The Lloyd Center Tower is an 88-meter (290 foot) tall office tower in the
Lloyd District
The Lloyd District is a primarily commercial neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It is named after Ralph Lloyd (1875–1953), a California rancher, oilman, and real estate developer who moved to and started t ...
of
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
. At 20 stories, it is the tallest building in Oregon East of the
Willamette River
The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward b ...
.
It was designed by
John Graham & Associates and was completed in
1981
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. Companies who have occupied the tower include Durst Buildings Corp., who sold the tower to
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the western United States.
PacifiCorp has two business units:
# Pacific Power, a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.
# ...
in 1994. PacifiCorp sold 50% of the office space in the tower in 1995 to Ashforth Pacific, Inc. A skybridge connects the high-rise to
Lloyd Center
Lloyd Center is a shopping mall in the Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon, Lloyd District of Portland, Oregon, United States, just northeast of Downtown Portland, downtown. It is owned by Arrow Retail of Dallas. The mall features three floors of ...
across Northeast 9th Avenue.
In 2001, the building was given the local and regional Earth Award by the
Building Owners and Managers Association
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA International), founded in 1907, is a professional organization for commercial real estate professionals based in the United States and Canada. Its membership includes building owners, managers, ...
. In 2007,
Integra Telecom moved their headquarters into some of the upper floors of the Lloyd Center Tower.
See also
*
Architecture of Portland, Oregon
Portland architecture includes a number of notable buildings, a wide range of styles, and a few notable pioneering architects.
The scale of many projects is relatively small, as a result of the relatively small size of downtown-Portland blocks (2 ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
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References
External links
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1981 establishments in Oregon
Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon
Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon
Office buildings completed in 1981
PacifiCorp
Northeast Portland, Oregon