matt.greeson
Active Member
- Joined
- Mar 26, 2022
- Messages
- 203
- Reaction score
- 729
Sounds like they bought the Inn on Carleton, which is a shame cause that was a lot cheaper.
Incompetence at it's finest.Took a walk this afternoon and was really struck by how astonishingly sh*tty "Phase 1" of the Congress Square rebuild looks...
I hope this embarrassment gets fixed ASAP and that Gordon Contracting never gets their hands on another project in Portland.
View attachment 35495
View attachment 35496
View attachment 35497
View attachment 35498
If I'm interpreting this correctly it sounds like the owners of 511 Congress are proposing to convert it to a primarily residential building:
I'm not familiar with the building, was it formally a commercial use and now residential? If so the egress/ travel distances most likely played a role in the need for a stair at a location that shortens egress distances. It is strange that the original second stair only allows egress from that one unit. They should still allow it to be utilized by the public.Can anyone familiar with building codes explain why residential would require a new stairwell in addition to the two this building already has? I don't understand why they can't move the hallway so that instead of between units 315 and 316, it runs between 318 and the utility room to provide access to the second stair (although I guess they'd have to replace the two small corner units with a bigger corner unit in that scenario).