Central Eastside News

[DMH]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Drawings [4 MB] for YBP Ankeny (site of the previous Ankeny Apartments, which were denied by the Design Commission before being approved by the City Council).

The project's mission statement and lofty goals made me hopeful. The preliminary site analysis with discussion of taking design cues from the differing neighborhood contexts along both SE 12th and along SE Ankeny made me optimistic. But the design is pretty ordinary. I do not see any special places or ways for a community of residents to interact. Am I missing something? Show me how this meets the project's goals.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by DMH

The project's mission statement and lofty goals made me hopeful. The preliminary site analysis with discussion of taking design cues from the differing neighborhood contexts along both SE 12th and along SE Ankeny made me optimistic. But the design is pretty ordinary. I do not see any special places or ways for a community of residents to interact. Am I missing something? Show me how this meets the project's goals.

It has a roof deck, obviously.

[DMH]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

It has a roof deck, obviously.

“Our design aims to deliver a
building that provides an inspiring
place to live and commune while
working to fit into the existing
fabric of the neighborhood through
simplicity of form and materiality."

I fail to see how this will be an inspiring place to live.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by DMH

“Our design aims to deliver a
building that provides an inspiring
place to live and commune while
working to fit into the existing
fabric of the neighborhood through
simplicity of form and materiality."

I fail to see how this will be an inspiring place to live.

It's mostly a BS statement to make an apartment building sound more than what it really is.

[pdxsg34]

550 MLK Drawings

New half block, 7-story "5-over-2" mixed-use building in the Central Eastside Subdistrict of the Central City Plan District. Ground-level uses include commercial retail spaces, residential amenities, parking with approximately 60 parking stalls, and approximately 132 residential dwelling units of varying sizes at levels 2-7. The Type II Historic Resource Review is required as a small portion of the east building wall is within the East Portland/ Grand Avenue Historic District. Two Modifications are requested to reduce the required depth of active uses on SE MLK (33.510.225) and to reduce Ground Floor Window area coverage and length requirements on SE Washington (33.510.220 and 33.140.230.B).

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by pdxsg34

550 MLK Drawings

Not too bad from what was originally supposed to go up on this site. I would really love to see this whole area get filled up with buildings this size and create another nice urban pocket in the central eastside.

[stan]

Fire at the site of proposed building at 888 SE Alder. Pretty large fire, seems the 1890’s wooden warehouse currently on site collapsed.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021...ut-down-traffic-for-most-of-the-day.html

If I remember right, project was approved by design commission and permitting process started but stalled out. Thought project was dead, looking at portlandmaps seems there was some recent permitting activity for work securing building from trespassers.

[CorbinWarrick]

Originally Posted by stan

Fire at the site of proposed building at 888 SE Alder. Pretty large fire, seems the 1890’s wooden warehouse currently on site collapsed.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021...ut-down-traffic-for-most-of-the-day.html

If I remember right, project was approved by design commission and permitting process started but stalled out. Thought project was dead, looking at portlandmaps seems there was some recent permitting activity for work securing building from trespassers.

Well looks like they will save money on bulldozing

[eric cantona]

Originally Posted by stan

Fire at the site of proposed building at 888 SE Alder. Pretty large fire, seems the 1890’s wooden warehouse currently on site collapsed.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021...ut-down-traffic-for-most-of-the-day.html

If I remember right, project was approved by design commission and permitting process started but stalled out. Thought project was dead, looking at portlandmaps seems there was some recent permitting activity for work securing building from trespassers.

This project is stalled while the Owner looks for another developer to replace the one they parted ways with.

[maccoinnich]

Revised drawings [30 MB] and Staff Report for 550 SE MLK.

[uncommon.name]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Revised drawings [30 MB] and Staff Report for 550 SE MLK.

I actually really like how this looks and think it will really enhance that part of MLK Jr Blvd.

[MarkDaMan]

Originally Posted by uncommon.name

I actually really like how this looks and think it will really enhance that part of MLK Jr Blvd.

I see that this has a proposed "Fab Lab" as a residential amenity on the ground floor. I've read about these in other cities. I wonder if this will be out first one. I'm assuming it's connected to this organization:

https://fabfoundation.org

[uncommon.name]

Originally Posted by MarkDaMan

I see that this has a proposed "Fab Lab" as a residential amenity on the ground floor. I've read about these in other cities. I wonder if this will be out first one. I'm assuming it's connected to this organization:

https://fabfoundation.org

Good catch, I didn't even see that! That will be cool.

[maccoinnich]

Originally Posted by MarkDaMan

I see that this has a proposed "Fab Lab" as a residential amenity on the ground floor. I've read about these in other cities. I wonder if this will be out first one. I'm assuming it's connected to this organization:

https://fabfoundation.org

Originally Posted by uncommon.name

Good catch, I didn't even see that! That will be cool.

Hmmm... the space shown is maybe 500 sq ft, whereas the "perfect space" described is 1,900 sq ft and 1,500 sq ft is "sufficient".

[pdxsg34]

Current development on lower Sandy. "Standard" blue are completed projects the past few years. Orange is UC. Other blues are EA/under review. Bottom left in purple is the proposed NIR Center (10-story) and 900 SE Sandy 12-story. Light blue top middle is the early stages of proposed Bottling Blocks plan.

[maccoinnich]

Design Advice Notice for Lincoln Court

Lincoln Court is proposed to include (8) eight residential units, one commercial space, and common and support areas surrounding a central courtyard. The massing of the structures varies in height from two to four stories. Approximately 4 - 6 covered, but not enclosed parking spaces, are proposed. No Modifications or Adjustments are currently proposed.

[AdamUrbanist]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Design Advice Notice for Lincoln Court

Really interesting to see multi-family housing proposed that could potentially accommodate families. With the millennial generation getting solidly into their thirties I wonder if we're going to see more of this

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by AdamUrbanist

Really interesting to see multi-family housing proposed that could potentially accommodate families. With the millennial generation getting solidly into their thirties I wonder if we're going to see more of this

I've been hoping to see more of this since us hipsters have all gotten older and have started having families. With the millennials getting into that same stage, I am hoping we will see Portland shift to more family apartment housing.

[stan]

Looks like Alder 9 is going to be built as affordable housing. City just awarded it funds from the housing bond.

https://www.portland.gov/phb/construction/alder-9

[maccoinnich]

Request for Response for YBP Ankeny (the "L" site at 1122 SE Ankeny).