- Townhouses Rise on Site of 1922 Westmoreland Demolition
- Westmoreland Home Razed, Lot Split in R5 Zone
PORTLAND, Ore. – A single family residence in the Westmoreland neighborhood has been demolished, and the owner plans to split the lot for construction of multiple new units.
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The house was located at 6531 SE 21st Ave. It was built in 1922 and totaled 1,111 square feet in size, sitting on a 5,000 square foot lot.
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It sold in March for $315,000. The developer applied for demolition and for a land use review the following month. The demolition permit was issued in August, and the house has since been demolished.
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On Dec. 1 the city sent out notice of its decision to approve the developer’s proposal to split the lot for multiple units of attached housing. The new parcels are roughly 50 by 50 feet in size.
Although the property falls within an R5 zone, meaning one house allowed per 5,000 square feet of property, the developer is utilizing an exception to the rule. “This proposal utilizes the added density provision of 1 extra unit available for attached housing on corner lots in the R5 zone,” says the Bureau of Development Services decision.
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The owners of the property are N James and Dorothy Hawthorne, registered at an address in San Luis Obispo, California. The applicant is Robert Hawthorne of PDX Living LLC, registered in Portland. This business also lists Bart Bergquist as a member.
PDX Living LLC went through a very similar process in 2012 at 140 NE 72nd in the Montavilla neighborhood. A 1902 home was demolished, and Robert Hawthorne applied for two units of attached housing within an R5a zone. The “a” overlay allows for increased density as long as the new construction fits design review criteria.
This project passed the discretionary design process.
The BDS explained in its decision that “the two-unit attached housing incorporates design elements and materials found in the neighborhood and creates a cohesive composition that is durable and interesting to view.”