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Growing Housing Density on NE Glisan

DEZ Development is wrapping up construction of a seven-unit townhouse project on the southwest corner of NE 72nd Avenue and Glisan Street in a primarily commercial section of the main street. This three-story building replaces a single-family home with two units facing NE Glisan Street. The remaining five homes have addresses on NE 72nd Avenue. This project maximized housing density while still offering homeownership in a walkable, transit-oriented section of Portland.

Three-story townhouse building with multiple units, featuring a mix of grey and white siding, surrounded by greenery on a sunny day.
Rendered view of the seven townhomes seen from NE 72nd Avenue. Courtesy DEZ Development.

The property is zoned Commercial Mixed Use 2 (CM2), allowing up to four stories and a building floor-area ratio of up to two-and-a-half times the property’s dimensions. As this building will not cover all the buildable land, the three levels proposed fit within the development scale for this area. Montavilla is seeing more multi-level projects on NE Glisan Street, with two affordable apartment buildings recently opening within the Glisan Landing complex, two blocks east of this project. These new homes sit across NE 72nd Avenue from a two-story commercial mixed-use building constructed in 1890. Across NE Glisan, the “Tool Building” will open with retail and dining space after an extensive renovation.

Front view of a newly constructed three-story townhouse featuring two units with a modern design and multiple windows, located at 7192 and 7194 NE Glisan Street.

The transformation of NE Glisan Street is a return to its former usage when it hosted a streetcar line running down its center, providing a Portland connection to the town-turned-neighborhood of Montavilla. Many buildings along the transit line were commercial-oriented and offered above-storefront apartments. Remnants of that history are visible in the older buildings that survived the seventy-five years since rail transit ceased operations on NE Glisan.

Video courtesy of listing agent Darryl Bodle, Keller Williams (CTP Visuals)

The attached condominium units range in price from the high $ 300,000s to the low $ 400,000s, depending on the number of bedrooms. The NE Glisan-facing units are larger, with an extra bedroom. The price fluctuates based on a buyer’s eligibility for the Portland Housing Bureau’s System Development Charge (SDC) exemption program, which promotes affordable housing in Portland. In July 2025, the Portland City Council adopted an ordinance that temporarily exempts newly created housing units from SDCs for new housing unit permits issued from August 15th, 2025, through September 30th, 2028. However, this project predates that change. Qualified buyers can also take advantage of the “Homebuyer Opportunity Limited Tax Exemption” (HOLTE) program, which grants a property tax exemption of up to ten years for single-unit homes, as long as the property and owner remain eligible under HOLTE Program requirements. If the buyer’s finances exceed the limit before the ten-year period ends, they begin paying the new tax rate. Owners remain responsible for the original assessed value of the land without a building during the exemption period. This program applies only to housing with at least three bedrooms or to some two-bedroom homes within transit-oriented areas.

Exterior view of new townhouse units at 477, 479 NE 72nd Avenue featuring modern design with porch steps and landscaping in a commercial area.

The developer reconstructed the sidewalk around the site, adding an extended corner that pushes into the parking lane on NE Glisan Street, shortening the crossing distance for pedestrians and making people waiting at the corner behind parked cars more visible to drivers. Each home has direct access to the sidewalk, eliminating the need for a shared walkway that mid-block projects often require in townhome developments. Most units have a small back or side yard with a modest patio. Residents will have three to four bedrooms based on unit type, with three bathrooms and an open floor plan on the main level.

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Managing Member of DEZ Development, Lavik Dezhnyuk, grew up in the neighborhood and has completed several housing projects in this community he feels connected to. Darryl Bodle is the listing agent on these properties with more information available at darrylbodle.com. Mixing commercial and middle-density residential spaces along the corridor has the potential to make the street more active at all hours of the day and create an active streetscape as people walk to local destinations for basic needs. These townhouses are blocks away from Fred Meyer’s grocery store, restaurants, coffee shops, and retail destinations. Expect these units to sell to new residents throughout the remainder of 2025 and into 2026.

Article and photos by

Jacob Loeb

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Construction, New Residence

Work Begins on Seven NE Glisan Townhomes

This November, crews will lay the foundation and begin framing a seven-unit townhouse project at NE Glisan Street and 72nd Avenue. This three-story building replaces a single-family home at 7132 NE Glisan Street, which workers demolished in the summer of 2022. Crews broke ground nearly a year after DEZ Development started the permitting process on this middle housing development, with construction expected to extend well into 2025.

Rendered view of the seven townhomes seen from NE 72nd Avenue. Courtesy DEZ Development

In late October, heavy equipment cleared and leveled the 4,097 square-foot parcel. The property’s Commercial Mixed Use 2 zoning allows structures up to four stories tall, similar to the affordable housing project under construction three blocks east of this site. This new housing project is in line with zoning goals for this area with minimum density requirements of one unit per 1,450 square feet of site area. That places it slightly above the minimum for NE Glisan’s prescribed density while still being built as a step up from the primarily two-story scale of surrounding buildings. Two units will face NE Glisan Street, with the remaining five having addresses on NE 72nd Avenue.

Each home will provide between 1,000 and 1,300 square feet of living space, split between three levels. Residents with vehicles will need to park in curbside spaces on NE 72nd Avenue or NE Glisan Street. The building is near the 60th Avenue MAX light-rail stop and on the TriMet 19 bus line. Bike commuters living here will have easy access to an established Portland Greenway that runs east-west on NE Davis Street. Housing density along commercial corridors like NE Glisan can create a symbiotic relationship between residents and businesses located within walking distance of the residences. This location is within blocks of the Fred Meyer grocery store at 6615 NE Glisan Street and has several dining options at restaurants, coffee shops, and bars within eyesight of the townhomes. When residents look for more resources close to homes near commercially zoned areas, more businesses tend to open to meet increased demand. Walking-oriented housing on NE Glisan may become the catalyst for reviving the once-thriving area first established when the streetcar tracks ran down its center.

Construction at this site will continue over the next several months, with completion expected in 2025.

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Jacob Loeb

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Construction, New Residence

NE 72nd and Glisan Townhouses

Next year, DEZ Development plans to break ground on a seven-unit townhouse project at 7132 NE Glisan Street. This three-story building replaces a recently demolished single-family home on a corner lot. Two units will face NE Glisan Street, with the remaining five having addresses on NE 72nd Avenue.

  • 475 NE 72nd Avenue
  • 477 NE 72nd Avenue
  • 479 NE 72nd Avenue
  • 481 NE 72nd Avenue
  • 483 NE 72nd Avenue
  • 7192 NE Glisan Street
  • 7194 NE Glisan Street

The property is zoned Commercial Mixed Use 2 (CM2), allowing up to four stories and a building floor area up to two-and-a-half times that of the property’s dimensions. As this building will not cover all the buildable land, the three levels proposed fit within allowable development in this area. NE Glisan is seeing more multi-level projects in Montavilla. However, this building sits across NE 72nd Avenue from a two-story commercial mixed-use building constructed in 1890. NE Glisan once had streetcar lines running down its center, providing a Portland connection to this town-turned-neighborhood community. Many buildings along the transit line were commercial-oriented and offered above-storefront apartments. Remnants of that history are visible in the older buildings that survived the seventy-five years since rail transit ceased operations on NE Glisan.

Rendered view of the seven townhomes seen from NE 72nd Avenue. Courtesy DEZ Development.

This townhouse project continues the expansion of housing density along NE Glisan Street and represents a local builder’s response to demand. “We are very excited about this project and feel that this will bring much-needed housing to a neighborhood that I love and grew up in,” remarked Slavik Dezhnyuk, Managing Member of DEZ Development. Each home will provide between 1,000 and 1,300 square feet of living space, split between three levels. Look for work to begin in 2024, depending on permit processing times.

Update March 25th, 2025: Crews have completed exterior work on the seven-unit townhouse project.

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Jacob Loeb

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