4W (419 SW Washington) | xx' | 30 floors | Dead

[maccoinnich]

Proposal for 419 SW Washington. Architects are SERA.

Pre-Application Conference to discuss a Type III Design Review for a proposed 15-story, 246-room hotel. The project will incorporate an existing 2-story commercial building with a new 13-story vertical addition. Existing below grade parking will remain.

Last summer there was an Early Assistance application to discuss a Cambria Suites here. This may or may not be the same project.

[downtownpdx]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Proposal for 419 SW Washington. Architects are SERA.



Last summer there was an Early Assistance application to discuss a Cambria Suites here. This may or may not be the same project.

This would be awesome. Is it the building on same block as where Heald College used to be? Right across Washington St. from the old Greek Cuisina? (that building is being redeveloped / made earthquake safe now).

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Proposal for 419 SW Washington. Architects are SERA.



Last summer there was an Early Assistance application to discuss a Cambria Suites here. This may or may not be the same project.

Oh wow, this is good news, I would like to see this building go, but I am interested in what they mean by incorporating it the existing building into a 15 story building. That could turn out to be really cool looking and a great addition to the city if it is done right.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by rsbear

Hard to describe, but it carried the window theme seen on the base up the tower. I thought it was horribly ugly and it reminded me of a hamster Habitrail house (curved yellowish glass). I've always thought the base ugly, too, though.

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit reading this description. We definitely dodged a bullet with that one not being built.

[PDXDENSITY]

Originally Posted by rsbear

Hard to describe, but it carried the window theme seen on the base up the tower. I thought it was horribly ugly and it reminded me of a hamster Habitrail house (curved yellowish glass). I've always thought the base ugly, too, though.

I want to see those historic designs!

[rsbear]

Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY

I want to see those historic designs!

I spent about an hour searching for it online yesterday but came up with nothing. The building was completed in 1977 and the tower was part of the original design, but that was long, long, long before the digital age, so I'm not surprised the original plan isn't available online.

[PDXDENSITY]

Originally Posted by rsbear

I spent about an hour searching for it online yesterday but came up with nothing. The building was completed in 1977 and the tower was part of the original design, but that was long, long, long before the digital age, so I'm not surprised the original plan isn't available online.

Someone that has more convenient access than I should totally go through the physical archives, if there are any for this place. It's just an interesting bit of development context to compare the 1977 design to the new design.

[rsbear]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

Oh wow, this is good news, I would like to see this building go, but I am interested in what they mean by incorporating it the existing building into a 15 story building. That could turn out to be really cool looking and a great addition to the city if it is done right.

The building at 4th and Washington (forgot its name) was built as the base for a tower about 25 floors. It's almost 40 years old now, but I assume it can still be built out to handle a 15 floor hotel.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by rsbear

The building at 4th and Washington (forgot its name) was built as the base for a tower about 25 floors. It's almost 40 years old now, but I assume it can still be built out to handle a 15 floor hotel.

That is cool, I wonder what that was originally going to look like. I am guessing the foundation of this building is designed to handle a tower on it, if that is the case, I am even more excited to see what could happen to this site and it makes sense to not tear down something that would work. Though I am curious is they would keep the original design of the base or strip the exterior to update it.

[rsbear]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

That is cool, I wonder what that was originally going to look like. I am guessing the foundation of this building is designed to handle a tower on it, if that is the case, I am even more excited to see what could happen to this site and it makes sense to not tear down something that would work. Though I am curious is they would keep the original design of the base or strip the exterior to update it.

Hard to describe, but it carried the window theme seen on the base up the tower. I thought it was horribly ugly and it reminded me of a hamster Habitrail house (curved yellowish glass). I've always thought the base ugly, too, though.

[65MAX]

Originally Posted by rsbear

The building at 4th and Washington (forgot its name) was built as the base for a tower about 25 floors. It's almost 40 years old now, but I assume it can still be built out to handle a 15 floor hotel.

I was going to mention the exact same thing. That, and the barren plaza at the corner could easily be repurposed as a porte cochere for the hotel. I'm not necessarily a fan of adding automobile amenities downtown, but in this case, on those two particular streets, it makes sense. Also, softening up the brutalist ground floor of this existing podium is going to be a huge improvement to the streetscape there.

[maccoinnich]

Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY

Someone that has more convenient access than I should totally go through the physical archives, if there are any for this place. It's just an interesting bit of development context to compare the 1977 design to the new design.

If they actually obtained building permits for a tower, then records of those will exist on microfilm at the Bureau of Development Services. If they didn't, then who knows. Maybe the Oregonian reported on it.

[Tykendo]

Everyone has different taste design-wise for sure. I just hope it's sleek. TVA's design, to me, is fantastic. I love their work. ZGF has been great on design for Institutions, and hospitals, but I didn't like what they did to their HQ Building, and those dorky windmills are an eye sore, IMO, even though I like the concept of that kind of power. I just don't see them as doing highrise architecture very well. Their big Seattle building is just so-so. Again, not very sleek.

[innovativethinking]

Somebody copy and paste it on here

[Derek]

Originally Posted by innovativethinking

Could somebody copy and paste it on here, please?

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[innovativethinking]

Originally Posted by Derek

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[maccoinnich]

Originally Posted by innovativethinking

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Other than who the developer is, the only big reveal is a quote from a Greystar representative saying "We’re looking at a tower that will have a residential, hotel and retail component,"

[pdxtraveler]

Lots of apartment projects going, only a few high rises.
http://www.greystar.com/client-servi...nstruction.php

[Tykendo]

Their project in Tysons Corner is intriguing, design-wise. Named the Adair Apartments.

[AdamNorthwest]

Wasn't there something scheduled for August 25th regarding this development?