Tesla Showroom Portland OR

[melindav]

you can see it's application date at portlandmaps.com, but the PDF of the summary, like was posted earlier for the main LU application, will not be posted until it's into the process.

 

[Plan B]

Bummer, I was hoping for NW Yeon or in downtown. It's odd that they picked that location, there is not much down there. No real "foot traffic" and I was told they wanted visibility at a new location. I was pushing for the empty lot across from Monte Shelton Jaguar.

 

[melindav]

Last week there was a building permit and mechanical permit submitted as well (electrical permits are done separately by the electrical contractor). Based on my experience with Ptld, I'd expect we have until the fall before it'll be issued.
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As an example of their amazing slowness, my office has a permit application currently waiting to be issued that all departments have signed off on, and the final step of the permit tech/clerk checking to make sure everything is coordinated and calculating the fee and filing their copy has taken over 3 weeks, coming up on 4. it used to take about 2 days max. this is typical of every step along the way...

 

[Lyon]

Last week there was a building permit and mechanical permit submitted as well (electrical permits are done separately by the electrical contractor). Based on my experience with Ptld, I'd expect we have until the fall before it'll be issued.
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2016-196167-000-00-MT
As an example of their amazing slowness, my office has a permit application currently waiting to be issued that all departments have signed off on, and the final step of the permit tech/clerk checking to make sure everything is coordinated and calculating the fee and filing their copy has taken over 3 weeks, coming up on 4. it used to take about 2 days max. this is typical of every step along the way...

Wow, talk about getting in the way of progress. I can appreciate the need for permitting to ensure things are done properly but the permitting process shouldn't be any more difficult or time consuming than it absolutely has to be.

Anyway, it's going to be cool to have a proper, dedicated Tesla facility. I'm going to miss having a place to go hand out at Washington Square while my wife plays at Nordstrom.

 

[Plan B]

Do you think they are going to close the mall store?

It's so good for foot traffic.

 

[Lyon]

Do you think they are going to close the mall store?

It's so good for foot traffic.

I thought I had read in this threat somewhere that, as of last report, the plan was to close both the Washington Square Mall store and the Tigard Service Center. In an area with the EV awareness of Portland, maybe being in the mall is no longer necessary. Maybe it's much cheaper just to pay to put a car in the middle of the mall and tell folks where the showroom is. All I know is that I don't want to spend two hours watching shoe shopping and maybe I'm going to have to do that from now on.

 

[GHammer]

Maybe it's much cheaper just to pay to put a car in the middle of the mall and tell folks where the showroom is.

They already do that in the Portland area, last time I was at Bridgeport Village they had a red P85D parked in the middle of the mall walk. Of course that's an easy location since it's basically across the street from the current service center.

 

[Robbygrine]

 

[GHammer]

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Surprised it doesn't say "opening soon"

 

[Plan B]

I wonder if it's going to have a SC?, I sure hope so.

 

[GHammer]

I wonder if it's going to have a SC?, I sure hope so.

A Service Center? I'm sure it will.

 

[Lyon]

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That's awesome!

 

[DaveD]

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Has Tesla paid for advertising before this? I'm trying to recall a time that they have before, and I'm drawing a blank.

 

[Lyon]

Has Tesla paid for advertising before this? I'm trying to recall a time that they have before, and I'm drawing a blank.

That's a good point. I didn't think they advertised!

 

[melindav]

Surprised it doesn't say "opening soon"

well, portland winter can go thru May, so they probably figure they are safe being open by then

 

[donv]

And that would be in keeping with standard practice on Tesla time promises!

 

[Discoducky]

That's a good point. I didn't think they advertised!

This may deserve its own thread titled "Verified Tesla Paid Advertising" as I think this is the first!

 

[melindav]

Last week there was a building permit and mechanical permit submitted as well (electrical permits are done separately by the electrical contractor). Based on my experience with Ptld, I'd expect we have until the fall before it'll be issued.
2016-196164-000-00-CO
2016-196167-000-00-MT
As an example of their amazing slowness, my office has a permit application currently waiting to be issued that all departments have signed off on, and the final step of the permit tech/clerk checking to make sure everything is coordinated and calculating the fee and filing their copy has taken over 3 weeks, coming up on 4. it used to take about 2 days max. this is typical of every step along the way...

The building permit review is down to 7 outstanding department sign offs. 3 with corrections already submitted and 4 with checksheets still to be responded to.

 

[melindav]

For those interested....
the building application is down to two outstanding sign-offs with updates submitted for both.
The mechanical application is ready, pending the building permit...
and an electrical application has not yet been submitted. A project my office is working on in Portland took just over 2 months for the electrical permit, so hope they get that submitted soon and don't assume it will be issued over the counter!

 

[Sarcarean]

Just a quick note, this may not actually be "Tesla Advertising", the land the billboard is on is adjacent to the location of the building. It might be possible that Tesla purchased the sign/billboard along with the purchase (I assume?) of the property. I also walked around the property today, and there does not seem to be any work done. However it is a great location, very large and with plenty of bays for cars and the back lot could be used for car storage.