North Russell

 

North Russell is a micro apartment housing complex with a retail component in the historic section of the Elliot Neighborhood in Portland, OR. The project will meet a housing need in the neighborhood by infilling an abandoned parking lot. The facade is designed to fit into the historic, tripartite, red brick style of the neighborhood. In a neighborhood that is lacking housing and has a mix of vacant lots and properties with some established retail, this will be a needed addition.

 

 

The public utility easement running through the site made the building footprint particularly tricky to work with:

 

 

A big focus was put into brick coursing and detailing using classic techniques on a more modern facade:

The project is expected to break ground in 2020.