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A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.

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None issued for any project with a value of $500,000 or greater.

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UNDER REVIEW
$575,000 
Address: 1580 N.W. 21st Ave. 
Applicant: Bob Carbaugh
Owner: Saltwood South LLC of San Mateo, California 
Contractor: out to bid

Occupancy would change to a restaurant. Improvements for a new tenant would include the addition of a mezzanine area. The work would involve demolishing interior walls and fixtures and adding partitions, stairs, a bar, a dining area, a kitchen, a prep area, and a walk-in cooler.

UNDER REVIEW
$23,278,225      
Address: 9900 S.E. Washington St. 
Applicant: David Stenroos of SA Group LLC of Cleveland
Owner: Rhino Holdings Marketplace 205 LLC of Henderson, Nevada 
Contractor: out to bid

Plans call for remodeling three tenant spaces, to create occupancy for one and shells for the other two. The work would include demolishing walls and adding new ones to create a storefront system, installing plumbing fixtures, creating a roof hatch, infilling the indoor swimming pool, and removing a canopy, skylight and more. A new loading dock ramp is planned at the rear of the building.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,328,000        
Address: 515 N.E. Tomahawk Island Drive
Applicant: Lorraine Guthrie of Lorraine Guthrie Architect
Owner: Tomahawk Bay Moorage and Columbia Crossings LLC 
Contractor: not listed

Plans call for removing four docks and installing two new ones to reduce the boat slips from 188 to 48.

UNDER REVIEW
$2,588,358         
Address: OHSU’s Energy Management Center, at 810 S.W. Gaines St. 
Applicant: Karen Lange of ORANGEWALLstudios
Owner: Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Contractor: Nate Gundrum (Mortenson Company of Minneapolis)

Plans call for upgrading the recycling area, vehicle ​garage and surrounding area. A new attached recycling area canopy would be constructed.

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$525,000   
Address: 1540 N.W. 21st Ave. 
Applicant: Benjamin Madson of NELSON Worldwide of Philadelphia
Owner: not listed
Contractor: Bremik Construction

Plans call for improvements to suit a first-time tenant. There will be minor demolition and construction of walls to create conference rooms, offices, a storage room, a restroom, a town square area, a mop closet, a back office room, a beverage bar alcove, a coat closet, an IT closet, and a team room. Also, the work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

$790,000    
Address: Portland International Airport, at 7000 N.E. Airport Way
Applicant: Neil Lee of LEEKA Architecture and Planning
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: James E. John Construction Co. of Vancouver, Washington

Plans call for improvements to suit first-time tenant Lola’s Café on the enplaning and deplaning levels. The work will involve minor demolition and construction of walls. The enplaning level will gain a restaurant service area, a kitchen, and a walk-in cooler. The deplaning level will gain concession storage space. The work will involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

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UNDER REVIEW
$733,122  
Address: 2910 N. Kerby Ave. 
Applicant: Darren Janeck of Lease Crutcher Lewis
Owner: Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Contractor: not listed

Plans for installing nonstructural framing on the lower level of Legacy Health’s west tower (surgery department). A $660,000 alteration permit is also under review for the project.

UNDER REVIEW
$1,200,000  
Address: 8592 N.E. Alderwood Road
Applicant: Eugene Kang of Harris Group
Owner: Port of Portland
Contractor: JE Dunn Construction of Kansas City, Missouri

A tenant improvement for Building C would involve demolishing walls and adding new ones to expand the break room and bathrooms as well as remodeling the office and custodial/​laundry room, The work would also involve ceiling, flooring, finishes, plumbing and electrical.

UNDER REVIEW
$3,000,000   
Address: Oregon Convention Center, at 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
Applicant: Eric Crandall of Metro
Owner: Metro
Contractor: PHK Construction LLC

Work for door access controls on two floors would involve minor demolition and installation of access controls to doors. The work would also involve finishes and electrical.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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