April Chapter Meeting: Learning about Lents

A panel on growth and development within
the Lents Neighborhood 

Four PDC-led projects are being planned for the Lents Neighborhood. These projects include an office building, apartment building, and two mix-use developments. Our panel will be led by a representative from three of the four architecture firms working on the projects: Holst, Carleton Hart, Ankrom Moisan, and a representiative from the PDC.

• A new three-story, 29,000-square-foot office building being developed by Asian Health & Services Center for its new headquarters at Southeast 91st Avenue and Foster Road. The project will include community space, a medical clinic, two market-rate commercial spaces and one level of parking. It’s designed by Holst Architecture.
• A new four-story, 68-unit apartment building being developed by Rose Community Development at Southeast 91st Avenue and Reedway Street. One-, two-, and three-bedroom units will be offered at either market or affordable rates. It’s designed by Carleton Hart Architecture.
• Two four-story, mixed-use buildings being developed by Palindrome Communities on 1.07 acres near the northeast corner of Southeast 92nd Avenue and Foster Road. Approximately 120 units will be offered at either market or affordable rates. The development also will include 25,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking. It’s designed by Ankrom Moisan Architects.

Speakers

Brian Carleton AIA, Principal, Carleton Hart Architecture 
Brian, a founding partner of CHA, has thirty years of architectural experience. His passion is working collaboratively with his entire project team to develop community based solutions to social needs. His visioning processes combined with award winning designs create both community solutions and significant value to the clients and people who live and work in his buildings.

Dave Otte, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Holst Architecture 
Dave is a principal with Holst Architecture and has played a crucial role in several of the firm’s signature projects, including the Bud Clark Commons which received an AIA COTE Top Ten Award as well as the AIA HUD Secretary Award for Creating Community Connections. Skilled in conceptual visioning, Dave is responsible for pursuing elegant solutions to clients’ programmatic needs. Currently, he leads projects focused on social impact, including sustainable housing and services for vulnerable populations, as well as civic and educational buildings in underserved communities. Dave is the 2015 AIA Portland President, co-chair of the Portland Urban Design Panel, and the current Vice President of the Center for Architecture.

Paul Jeffreys, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Designer, Ankrom Moisan Architects 
Born in the UK, he studied building construction at York College, and Architecture and Urban Design at Oxford Brookes University. After 12 years in London working with leading design firm, CZWG Architects, he moved to Portland, Oregon in 1999. His work includes a diverse range of award-winning commercial and residential projects with an emphasis on urban mixed-use and adaptive reuse. Paul is committed to creative design and passionate about creating livable vibrant places that work and delight. Paul’s work in both the United Kingdom and the United States has given him a unique perspective and understanding of different cultural, climatic, social and economic settings of projects. His approach centers on responsive design – responsive to user, community and context. Recent completed projects include The Franklin Ide Apartments at NW 23rd and Lovejoy, Portland; The Encore on First in Mesa AZ; and 7&H Apartments, Sacramento CA. Paul is a UK registered architect and is currently Senior Designer at Ankrom Moisan Architects.

Charri Hearn Schairer, Neighborhood Manager, Portland Development Commission 

Charri Hearn Schairer is the Development Manager for the three Neighborhood Urban Renewal Areas in Portland. Hired by the Portland Development Commission last year, she will manage a team of seven to promote PDC’s neighborhood revitalization and economic opportunity programs and projects, with particular focus on commercial corridor vitality and community development.  Current projects include the Lents Town Center, MLK Alberta, and a new initiative in the N/NE Community. Charri works closely with community leaders, private and public sector partners, policy makers, and private foundations. Before joining PDC, Charri consulted for the Housing Development Center on developing and preserving affordable housing and community facilities. She spent ten years leading professional teams and managing multi-million dollar portfolios at private development and project management firms – specifically Hill International, AIMCO and Lennar – where she managed the development of large urban master planned communities and multi-family affordable housing and infrastructure projects from feasibility through financing, construction, and closing.  She also has past experience managing commercial, residential, infrastructure and community development projects within redevelopment and community development agencies in California, including the City and County of Los Angeles and the City of San Jose. Charri holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s in social welfare and public policy from University of California, Berkeley.