Three Stories, 15 Units to Replace Sellwood Home

PORTLAND, Ore. – Three stories of residential units are slated for construction on the site of a 92-year-old home following its demolition in the Sellwood neighborhood.

Located at 5624 SE 22nd Ave. just off Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, the house was built in 1923. It is one story tall and totals 573 square feet in size. It is built on a 5,000-square-foot standard lot.

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On Feb. 6 the property sold for $276,000. Zillow.com lists the property’s February 2015 “Zestimate” as about $270,000, suggesting the property sold for fairly near its market value.

The buyer was 5624 SE 22nd LLC. This business was registered by Benjamin Mcinnis, listing a business address in downtown Portland, three days prior to the recorded sale.

On April 28 the city received an application for new commercial construction on the property. The application calls for a three-story apartment building with five units on each floor for a total of 15 residential units. It will also include a “detached bike enclosure.”

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The applicant on the new construction is Rich Brooks of CIDA Architects.

On May 15 the city received an application for demolition of the 1923 home. It is listed as “under review.” While there is no further information given in city records, it would seem that as the house is a single-family home and is located within a residential zone, the 35-day demolition delay has been triggered.

The applicant and contractor for the demolition, as well as the contractor for the new construction, is I & E Construction, registered to Kiril Ivanov in Clackamas.

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This site is zoned for high-density residential use. It is also located within a design overlay zone. This overlay “promotes the conservation, enhancement, and continued vitality of areas of the City with special scenic, architectural, or cultural value,” according to the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.