Renovation of a library in Portland, Oregon. Completed plans call for the renovation of a library.

https://djcoregon.com/news/2024/08/26/on-the-boards-belmont-library-modernization/ Bora Architecture & Interiors designed the $28 million project for the Belmont Library, in Portland at 1038 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. It’s one of several library upgrades made possible by voters’ approval of a $387 million bond measure in 2020. __________ https://www.portland.gov/bds/zoning-land-use/documents/notice-land-use-proposal-lu-24-018337-dzm/download CASE FILE NUMBER: LU 24-018337 DZM BELMONT LIBRARY ADDITION Consultant/Contact: Debbie Cleek, The Bookin Group 1020 SW Taylor Street, Suite 555, Portland, OR 97205 Cleek@bookingroup.com, 503-241-2423 Applicant: Leslie Cliffe, Bora Architecture & Interiors 1705 SE 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97214 Owner: Multnomah County Library District 401 N Dixon St, Portland, OR 97227-1865 Owner's Representative: Elise Hendrickson, Multnomah County 1006 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214 Elise.Hendrickson@multco.us, 503-309-9209 Site Address: 1038 SE CESAR E CHAVEZ BLVD Legal Description: BLOCK 4 LOT 1&2 TL 4600, EASTLAND; BLOCK 4 LOT 1&2 TL 4500, EASTLAND; BLOCK 6 LOT 1&2, EDENDALE; BLOCK 6 LOT 3&4, EDENDALE Tax Account No.: R230000220, R230000240, R235501300, R235501320 State ID No.: 1S1E01AD 04600, 1S1E01AD 04500, 1S1E01AD 01200, 1S1E01AD 01100 Quarter Section: 3134 Neighborhood: Sunnyside, contact Daniel Mandel at lutc@sunnysideportland.org Business District: NONE District Coalition: Southeast Uplift, contact at matchu@seuplift.org Plan District: NONE Other Designations: Significant Resource Zoning: CM2dm (MU-U) - Commercial/Mixed Use 2 with Design, Centers/Main Street, and Historic Resource Overlays (Mixed Use - Urban Center Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation) Case Type: DZM - Design Review with Modifications Procedure: Type II, an administrative decision with appeal to the Design Commission. Proposal: The applicants request Design Review approval for an addition to the existing Belmont Library. The proposal would keep and renovate the original 1924 and 1937 portions of the building, located on the south end of the site and totaling 3,555 SF, but remove the 1990's addition on the north side of the site. That old addition will be replaced with a new 12,400 SF, two-story addition. New retaining walls, stairs, and ramps will be added to the west and north sides of the building. The existing parking lot on the north end of the site with also be reconfigured to have four parking spaces and one Standard B loading space. A new trash and recycling enclosure is proposed at the northeast corner of the site. __________________________________________________________________ Scope of Work: Bidding Wood Framing (Mass Timber), Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Elevator Design Assist Scopes - All other scopes are request for budgeting