The Sutton (Fremont Place) | 185'-0" | 17 Floors | Complete

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by geohiker

There is so much shade thrown in the cover page. It's definitely justified at this point.

I am surprised it doesn't have a picture of the firm all giving the finger at the bottom of the cover page. Though one could argue that the actual cover page is just a middle finger.

[zilfondel]

Originally Posted by subterranean

"The width of the bike/ped trail within the Greenway has been increased so it is now a minimum of 20 feet at its narrowest point – that increase makes it the widest Greenway trail section from South Waterfront to the terminus at Terminal One."

LOL.

If this thing doesn't get approved, it will be a travesty. Thats a really nice public amenity and a decent building that TVA has put forth, IMO.

If it doesn't get built... that greenway won't get built for a long, long time. Additionally, its far superior to the rest of most of the riverfront public space in the NW Portland.

[maccoinnich]

Council voted 4-0 (Saltzman absent) to tentatively approve the revised Fremont Place design. They'll finalize the vote on May 31st.

[maccoinnich]

City Council finalized the decision to deny the appeal and uphold the revised design.

[maccoinnich]

Peace deal as contentious as the fight



The proposed 17-story Fremont Place Apartments divided neighbor against neighbor, revealing deep-seated philosophical and procedural differences in the Pearl District and stirring passionate debate citywide.

The peaceful resolution of the case may be even more controversial.

Pearl District Neighborhood Association President Stan Penkin’s statement before Portland City Council on May 10, in which he supported design adjustments providing a wider greenway path, triggered accusations of “bribery,” “blackmail” and “hush money.”

The venomous fusillade was triggered by the fact that the developer, Lincoln Property Group, paid the association $35,000 to have Penkin deliver the pre-approved statement.

“If there are those who cannot accept this, they can be mad at me.” —Stan Penkin, President, Pearl District Neighborhood Association

...continues at the NW Examiner.

[urbanlife]

Just build it already, tired of listening to whiny entitled Pearl residents moaning how this is gonna block their views from their own towers.

[maccoinnich]

Portland votes to increase housing supply

Back in March, we were critical of a decision by the Portland City Council to deny approval of a 17-story apartment building in the city’s growing Pearl District. The building was opposed by neighbors (who lived in other, recently build residential towers), who complained the new building, called Fremont Place, would block their views. The Council decided, ostensibly because the building didn’t fully comply with the cities riverside greenway setback requirements, to deny the approval.

We argued that this use of the city’s discretionary approval power ran counter to the City Council’s stated concern about city housing supply, and that it would send a chilling signal to other developers. The Fremont Place project generated considerable discussion in the media.

Council members, to their credit, re-thought their initial decision. The developers agreed to make some very modest changes to the building’s ground level plan to accomodate a wider walkway along the river, but kept the height and bulk of the proposed building the same. They also reached an agreement to get the local neighborhood association, which had fought the project, to endorse it with changes (and also with the promise of a $35,000 payment to the neighborhood association to cover its legal costs in the matter.

...continues at City Observatory.

[maccoinnich]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2UNruogYev/

[tworivers]

I'd just assumed this one was dead -- no?

[maccoinnich]

It's alive.

[maccoinnich]

First building permit is under review:

FND 01- Shoring, excavation and foundation work for a 17 story mult family building. Scope to include demolition, excavation, underground shoring, foundation piles, foundation walls, structural mat slab and underground waterproofing -- level P1 to L1 slab

[maccoinnich]

A foundation permit has been issued.

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

A foundation permit has been issued.

Holy crap, this building is still happening? Took long enough.

[HillsboroTech]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

A foundation permit has been issued.

Personally really bummed about the obstruction of the fremont view. I dont live in the pearl, I just really enjoyed the openness of the fields park with the view of the bridge.

[cityscapes]

This project is now u/c

[cityscapes]

Crane going up today

[subterranean]

Ha. This one was such a big deal.

[QAtheSky]

More gratuitous crane imagery

[cityscapes]

About 10 floors more to go for Fremont Place.

[subterranean]

Thanks for sharing.