of floors 3-5. Work will involve demolition of walls and adding new walls. The third and fifth floors will include lobby areas, training rooms, storage rooms, conference rooms, bathrooms, a wellness room, a break area and open-office areas. The fourth floor will include a reception area, a lounge area, a pantry, conference rooms, bathrooms, a wellness room, storage rooms, a print room, a workplace possibilities experience area, open-office areas, ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
$775,000
Address: Standard Plaza, at 1100 SW 6th Ave.
Applicant: Michael Leigland of GBD Architects
Owner: Standard Insurance Co.
Contractor: Hunter Davisson Inc.
A tenant improvement will involve a redesign of floors 3-5. Work will involve installing ductwork, grilles, diffusers, terminal units, an exhaust fan and electrical.
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$2,219,000
Address: 1455 NW Irving St.
Applicant: Aaron Benson of GBD Architects
Owner: LPF Pearl West LLC of Chicago
Contractor: Steve Paschal (Balfour Beatty Construction)
A tenant improvement of the floors 8-9 would involve demolition of walls and addition of new walls. The eighth floor will include open-office areas, offices, conference rooms, phone rooms, lounges, a production alcove, storage rooms, a coat room, an MDF room, an IT workroom, a wellness room, huddle rooms, a reception area and a breakroom. The ninth floor will include open-office areas, offices, conference rooms, a production alcove, storage rooms, a coat room, an IDF room, a wellness room, collaboration rooms, a breakroom, a huddle room, a training room, ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
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$835,900
Address: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, at 300 N Ramsay Way
Applicant: Dave Bateman of Viking Sprinklers
Owner: city of Portland
Contractor: not listed
A tenant improvement would involve adding a new fire pump and sprinklers to the existing building, adding and relocating sprinklers for tenant improvements on the event level.
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$800,000
Address: OHSU Hospital, at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Applicant: Marcus Morgan of PKA Architects
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: out to bid
Plans call for an HVAC upgrade on the 15th floor of the A Wing. Work would involve installing air handling units, return fans and electrical.
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$ 7,480,780
Address: 1825 SW Broadway
Applicant: Matthew Gall of Portland State University
Owner: Portland State University
Contractor: Adan Vazquez (Swinerton Builders Inc.)
Plans call for HVAC upgrades on all floors. Work would involve demolition of stairs, installation of new walls to create a mechanical shaft, ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.
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$4,407,531
Address: 1825 SW Broadway
Applicant: Matthew Gall of Portland State University
Owner: Portland State University
Contractor: Total Mechanical Inc. of Camas, Washington
Plans call for HVAC upgrades on all floors. Work would involve installing ductwork, grilles, air handling units, a condensate return unit, an air separator, a sump pump, pumps, a steam-to-water heat exchanger, an expansion tank, split system fan coils, an exhaust fan, condensing units, heat pump, terminal units and electrical.
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$1,000,000
Address: 14300 N Columbia Blvd.
Applicant: Jennifer Martinez of Submittal Services of Covina, California
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: out to bid
A tenant improvement would involve installing high pile racking with a max height of 30 feet, 4 inches.
Source: Portland Permitting & Development
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