Grant Warehouse

History

The Grant Warehouse Site, (NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., between NE Cook St. and NE Ivy St.) 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 then 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 and August 2007, PDC received "No Further Action (NFA) letters" from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The NFA's means the site has been fully cleaned and is ready for re-use without restriction.

In March 2008 PDC issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the site. The RFP (#07-30) called for the development of at least 24 ownership housing units. The Commission received six responses and began negotiations with one team. With the creation of the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB), the Grant Warehouse site became the Bureau’s property.  Due to difficulty in financing condominium units, the Bureau, in consultation with PDC, chose to suspend those negotiations in late 2010. PHB is currently assessing its disposition options.

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
• Neighborhood: Eliot
  
• Site Survey Links

For More Information:
Contact Karl Dinkelspiel, (503) 823-1354 or email

Related Documents

• RFP #07-30
• General Concept Design
• 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
• No Further Action (NFA) letter
  
  

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