Affordable housing project in Portland land use review intakes | May 19, 2025

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A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review) – pending             
Address: 2367 NW Kearney St.
Applicant: Dave Spitzer of DMS Architects Inc.
Owners: 23rd LLC

The project would install mechanical units and protective rail on the rooftop of this contributing structure in the Alphabet Historic District.

Type 2 procedure (design review)  – pending
Address: 1750 SW Yamhill St.
Applicant: Gina Bloomberg of Vancouver Sign Co. of Vancouver, Washington
Owners: Press Blocks Investors of Dallas, Texas and URG OPB 17th Avenue LLC of Seattle

Plans call for installing two exterior wall signs, nested channel letter sets, LED illuminated, connecting to the existing circuit. The site address is in the design overlay zone. Signs are above 32 square feet and need design review.

Pre-application conference  – application
Address: 2010 NE Riverside Way
Applicant: Nicola Taylor of Crown Enterprises LLC of Warren, Michigan
Owner: Crown Enterprises LLC

The Crown Enterprises LLC property is approximately 11 acres in size, is zoned general industrial 2 and is used as a cross dock transfer facility. Due to the industrial zoning of the property (designated as prime industrial), the out of state owner was unaware that portions of the property also carried the environmental conservation (c) overlay zone. Due to significant safety and security issues experienced on the property, the owner removed vegetation on portions of the property perimeter within the (c) overlay zone. On May 17, 2024 the city sent a notice of a zoning violation regarding the vegetation removal.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review)  – pending
Address: 2336 SW Osage St.
Applicant: Matt Jwayad of Envoy Condominiums
Owner: Association of Unit Owners of Envoy Condo

The proposal calls for adding handrails on each side of the rear entrance steps of the Envoy Condominiums located on Southwest Cactus Drive side of the building. This is a contributing resource in the King’s Hill Historic District.

Type 3 procedure (planned development review)  – pending
Address: 9801 NE 13th Ave.
Applicant: Pooja Dalal of Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI)
Owner: SEI

This case may be subject to the 100-day review timeline. The owner/​applicant would like to construct residential housing units on 6.48 acres (282,268 square feet). Through the planned development (PD) option, the city will allow two times the maximum density or up to 56 units. The proposed development proposes to construct 49 affordable housing units constructed in two phases. Phase I will consist of 31 units and encompass 24 townhouse units (six buildings containing four attached units each), four duplex units (two buildings with two attached units each) and three detached units. Phase II will consist of 18 units and encompass four townhouse units (one building containing four attached units), six duplex units (three buildings with two attached units each) and eight detached units. Stormwater would be collected and conveyed to a detention and water quality facility located within the site.

Type 1 procedure (design review)  – pending
Address: 2035 NW Front Ave.
Applicant: Robert Hernandez of Gensler
Owners: Field Office Property Owner LLC of New York and Field Office Property LLC of Dallas, Texas

Plans call for adding an exterior sign anchored to the southeast building face.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review)  – pending
Address: 233 SW Naito Parkway
Applicant: John Russell of Russell Fellow Properties
Owner: Russell Fellow Properties

The applicant proposes demolition of infill brickwork within existing facade archway. Construction of a new exterior door within the archway, with hardware, is designed to match nearby historic conditions. No interior work. No change of occupancy. This is a contributing resource in the Skidmore/​Old Town Historic District.

Early assistance  – pending
Address: 2440 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd.
Applicant: Josef West of West Architects Inc. of Beaverton
Owner: RL & TL LLC of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

The project would build a new 114,000 square foot mixed-use building with 120 affordable housing units, ground-level retail, parking and a public plaza.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review)  – pending
Address: 2416 NE Fremont St.
Applicants: Chavi and Anshuman Thakur of Riviere Med Spa of Beaverton
Owner: Alameda Rental LLC

The applicant proposes installing new fascia signage on the north facade of the building for a new business.

Type 1 procedure (design review)  – pending
Address: 700 SW 5th Ave.
Applicant: Jordan Emmons of Brookfield Properties
Owner: Pioneer Place LLC of Chicago

The proposal is for the installation of crash-rated bollards to protect the building from vehicle impact. Previous intentional vehicular impact at this location damaged the facade, broke windows and allowed entry to a retail space.

Early assistance  – application
Address: 1312 E Burnside St.
Applicant: David Mullens of UDG
Owner: UDG 14th & Burnside LLC of Beaverton

Plans call for a new 154-unit apartment building with one level of underground parking for 50 cars. This is a 100-percent residential building providing 10 percent of the units at 60 percent of the median family income. Stormwater is to be handled by a dry well under the building. This is a new design on the same site that had an approved building permit but was abandoned due to high costs (hard costs, permit costs and interest rates). With recent changes to zoning code, tax relief and the apparent upcoming moratorium on SDC fees, the team feels this new building can be financially viable.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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