Remmers to Demolish Foreclosed Woodlawn Home

PORTLAND, Ore. – An 87-year-old single-family residence purchased by a prolific developer following a 2014 foreclosure will be demolished and replaced by one single two-story house.

Located at 1721 NE Highland St. in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Northeast Portland, the house is 840 square feet in size and is built on an 8,000-square-foot lot.

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In May 2014 the city recorded a “sheriff’s deed” sale for $192,000. This generally indicates a house is in foreclosure. Following the sale the house was under the ownership of U.S. Bank for about 11 months.

On April 7 the county recorded a sale to Everett Custom Homes Inc. for $260,000. Everett Custom Homes Inc. is registered to developer Vic Remmers at 735 SW 158th Ave., Suite 180 in Beaverton.

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Just under two weeks after the sale the Bureau of Development Services received an application for demolition of the house. It was applied for on the day the new demolition code amendments went into effect, meaning it is subject to the 35-day demolition delay.

In place of the one-story 1928 home Remmers plans to build a new two-story house with a detached garage, similar to other Everett Custom Homes projects.

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While Everett Custom Homes advertises two other different homes built and recently listed for $574,900 and $549,000 as being in the Woodlawn neighborhood, those skinny houses, located at 437 and 443 NE Graham St. (one with a sale pending), are in the Eliot neighborhood.

The demolition permit for the Northeast Highland Street home is listed as “under review.” Because of the now-mandatory 35-day demolition delay for houses in residential zones, it will likely not be issued prior to May 25.