Cascadian Terrace

Occupied renovation of affordable housing community spaces, commercial kitchen, and garden

Cascadian Terrace is an existing 4-story concrete building with brick cladding built in the 1960s and 1970s, serving low-income seniors in the Humboldt neighborhood of NE Portland. A community design workshop process informed the re-design, introducing a healthy food-oriented program with space for a new commercial kitchen, meeting room, social service office, and community garden. The work includes corridor and other common area accessibility improvements, and as-needed MEP systems upgrades. Health outcomes of this unique affordable housing re-development will be tracked and monitored through academic studies at Portland State University.

Salazar Architect provided architecture and interior design services. Consultants included: Center for Public Interest Design at Portland State University, PLACE, Kurt Fischer Structural Engineering, Structural Waterproofing Consultants, and M.Thraikill Architect. LMC Construction was the General Contractor.

Location: Portland, Oregon
Client: Community Development Partners
Finance: OHCS LIHTC funded
Units: 103 apartments
Built Area: 2,300 sf community areas and 11,790 sf outdoor spaces