It's true no garage will satisfy all the cars that want to shop on 23rd. That's precisely what Singer and Holst have proposed. I'm not talking about some concrete behemoth like some of the Smart Park garages downtown, but some storefront-like garage that used to be common here and in many parts of the city. When I drive anywhere near NW 23rd, there is such terrible traffic, not only on 23rd and 21st (the other principal retail corridor here) but all the residential side streets, that it always seems ludicrous that there wasn't a garage built a decade ago. My personal feeling, however, at least based on what I read is that this is just nuts, and I really side with the garage builders. The two projects are completely unrelated in my mind.) (Singer and Holst are also partnered on the "checkerboard" building renovation downtown that I wrote about yesterday, but it's only coincidence that I'm writing about their efforts two days straight. Or to vilify a developer that's tried good-faith negotiations and has hired one of the best architecture firms in town to do the job. I want to be careful about how I characterize the two sides, because it would be wrong to single out residents of a historic neighborhood for wanting to protect its character or questioning a move that caters to cars in such a pedestrian and transit-friendly development. (Singer has offered to contribute $25,000 for its removal.) But it seems to be the idea of a garage at all on this site or in this area that's really troubling to them. It's true the garage project would demolish what's left of a house once owned by Julia Hoffman, founder of the Oregon College of Art and Craft, and mother of the founder of Hoffman Construction. Juliet Hyams, president of the NW District Association, told Leeson the garage was still too big and that t was a "troubling precedent". But the site faces Irving instead of 23rd, putting it more on the border with the ressidential portion of the area. It looks pretty much like a storefront for two buildings. This time, Singer and Holst cut the amount of cars the garage would hold from 103 to 87, and made the two story building nine feet shorter. This after previous efforts to find an acceptible version of the garage failed. This latest redesign, available for viewing here in PDF, comes after the city council urged a confidential mediation between the developer and the neighborhood group. The city's Historic Landmarks Commission is reviewing the plan and is expected to address it at their next meeting, on August 11. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.In today's Oregonian, Fred Leeson reports that the Northwest District Association has again gone on record opposing developer Richard Singer's plan for a Holst Architecture-designed garage at NW 23rd and Irving. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker. Operating in the state of New York as GR Affinity, LLC in lieu of the legal name Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC. You are not required to use Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC as a condition of purchase or sale of any real estate. Learn more!Ĭoldwell Banker Realty and Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC share common ownership and because of this relationship the brokerage may receive a financial or other benefit. Protect your home and budget with an American Home Shield® home warranty. Listed by Opendoor Brokerage, LLC Sold by United Real Estate Specialists Disclosures/Reports: Other, Seller Prop Disclosure.Legal Description: From Parcel:224018270 /Tangerine Terrace Lot 104.Landscape: Decorative Gravel, Desert Plantings, Natural Desert, Natural Desert.Driving Directions: Head west on E Tangerine Rd toward N Tami PlTurn left onto N Musette DrN Musette Dr turns left and becomes W Sonatina LnTurn right onto N Verismo DrTurn right onto W Pizzicato Ln.Interior Features: Interior Steps: N, Guest Facilities: None.
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