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A weekly list of highlights from Portland’s Permitting & Development Division’s review activities over the past week.

Procedure Type 1 (Design Review) – pending
Address: 4310 S. Macadam Ave.
Applicant: Andrew Smith of Hennebery Eddy Architects
Owner: 4310 Building LLC

The proposal calls for the creation of a second vehicle exit in a four-story building. Work would include construction of a new vehicle exit door, paved driveway, and associated infrastructure. The goal of this work is to increase occupant safety by creating a second exit from the ground floor parking garage in the event of an emergency. The proposed driveway adjoins the Oregon Department of Transportation right-of-way to access the adjacent property, which is co-owned with the subject property.

Early Help – Application
Address: 3311 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Applicant: Jamie Fisher of Cascadia Development Partners LLC of Vancouver, Washington
Owner: J & A Investment LLC

Plans call for converting about 15,500 square feet of the 17,569 square foot building into a daycare center. The use of the remaining space would remain the same. Part of the western boundary of the parking lot would be converted into a permeable playground area. The proposal calls for minor exterior changes — additional windows and doors.

Procedure Type 1 (Historical Resource Review) – pending
Address: 1120 NE Schuyler St.
Applicant: Gina Blomberg of Vancouver Sign Co. in Vancouver, Washington
Owner: Irvington Place Condominium Owners Association

The proposal calls for the installation of a sign and channel letters on the cable road. They would be mounted on the existing canopy. The sign would be illuminated with LEDs and connected to an existing electrical circuit.

Procedure Type 1 (historical design level A) – Application
Address: 1120 NE Schuyler St.
Applicant: Gina Blomberg of Vancouver Sign Co. in Vancouver, Washington
Owner: Irvington Place Condominium Owners Association

The proposal calls for the installation of a sign and channel letters on the cable road. They would be mounted on the existing canopy. The sign would be illuminated with LEDs and connected to an existing electrical circuit.

Early Help – pending
Address: 403 NW Fifth Ave.
Applicant: Jonah Gamblin from the Design Research Office
Owner: Oregon Casket LLC

The project team proposes a reuse of the five-story, 25,000-square-foot Oregon Casket Building. A renovation would create 34 residential units, including two live-work units on the ground floor and one retail unit. The scope of exterior work would be limited to refurbishing existing windows and doors, rebuilding the storefront along Fifth Avenue, and installing shields for rooftop mechanical equipment and elevator overflows. Existing stormwater drainage and disposal would be retained. The existing utility shaft is located beneath the sidewalk along Flanders Street, and access to the shaft will be retained.

Source: Permits and Development in Portland

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