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Portland Facts

Population 640,000 (2016) Source: United States Census Bureau
Area 376 km² • 145 mi² Source: United States Census Bureau
150m+ Buildings 4 Completed
Tallest Building Wells Fargo Center (166 m)
Global Ranking #131 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #26 in North America by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #21 in USA by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Wells Fargo Center (1973)
Average Building Age 29 years
Most Common Function Office, 50%
Most Common Material Steel, 50%

All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings.

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Wells Fargo Center 1973 166 m
2   Park Avenue West 2016 164 m
3   U.S. Bancorp Tower 1983 163 m
4   KOIN Center 1984 155 m
5   Pacwest Center 1984 127 m
6   Fox Tower 2000 113 m
7   Standard Insurance Center 1970 112 m
8   Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building 2013 110 m
9   Cosmopolitan on the Park 2016 104 m
10   The John Ross Tower 2007 99 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Hassalo on Eighth - 76 m
2   Framework 2019 45 m
CTBUH Height Criteria
  Proposed
1   Wells Fargo Center 1973 166 m
2   Park Avenue West 2016 164 m
3   U.S. Bancorp Tower 1983 163 m
4   KOIN Center 1984 155 m
5   Pacwest Center 1984 127 m
6   Fox Tower 2000 113 m
7   Standard Insurance Center 1970 112 m
8   Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building 2013 110 m
9   Cosmopolitan on the Park 2016 104 m
10   The John Ross Tower 2007 99 m
See full building list
CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed

Building Function More Charts

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Structural Material More Charts

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CTBUH Initiatives

Tall Timber: A Global Audit
26 Jun 2017 – CTBUH Research

International Mass Timber Conference
28-30 Mar 2017 – Event Non-CTBUH

Global News

Oregon Becomes the First State to Permit Mass Timber High-Rises
22 Aug 2018 – Oregon has become the first state in the US to…

Portland’s Three Finalists for Post Office Redevelopment Don’t Include Twin Skyscrapers
26 Mar 2018 – Economic development agency Prosper Portland has…

"Bikescraper" Planned in Portland
17 Jan 2014 – The 21-story tower offers a valet bicycle parking…

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News Related to Portland

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Oregon Becomes the First State to Permit Mass Timber High-Rises
22 Aug 2018
Oregon has become the first state in the US to allow timber buildings to exceed six stories without special consideration. Three new building classifications were…
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Portland’s Three Finalists for Post Office Redevelopment Don’t Include Twin Skyscrapers
26 Mar 2018
Economic development agency Prosper Portland has chosen three finalists for the city’s downtown post office redevelopment. An earlier proposal for two high-rises…
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"Bikescraper" Planned in Portland
17 Jan 2014
The 21-story tower offers a valet bicycle parking space for each of its 657 housing units, in addition to an underground lot that can accommodate an additional 547 bikes…
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Union Attempts to Block Re-Start of Portland Tower
10 Jan 2014
A labor union has attempted to block the re-start of construction on the Park Avenue West Tower in downtown Portland for the second time, on the basis that the mixed-use…
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Portland Restarts Park Avenue Tower Project
21 Oct 2013
TMT Development announced plans last week to resume construction on the long-stalled Park Avenue West Tower in downtown Portland before the end of the year. The company…
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Oregon Developers Rejuvenate Development
21 Dec 2012
Portland-based developers Wood Partners and Hoyt Street Properties have announced an agreement to pursue development of a 21-story apartment tower on the west side of…

Videos

Interview: Thomas Robinson
29 Oct 2017 – Thomas Robinson, LEVER Architecture

Best Tall Building Americas: Concrete Monolith to Green Machine: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building
6 Nov 2014 – Leslie Shepherd, General Services Administration; James Cutler, Cutler Anderson Architects

Interview: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building
6 Nov 2014 – Leslie Shepherd, General Services Administration; James Cutler, Cutler Anderson Architects

Research Papers

Rethinking CTBUH Height Criteria In the Context of Tall Timber
30 Oct 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV

New Heights for Renewables: The US Tall Wood Building Competition
Feb 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue I

A Model Modernization: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building and GSA’s Mid-Century Inventory
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City