diff --git a/src/registrar/config/urls.py b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
index 53b83e564..66a8a9b74 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/urls.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/urls.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ DOMAIN_REQUEST_NAMESPACE = views.DomainRequestWizard.URL_NAMESPACE
 # dynamically generate the other domain_request_urls
 domain_request_urls = [
     path("", RedirectView.as_view(pattern_name="domain-request:start"), name="redirect-to-start"),
-    path("start/", views.DomainRequestWizard.as_view(), name="start"),
-    path("finished/", views.Finished.as_view(), name="finished"),
+    path("start/", views.DomainRequestWizard.as_view(), name=views.DomainRequestWizard.NEW_URL_NAME),
+    path("finished/", views.Finished.as_view(), name=views.DomainRequestWizard.FINISHED_URL_NAME),
 ]
 for step, view in [
     # add/remove steps here
diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
index c75ef90eb..572ef6399 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
@@ -799,6 +799,22 @@ class AnythingElseForm(BaseDeletableRegistrarForm):
     )
 
 
+class PortfolioAnythingElseForm(BaseDeletableRegistrarForm):
+    """The form for the portfolio additional details page. Tied to the anything_else field."""
+
+    anything_else = forms.CharField(
+        required=False,
+        label="Anything else?",
+        widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        validators=[
+            MaxLengthValidator(
+                2000,
+                message="Response must be less than 2000 characters.",
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+
 class AnythingElseYesNoForm(BaseYesNoForm):
     """Yes/no toggle for the anything else question on additional details"""
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html b/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
index 5c6e64269..fcb087090 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/includes/portfolio_request_review_steps.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if step == Step.ADDITIONAL_DETAILS %}
-        {% with title=form_titles|get_item:step value=domain_request.anything_else|default:"<span class='text-bold text-secondary-dark'>Incomplete</span>"|safe %}
+        {% with title=form_titles|get_item:step value=domain_request.anything_else|default:"None" %}
             {% include "includes/summary_item.html" with title=title value=value heading_level=heading_level editable=is_editable edit_link=domain_request_url %}
         {% endwith %}
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_domain_request_additional_details.html b/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_domain_request_additional_details.html
index 3c5b50d6b..5bc529243 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_domain_request_additional_details.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_domain_request_additional_details.html
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 {% load static field_helpers %}
 
 {% block form_required_fields_help_text %}
-{% include "includes/required_fields.html" %}
+{% comment %} Empty - this step is not required {% endcomment %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form_fields %}
 
-    <fieldset class="usa-fieldset margin-top-2">          
-            <h2>Is there anything else you’d like us to know about your domain request?</h2> 
+    <fieldset class="usa-fieldset">          
+            <h2 class="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-0">Is there anything else you’d like us to know about your domain request?</h2> 
         </legend>
     </fieldset>
 
-    <div class="margin-top-3" id="anything-else">
-        <p><em>Provide details below. <abbr class="usa-hint usa-hint--required" title="required">*</abbr></em></p>
+    <div id="anything-else">
+        <p><em>This question is optional.</em></p>
         {% with attr_maxlength=2000 add_label_class="usa-sr-only" %}
             {% input_with_errors forms.0.anything_else %}
         {% endwith %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
index da194755f..85f7576d0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
     URL_NAMESPACE = "domain-request"
     # name for accessing /domain-request/<id>/edit
     EDIT_URL_NAME = "edit-domain-request"
-    NEW_URL_NAME = "/request/start/"
+    NEW_URL_NAME = "start"
+    FINISHED_URL_NAME = "finished"
 
     # region: Titles
     # We need to pass our human-readable step titles as context to the templates.
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ class DomainRequestWizard(DomainRequestWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
         # send users "to the domain request wizard" without needing to know which view
         # is first in the list of steps.
         if self.__class__ == DomainRequestWizard:
-            if request.path_info == self.NEW_URL_NAME:
+            if current_url == self.NEW_URL_NAME:
                 # Clear context so the prop getter won't create a request here.
                 # Creating a request will be handled in the post method for the
                 # intro page.
@@ -614,7 +615,7 @@ class RequestingEntity(DomainRequestWizard):
 class PortfolioAdditionalDetails(DomainRequestWizard):
     template_name = "portfolio_domain_request_additional_details.html"
 
-    forms = [forms.AnythingElseForm]
+    forms = [forms.PortfolioAnythingElseForm]
 
 
 # Non-portfolio pages