Grant Warehouse

Request for Proposals

In March 2008 the Portland Development Commission issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the Grant Warehouse property located on NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., between NE Cook St. and NE Ivy St.  The RFP (#07-30) called for the development of at least 24 ownership housing units.

On May 14, 2008, PDC received responses from six local development teams.  All six proposals were deemed responsive to the RFP and have been moved forward for consideration.  Those development teams and the tentative names for their redevelopments are:

• James Adamson (“Elements”)
• Mazen Alualhaija/Rob Tucker/Stuart Emmons (“Corretta Mews”)
• Wayne Armstrong/Rolanne Stafford (“Armstrong/Stafford”)
• Andre Baugh/Right Angles Development (“Eliot Place”)
• Jane Olberding (“IC34”)
• Vern Rifer (“Ivy City Homes”)

A ten-member Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) has been assisting with the creation of the RFP and evaluation of the proposals.  CAC members include project neighbors, as well as representatives of the Eliot Neighborhood Association, the North/Northeast Business Alliance, and the Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (OCC URA).  In the coming weeks, the CAC and PDC staff will review all six proposals in accordance with the RFP.  Due to the number of proposals received, a precise date by which the CAC and PDC staff will complete their evaluations has not been established.  PDC hopes to put forth a recommendation some time in August.

One the evaluations are complete, the CAC and PDC staff will make recommendations to PDC’s Executive Director.  The Executive Director has several options regarding how to proceed.  He may:

• Officially select a development team;
• Refer a decision on development team selection to PDC’s Commission; or
• Require additional review or evaluation of development team proposals.

The result of the selection process will be made public once an official selection is made.

The Project Objectives of the RFP are fully described in the Section V of the RFP but are summarized here:

• A project that provides at least 24 units of ownership housing with a mix of unit sizes and/or types;


• A project with at least 25% of residential units affordable at 80% of area median family income (MFI) for two bedroom units or smaller or 100% of area median family income for three bedroom units or larger;


• A method or methods for preserving housing unit affordability beyond the initial sale;


• A project that will provide pedestrian-oriented frontage and streetscape;


• A project of high-quality design and construction;


• A project that uses sustainable and green building practices;


• A capable and financially sound Development Team;


• A project that maximizes the leverage of private resources, while utilizing no more than $2M in tax increment financing (TIF) assistance; and


• A project that meets PDC diversity requirements.

History

The Grant Warehouse Site was part of an emergency abatement action of hazardous materials initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in late 1998. While EPA removed the most dangerous and volatile threats to human health and safety from the property during this action, significant waste material remained for remediation and abatement. At the urging of the EPA and Mayor Katz, PDC amended the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) URA boundary to include the site and adjacent properties. PDC negotiated with EPA for the purchase of the property, secured funding commitments for cleanup, budgeted TIF funding for cleanup and redevelopment of the site, and developed strategies for both initiatives. In July 2006, PDC received a "No Further Action (NFA) letter" from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The NFA means the site has been fully cleaned and is ready for re-use without restriction.

Site Details

• URA: Oregon Convention Center
• Size: 32,400 sf
• Zoning: RH
• Albina Community Plan District (ACP)
• 4:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
• Minimum density of 1 unit/1,000sf
• 75’ max height
• Est. Fair Market Value: $972,000 ($30/sf)
• Neighborhood: Eliot
  
• Site Survey Links

Project Timeline

For More Information:
Contact Karl Dinkelspiel, (503) 823-1354 with any questions.

Request for Proposal

• RFP #07-30
  (including Attachment B)

Related Documents

• General Concept Design
• Public Participation Plan
• Closeout Report
  July 8, 2005
• Geophysical Investigation
  Geophysical investigation of the Grant Warehouse site and structure to determine the location of underground storage tanks and any other objects or areas of concern hidden from view.
• Hazardous Level Building Survey
  Hazardous Level Building Survey to determine presence and quantity of hazardous materials/contamination.
• Quality Assurance Project Plan
  Quality Assurance Project Plan identifies type and amount of contamination.
• Health & Safety Plan
  Health & Safety Plan which outlines the who (specific personnel and what type of training they have had), what (type of contamination and procedures for removal), and where (location of contamination and where it will be disposed) of the cleanup process.
• Alternatives Analysis
  The Alternatives Analysis indicates the various scenarios for cleanup that were considered prior to removal of contamination from the site. In the case of the Grant Warehouse, all contamination was removed from the site as a means of ensuring the highest level of safety for the community.
• Level 1 Environmental Site Assessment
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Level 1 Environmental Site Assessment, 1999.
• Phase II Environmental Assessment Report
  Hart Crowser, 2003.
• Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
  McCann/Lenske Property
  ERM, 2005.
• Appraisal of Grant Warehouse Site
  PGP, 2003
• Grant Warehouse Phase II Environmental
  Assessment
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle 05/09/2002
• Printable Fact Sheet
  PDC, 10/06
• No Further Action (NFA) letter
  
  

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