Tag: Everett Custom Homes

Construction, New Business

NE 75th Black and White Mirror Twins

Work is nearly complete on the split-lot homes along NE 75th Avenue. Each two-story home offers 1,549 square feet of living space with a 206-square-foot attached garage. Everett Custom Homes finished each three-bedroom house with a contrasting palette, painting one structure black and the other white. The homes’ mirrored floor plan offers the same layout except inverted along the length of the building.

The main entry to each building leads to a long hallway ending at a staircase and half bathroom. People can walk through to a dining area. Designers placed the kitchen at the center of the ground floor with a sink and dishwasher island providing bare seating. The back of the home contains a “Great Room” with a fireplace and sliding back door. Upstairs, crews constructed a side-by-side laundry closet and a shared bathroom for the two bedrooms towards the front of the second level. A Main bedroom at the back of the upper floor has a three-quarters ensuite. The walk-in closet sits behind the bathroom, requiring the homeowners to pass through that room to access their clothing.

In September 2022, this developer demolished the 122-year-old home at 319 NE 75th Avenue, making way for these two new houses. This area has seen several similar split-lot projects over the years, and a four-story development is underway on the north half of this block. It will offer 137 units of affordable housing split between two buildings and provide some ground-floor commercial space. Comparatively, these two houses offer a modest amount of housing density and match the residential scale of adjacent homes. When crews complete the interior finishes, expect to see real estate listings for the mirrored houses at 323 NE 75th Avenue and 321 NE 75th Avenue later this summer.

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Jacob Loeb

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Construction, New Residence

Two Slim Houses Under Construction on NE 75th

In September of 2022, the new owners of 319 NE 75th Avenue demolished the 122-year-old home. Now, crews are building a pair of single-family residences. Cement masons will soon pour the concrete foundation walls into the forms already in place at the worksite. Building permits 22-142935 and 22-142840 each call for a two-story house with an attached single-car garage. The homes will occupy two 25-foot-wide parcels recently created by a lot division.

Image from Portland Maps

The architect designed the new residences at 323 NE 75th Avenue and 321 NE 75th Avenue as mirror duplicates, with their entrances closest to one another. Each building is free-standing and fifteen feet wide at the front. The homes will join several other skinny houses built on this block. Look for construction to continue through summer and real estate listing for both properties appearing towards the end of 2023.

319 NE 75th Avenue prio to September 2022 demolition
319 NE 75th Avenue in October 2022 after demolition
321 NE 75th Avenue under construction March 2023

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Jacob Loeb

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Demolition, History

Deconstruction of 1900 Era House on NE 75th

The new owners of 319 NE 75th Avenue recently filed for a demolition permit to deconstruct the 122-year-old home. The dwelling retained some of its original design through several remodels but has suffered from neglect more recently. 

In March of this year, Everett Custom Homes bought the property and requested permission to clear the land the following month. The permit application seeks to demolish the single-family residence and attached garage. Crews will fill in the basement cavity, break up the driveway, and remove the curb cut leading onto NE 75th Avenue. The developer’s post-demolition plans for the site are not yet public. However, removing the curb cut and driveway could indicate a planned multifamily use of the property that does not support onsite parking.

This property resides on the same block as the 137 unit 74th and Glisan affordable housing project, scheduled to begin construction next year. The area already supports many multi-unit buildings, and redevelopment of smaller homes is likely to continue in this vicinity. 

87 (formally 411) East 75th Street North, Sanborn Map from 1924.

When constructed in 1900, the original dwelling was a modest single-story home with a basement. Over its first three decades, the City changed the house’s address two times. The building’s first address of 411 East 75th Street North was updated sometime after Portland annexed Montavilla in 1906. The house number changed from 411 to 87. Then Portland’s Great Renumbering of 1931-1933 changes the address again to its current designation. The Sunday Oregonian for May 27, 1917, notes that an early owner of the home, Mrs. E. A. Beals, was active within the community. As a Daughters of the American Revolution member, she was the featured speaker for the Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) event held at the Montavilla School.

Although this bungalow has many admirable characteristics, the listing photos for the property indicate previous owners had not updated the house over the years. If the new owners had opted to restore the house, it would likely have taken a significant investment and required reducing the habitable space. The demolition permit is pending the completion of a 35-day appeal period. That delay window ends at 4:30 p.m. on May 31. Starting next month, demolition crews can begin removing the structures and preparing the land for a new project.

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Jacob Loeb

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