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Portland’s Top Ten Building Permits of 2017

June 6, 2018 by Kelsey Graeber Leave a Comment

The research team at BuildZoom used our National Building Permit Database to identify Portland’s ten most expensive construction permits of 2017. 

Portland’s Top 10 Largest Construction Permits of 2017

DESCRIPTIONJOB VALUELOCATION
1 Block 20 Condominium Tower:
Block 20 – 21 story condo tower.
$75,000,0001150 NW QUIMBY ST
2The Collective on 4th:
New 15-story mixed use residential/commercial with (4) sub-levels of parking.
$67,486,5541818 SW 4TH AVE
3Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquarters – Prosper Portland: 
9 story mixed-use building to consist of office and clinical spaces.
$60,000,000619 NW 6TH AVE
4NW 14th & Glisan:
286,000 GSF mixed-use building. General retail on level 1. 230 residential units on levels 2-15. 200 below grade parking spaces, includes parklet improvements with light poles as required by Land Use.
$48,338,8131470 NW GLISAN ST
5Amazon Distribution:
New Shell Only – Warehouse.
$45,432,61315000 N LOMBARD ST
6Harbor Sky Apartments:
New 266 unit apartment building with live-work units, parking and leasing office. 5 story Type IIIB residential building over one story Type IA podium.
$39,788,2911055 N ANCHOR WAY
7Block 45 Affordable Housing:
New 12-story mixed use building; 240 apartment units with ground floor retail; basement for bike parking.
$38,000,000515 NE HOLLADAY ST
8NE 13th & E Burnside:
New 6 story multi use 197 unit apartment building, retail and living on the 1st floor, temporary shoring 1200-C.
$37,000,00080 NE 14TH AVE
9Twenty Twenty:
8 story 162 condominium building with parking.
$36,000,0002020 NE MULTNOMAH ST
10Field Office:
New 6-story office building over below grade parking structure.
$31,670,4882035 NW FRONT AVE

 

1. Block 20 Condominium Tower

Architect: BoraArchitects

Contractor: Andersen Construction Company

Job Value: $75,000,000

Source: Next Portland

2. The Collective on 4th

Architects: HPA

Contractor: John Hyland Construction

Job Value: $67,486,554

Source: New and Neville Real Estate Services

 

3. Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquarters – Prosper Portland

Architects: ZGF Architects

Contractor: JE Dunn Construction

Job Value: $60,000,000

Source: Oregon Live

4. NW 14th & Glisan

Architects: Ankrom Moisan Architects

Job Value: $48,338,813

Source: Next Portland

5. Amazon Distribution

Architects: SERA Architects

Contractor: Skanska USA Building Inc.

Job Value: $45,432,613

Source: Drug Store News

6. Harbor Sky Apartments

Architects: Leeb Architects

Contractor: West Coast Home Solutions

Job Value: $39,788,291

7. Block 45 Affordable Housing

Architects: Lever Architecture and LRS Architects

Contractor: O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders, LLC (O’Neill Construction Group and Walsh Construction Co.)

Job Value: $38,000,000

Source: Portland Tribune

8. NE 13th & E Burnside

Architects: Encore Architecture

Job Value: $37,000,000

Source: Next Portland

9. Twenty Twenty

Architects: Hacker Architects

Contractor: Turner Construction Company

Job Value: $36,000,000

Source: Next Portland

10. Field Office

Architects: Hacker Architects

Contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis LLC

Job Value: $31,670,488

Source: Next Portland

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Portland Construction Professionals:

You can view our list of top Portland construction professionals – including general contractors, subcontractors, and architects –  here, at our Portland Listing Page.

Methodology:

This list includes all permit types that were issued by the building department in 2017, regardless of the date of application. All information is provided by the building department, but descriptions may have been adjusted for readability. Original permit descriptions are available on each project’s property page, which you can find on our Portland Permit Map.

Filed Under: Building News Tagged With: Portland, Top 10

About Kelsey Graeber

Having grown up in Los Angeles and studied in New York, Kelsey is fascinated by how the built environment shapes our understanding of people, culture, and well-being. Her work is at the intersection of design, research, and marketing. She enjoys traveling, reading, and eating food that requires chopsticks.

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