Portland Infill | Northwest Portland - Page 85

innovativethinking · #**1681** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Abide

A friend of mine is looking for a house with easy and quick (ish) access to downtown and his budget is just over 300k. Montavilla is starting to move out of that price point! He's looking increasingly at Milwaukie because of the coming max line.

Gateway area is not that far from Montavilla

Encolpius · #**1682** Posted **Jul 20, 2015, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by curt-pdx

wow! looking at the image on p 23 - that is the sad-ist, cheapest, most ill proportioned faux-historic infill yet. Come on portland . . . try.

'Travesty' is the word that springs to mind...

maccoinnich · #**1683** Posted **Jul 20, 2015, 7:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by curt-pdx

wow! looking at the image on p 23 - that is the sad-ist, cheapest, most ill proportioned faux-historic infill yet. Come on portland . . . try.

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Originally Posted by Encolpius

'Travesty' is the word that springs to mind...

I completely agree with both of you. The thing makes a mockery of its rather beautiful neighbor, and of the Alphabet Historic District in general. I can't decide which is worse: this, or the Restoration Hardware.

downtownpdx · #**1684** Posted **Jul 27, 2015, 2:50 AM**

Q21 crane:

IMG_1072 by Ryan Miller, on Flickr

And the adjacent New Seasons project:

IMG_1076 by Ryan Miller, on Flickr

IMG_1073 by Ryan Miller, on Flickr

IMG_1074 by Ryan Miller, on Flickr

maccoinnich · #**1685** Posted **Jul 28, 2015, 6:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Revised drawings [PDF - 9MB] for the NW Portland Hostel. Historic Landmarks Commission is reviewing it on the 27th.

Historic Landmarks Commission approved this yesterday.

maccoinnich · #**1686** Posted **Aug 3, 2015, 7:30 PM**

Works Partnership have requested Early Assistance for a project at 1400 NW 22nd Ave:

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Proposal for major commercial alterations with exterior improvements. Uses will include office, retail and manufacturing.

Barry Smith Architect has requested Early Assistance for a project at 829 NW 19th Ave:

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Move existing home on property to within 20 feet of NW 19th. Confirm and adjust lot lines for 2 lots. On Vacant lot develop a 50 unit, 6 story apartment building located within the Alphabet Historic District.

A building permit was issued to Anrkom Moisan Architects for 2010 NW Pettygrove St:

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new 5-story, 49 unit apartment with tucked under parking

maccoinnich · #**1687** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 6:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Barry Smith Architect has requested Early Assistance for a project at 829 NW 19th Ave:

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Move existing home on property to within 20 feet of NW 19th. Confirm and adjust lot lines for 2 lots. On Vacant lot develop a 50 unit, 6 story apartment building located within the Alphabet Historic District.

I'm totally fascinated by this, for two reasons.

It's a brick building. A quick google suggests that it is possible to move masonry buildings, but surely that can't be easy (or cheap)?
Can Portland's worst architect really get a design past the Historic Landmarks Commission?

65MAX · #**1688** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 9:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

I'm totally fascinated by this, for two reasons.

It's a brick building. A quick google suggests that it is possible to move masonry buildings, but surely that can't be easy (or cheap)?
Can Portland's worst architect really get a design past the Historic Landmarks Commission?

I know that MW8 flustercuck is pretty horrendous, but worse than Fosler or LRS? Is that possible?

maccoinnich · #**1689** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by 65MAX

I know that MW8 flustercuck is pretty horrendous, but worse than Fosler or LRS? Is that possible?

I don't know. LRS has a couple of buildings are are... acceptable.

MarkDaMan · #**1690** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

I'm totally fascinated by this, for two reasons.

[*]Can Portland's worst architect really get a design past the Historic Landmarks Commission?

C'mon, you don't think this is sexy?

http://www.barryrsmith.com/slate.php?page=ormlb

maccoinnich · #**1691** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 8:01 PM**

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For Portland, 'oops' equals $125,000 payment to developer

"Oops" is typically spelled with just two o's.

But for the city of Portland on Wednesday, oops came with a dollar sign and three zeros.

The City Council voted 4-0 to approve a $125,000 settlement with developer Marty Kehoe because city officials incorrectly read Portland's zoning code and associated height restrictions.

City planners in early 2014 told Kehoe an apartment project at Northwest 19th Avenue and Overton Street could be built up to 75 feet, according to a legal complaint filed by Kehoe's Portland Leeds Living, LLC.

But in August 2014, the city reversed course and said the project could only rise 55 feet unless the developer pursued a more complicated and costly design-review process.

...continues at the Oregonian.

soleri · #**1692** Posted **Aug 6, 2015, 7:21 PM**

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I was jogging through the Pearl and NW this morning when I noticed the site is being cleared at 19th & Overton for this GBD-designed apartment building. It's a small victory, but a nice one for those who care about good design.

I stopped at the NW New Seasons, also, which is much, much better than any of the others I've frequented. The 21Q project is well underway, along with other projects like the Tess O'Brien apartments. I was really struck by how big a boom this is. Along with the better-known Pearl projects, these smaller projects will have a huge impact on Portland once completed. As with the hotel boom, all bubbles will eventually pop, but it's gratifying to see how much will remain once the current one is over.

maccoinnich · #**1693** Posted **Aug 6, 2015, 8:13 PM**

19th & Overton is beautiful. I really look forward to it going up. I also agree with you about New Seasons - it's a huge leap in design quality for them.

urbanlife · #**1694** Posted **Aug 7, 2015, 11:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by maccoinnich

19th & Overton is beautiful. I really look forward to it going up. I also agree with you about New Seasons - it's a huge leap in design quality for them.

Same here, though I still feel sorry for that little house sitting next to it.

maccoinnich · #**1695** Posted **Aug 8, 2015, 7:32 AM**

Request for Response [PDF] for the NW 21st & Irving Apartments.

maccoinnich · #**1696** Posted **Aug 10, 2015, 7:33 PM**

A building permit was issued to GBD Architects for the 19th & Overton apartments:

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New 6 story, 58 unit apartment building; ground fl parking, bike parking, leasing office, residential lobby, building services and 3 residential loft units; floors 2-6 include residential units; amenity deck on the roof