Julia West (First Presbyterian) | xx' | 12 floors | Proposed

[uncommon.name]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Building permit was issued last week.

Great to hear! The design has grown on me. It's simple and will have a timeless look for years to come.

[jb111120]

Julia Apartments at 522 SW 13th. Will eventually be 12 stories and 90 units.

[downtownpdx]

Thanks for sharing, great affordable housing infill. Would looove to see more of that in this part of town.

[urbanlife]

I so wish a building like this could be built in downtown Milwaukie because this isn't that tall of a building, but it is apparently too tall for Milwaukie

[MarkDaMan]

I was on vacation and then Thanksgiving and now that I'm back in the office, this little project is really noticeable from my windows. I'd like to see more of them go up!

[DMH]

Originally Posted by MarkDaMan

I was on vacation and then Thanksgiving and now that I'm back in the office, this little project is really noticeable from my windows. I'd like to see more of them go up!

I agree. I think it occupies 1/8 of a city block on a standard 50'x100' lot. It would be great if more partial-block Downtown sites fillled up with residential buildings of this scale. Together, they would make for a lively urban environment.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by DMH

I agree. I think it occupies 1/8 of a city block on a standard 50'x100' lot. It would be great if more partial-block Downtown sites fillled up with residential buildings of this scale. Together, they would make for a lively urban environment.

This is one of my favorite developments right now for this exact reason.

[AdamUrbanist]

Originally Posted by Derek

This is one of my favorite developments right now for this exact reason.

Mass timber has some benefits for tight sites like this. A concrete structure on this small footprint would require a lot more staging in the street and would take significantly longer. Getting 12 stories rather than 6 or 7 with a stick frame builidng also really improves the economy of scale. I don't know that this project would pencil as an unsubsidized market rate development right now but it demonstrates the potential.

[DMH]

Originally Posted by AdamUrbanist

Mass timber has some benefits for tight sites like this. A concrete structure on this small footprint would require a lot more staging in the street and would take significantly longer. Getting 12 stories rather than 6 or 7 with a stick frame builidng also really improves the economy of scale. I don't know that this project would pencil as an unsubsidized market rate development right now but it demonstrates the potential.

Excellent point. I hope that this project will pencil out well and will demonstrate that mass timber can facilitate residential buildings of this scale, leading to more projects sited on dreary parking lots.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by DMH

I agree. I think it occupies 1/8 of a city block on a standard 50'x100' lot. It would be great if more partial-block Downtown sites fillled up with residential buildings of this scale. Together, they would make for a lively urban environment.

I am all for these smaller footprint residential infill buildings.

[colossalorder]

Looks like the scaffolding is coming down. Nice to see this getting done.