H PUBLISHED IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND SINCE 1984 H STAR PUBLISHING INC. STAR THE HOLLYWOOD BLOCK BY BLOCK Our newest feature explores the Broadway commercial corridor. PAGE 18 StarH SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANHNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H MAY 2017 H VOLUME 34, NUMBER 11 H REWARDING EXCELLENCE The 20th annual Neil Kelly Scholarship Awards will be held this month. PAGE 8 NEIGHBORS LONG TO PRESERVE Laurelhurst’s LEGACY PHOTOS BY JOHN BUTENSCHOEN Laurelhurst neighborhood board media sites Nextdoor Laurelhurst and Facebook. In February 2017, the committee recommended national FREMONT FATE Cassandra Kennedy and Paige Ashcroft weighs national historic designation historic designation to the LNA board, which agreed to open Fate Beauty Society in Beaumont Village. PAGE 9 as tool to preserve character and stem pursue it on condition of first obtaining neighborhood support. Concurrrently, a group of residents concerned demolition – but opponents have concerns about the requirements and ramifications of national historic designation formed Laurelhurst Forward and By Kathy Eaton welcomed neighbors to voice their concerns and suggest [email protected] other options to protect against demolitions. When proponents placed lawn signs (“Laurelhurst Historic n February 1910, the Laurelhurst Company posted Character, Progressive Vision”) listing their website, an ad in Portland’s Chamber of Commerce Bulletin Laurelhurst Forward countered with their own signs, listing 30 reasons for investing in Laurelhurst, I “Our Home, Our Dreams: Say No to National Registry.” extolling virtues such as winding streets that preserve its Divisiveness ensued among Laurelhurst natural beauty, rich soil that will have fine neighbors, who watched the debate lawns, flowers, and trees, a splendid park of over historic designation unravel in the 31 acres, and excellent transit access. “It will Eastmoreland neighborhood. Proponents have everything objectionable excluded” Out & of historic designation and opponents share was Reason #17, and the ad concluded: ABOUT a desire to stop demolition of homes in ROSE CITY RHAPSODY NW Auto and Truck Accessories “It is the Addition with Character.” Laurelhurst. Both groups have encouraged is moving after 20 years in Rose City Park. PAGE 10 A century later, the Laurelhurst WITH KATHY EATON neighborhood involvement, promoting Neighborhood Association’s 12-member discussion among neighbors to fully board is considering national historic designation to consider consequences of the choices facing them. preserve the neighborhood’s character and particularly to The exploratory committee reported that over 30 spare existing homes from demolition and replacement homes had been demolished in Laurelhurst over with structures that don’t honor its history. There’s not the past decade. City-wide, there have been roughly universal agreement among Laurelhurst neighbors on the 2,800 demolitions since 2005, according to committee best way to protect the character of the neighborhood, or chair John Liu. The data included officially permitted on how to balance future growth with competing density demolitions and “demolitions by loophole,” which didn’t goals being driven by the city. require a permit as long as a developer retained a small After president Dick Kuhns took office in May 2016, part (even one wall) of the original house. Proponents the LNA board formed an exploratory committee to of historic designation argue that when developers consider historic designation. Presentations about demolish existing houses, the replacement homes are historic designation were delivered to Laurelhurst frequently very large and more expensive, preventing residents at general meetings convened in the fall of families who could afford the original house from 2016; articles appeared in the Laurelhurst monthly ROLLING ON ALBERTA Nolan Hirte brings newsletter; and information was posted on social LEGACY: SEE PAGE 16 Australia’s Proud Mary coffee to Concordia. PAGE 7 97208 SIGNATURE GRAPHICS SIGNATURE PORTLAND, OREGON 97213 OREGON PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OR PORTLAND, PAID 2000 N.E. 42ND AVENUE PMB 142 PMB AVENUE 42ND N.E. 2000 U.S. POSTAGE U.S. NORTH AND NORTHEAST METRO NEIGHBORHOODS METRO NORTHEAST AND NORTH STANDARD NEWS STAR HOLLYWOOD THE PRESORTED H 2 THE STAR NEWS WWW.STAR-NEWS.INFO: SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS MAY 2017 STAR DEVELOPMENT NEWS H The Hollywood Star News More Fremont property Serving North and Northeast headed for development Portland Metropolitan Neighborhoods. Published monthly in Northeast Portland. “There’s been lots of interest,” said Tricia Schmidt of John L. Scott Real Estate’s www.star-news.info Portland South Office, in three adjoining Mailing Address properties at 3430 N.E. 50th Ave. (1,439 2000 N.E. 42nd Ave. PMB 142 square feet), 5024 N.E. Fremont St. (616 Portland, OR 97213 square feet) and a parcel between them where produce, pumpkins, fireworks and Office Address Christmas trees have been sold. Scott Real 3939 N.E. Hancock, Suite 303 Estate listed the properties in April for $2.9 Portland, OR 97213 million as a “development opportunity.” Phone 503-282-9392 The “for sale” sign went up after the BY PHILL COLOMBO Rose City Park Neighborhood Association [email protected] Mary DeHart Owner and Publisher decided at a March meeting to leave [email protected] how neighbors feel about the eventual master plan zoning at CM (commercial development of his property, Peterson Mary Ann Seeger mixed use). Northeast 50th Avenue said, “I hear it all when I walk my dog: Administrative Assistant neighbor Anja Spence said she and Emily I’m ruining the neighborhood, I’m a [email protected] Courtnage were disappointed at the traitor, I’m a liar, but look around – the decision. The neighborhood association Jane Cullinan Advertising Executive neighborhood is changing, and I’m not agreed with rezoning of the south side of [email protected] causing it. That’s what the city wants!” Northeast Fremont Street between 51st Peterson said he was a letter carrier in Dana Busch Managing Editor and 43rd avenues. the ‘70s and quit that job to sell Christmas [email protected] Property owner Rick Peterson has trees full time. “I’ve been working since been living there since 1983, when he Phill Colombo Development Reporter I was 12, and it’s time to retire,” Peterson first rented. He subsequently bought [email protected] explained, “so I think I’ll concentrate on his house, the adjoining lot and second WANT A farming filberts in Canby.” He says it’s a Kathy Eaton Community Liaison house, where his son lives. When asked coincidence that his decision to sell his [email protected] property and the rezoning are occurring BRIGHTER Lisa Chiba Perkins Graphic Designer at the same time: “A door opened, so I’m [email protected] going through.” He added that many of BOTTOM the properties on Fremont Street’s south Ted Perkins Digital Media Production side will be seeing the same development. [email protected] According to Schmidt, discussions on LINE? James Bash and Janet Goetze the zoning change are still underway and Contributing Writers expected to be concluded by the end of BRING US 2017, so the property will continue to John Butenschoen and Jane Perkins be listed throughout the summer. The Contributing Photographers IN. Three properties on Fremont between 50th and 51st decision on developing this property avenues have been listed as a ‘development opportunity’ involves multiple facets and is not a Greg Schott Circulation for $2.9 million. 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