PORTLAND, Ore. – Three large sequoia trees have had their limbs removed and have been partially cut down in preparation for a mixed-use development planned on the site.
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Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
The tree cutting at Southeast 44th Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard began the morning of Dec. 4 when a work truck was backed onto the property and began removing brush from the ground, then started cutting limbs from the sequoias. Neighbors reported to the Portland Chronicle that an early police presence had left by mid-morning.
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By the end of the day the trees were stripped down to the trunk and the upper portion of each trunk had been felled, although the lower halves remain a week later. Despite the removed limbs, someone scaled one of the trees and affixed a sign to its top, reading “Run Forest Run.”
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Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
Both houses, built in 1909 and 1921, remain standing although some items have been removed and strewn in the front yard and on the sidewalk. Both houses have been issued demolition permits.
A ClearChannel billboard also remains standing, although it has an issued demolition permit as well.
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Photo credit: Portland Chronicle
The properties at 1515 SE 44th Ave. and 4334 SE Hawthorne Blvd. sold to The Truman LLC, registered to Don Mutal, in late October. On Dec. 3 the city received an application for new construction of a four-story, 30-unit apartment complex with ground-floor retail space.
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The permits do not detail whether there will be onsite automobile parking, but 30 units is the maximum that can be built without triggering requirements for parking.
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