Welby [Lovejoy Square] | 234' | 22 floors | Proposed
 

....continues at the Oregonian.

930 NW 14th Ave | xx' | 10 floors | Proposed
 

Bora Architects have scheduled a Pre-Application Conference to discuss a project at 930 NW 14th Ave:

Well that didnt take long

A project at 930 NW 14th Ave has been submitted for Type III Design Review by Bora Architects:

Any news on this one?

It seems the main development is for the half block where OfficeMax is?
Is The Deck staying?

Or is it a full block development?
Any idea when they'll get cracking on it?


(I ask selfishly, as I bought a condo in a building overlooking the site)

I am glad to see On Deck go. They are terrible neighbors.

Replacing the Office Max building is curious. That building is relatively new.

via portlandmaps, I found this image of what the Office Max building looked like prior to the remodel:

http://i.imgur.com/kYGtjcg.jpg?2

Again, I don't know if On Deck is going or not.
I sure hope so, but I don't know...

Wanting to confirm that before I get too excited.

I agree, nothing confirmed ...

However, Bora's descriptions so far claim either one level of below-grade parking with 67 spaces, or 2 levels of below-grade parking with 143 spaces. I think you'd need the full block for either of those configurations.

It's hard to believe the Office Max remodel was done over a decade ago. I'm guessing here, but... I'd bet this photo Mac posted of it was taken in 2002.

Sounds about right ... Marshall-Wells opened in late 2002/early 2003 - you can see in the background they just finished putting in the new windows and are finishing the exterior paint. Seems consistent with a year out from move-in...

When at On Deck last week we asked the owner (or manager?) and he said they had just renewed their lease as well as the Office Max. If I remember correctly, he said their lease was for 10years and the buyout option is $2.9mil. The Office Max is probably far more. The price of the buildings, plus the contract buyouts, seems like an awful lot of money for a little 10 story building.

Good love On Deck the staff there and people I meet there. Fun place to watch blazer games

I spoke to a friend who is on the Pearl District land use / transportation committee. From what he heard a few months ago, the project is for full block (ie both buildings). However the developer doesn't intend to move forward for a few years.

What I was told (by someone who would know) was that the client wanted to get into design/permit review before the inclusionary zoning went into effect. So they asked the architect to push hard to get a design proposal submitted.

I also was told that all the same things posted above.. about the office max lease (although I perhaps was erroneously told 5 years... 10 makes more sense.)

I wouldn't expect a ton of activity right away. They have months to complete DR, and can file for voluntary extensions, and then once building permits are eventually issued, they have multiple years to execute the construction.

It 'could' be awhile.

does anyone know how many years an LUR approval is good for? I was thinking three years. what about a building permit?

I'm more than a little behind the curve here ... What does inclusionary zoning mean? TIA.
:cheers:

The City has changed its zoning to require 20% of the units in a new multifamily building to be rented at below market rates. The new code comes into effect February 1st, so a lot of developers are submitting applications now so that their projects are reviewed against the current code. You can read the later pages in the Affordable Housing thread for more discussion.

Now on Design Commission agenda for June 15th: