PORTLAND, Ore. – Construction is in the early stages on a mixed use building in Portland’s central east side.
The property, located at 134 NE 6th in the Kerns neighborhood, was previously used as a parking lot. It is a 5,000 square foot parcel.
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In June the city received an application for new construction. It was approved and issued Nov. 21.
The permit calls for a five-story mixed use retail and industrial building. The upper floors are proposed to include wholesale or industrial use and the mid-floors are designated for manufacturing. The first floor will be retail and seven parking spaces in an enclosed garage.
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A neighboring 5,000 square foot parcel is also used for surface parking currently, but does not appear to be part of the development, although it is being used as a staging area for the construction work. This lot is owned by Central Eastside Partners LLC, a very active developer which developed the Central Eastside Lofts directly across the street, suggesting possible future construction at the site.
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The property currently under construction is owned by 134 NE 6th Avenue LLC, which lists Eric Cress as a member. Cress is a founding member of Urban Development Partners, a development firm which is responsible for three residential developments on a one-block stretch of SE Division.
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Cress was profiled in a Portland Afoot article about low-car apartments: “…by 2006, Cress’s Oakland-based real estate development company was smelling a bubble,” says the article, adding that this spurred a move to Portland for development opportunities.
The applicant on the development is Judson Moore of Works Partnership Architecture, which has been involved with a large number of mostly residential projects across Portland.
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The contractor is Yorke & Curtis, a longtime Portland construction company. Works Partnership Architecture and Yorke & Curtis are both involved with a mixed use development currently under construction on Hawthorne.
Central Eastside Lofts pictured in the background. Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
The new development is directly across the street from Woodcrafters.
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