PORTLAND, Ore. – Three houses owned by Concordia University will be torn down as part of a larger upcoming development project at the site of the adjacent Faubion School.
Two houses, owned by the university for nearly 20 years, are located at 2925 and 2937 NE Rosa Parks Way. The houses were built in 1922 and 1972, respectively. The structures sit on a consolidated 13,833-square-foot lot.
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On the corner lot to the west sits a structure built in 1952, at 6504 NE 29th Ave.
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A sign in front of the two-story building announces it as Concordia House, which functions as the office of the university president.
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In early 2015 the city approved land use review plans to construct a pedestrian plaza on the site of the president’s office and to remove the parcel occupied by the two houses from the college campus, transferring it over to Portland Public Schools.
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The plaza is part of the redevelopment at Faubion School, which closed last spring. The school building will be demolished and replaced over the next two years by a three-story building housing pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade classes and also including space for Concordia University to hold classes. According to building permits, community service partner organizations will also have space in the new building, which is projected to open in September 2017.
The school demolition permit was applied for in late September and is under review.
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Demolition permits for the three Concordia-owned buildings were applied for in late September and are under review. The applicant on the demolitions is Stephen Endy of Boora Architects Inc.
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