List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon

Portland's skyline, viewed from the south, in 2006

This list of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon. The tallest building in Portland is currently the 41-story Wells Fargo Center, which rises 546 feet (166 m).^[1] The building has been the tallest skyscraper in the State of Oregon since its completion in 1972.^[2] The second-tallest building in Portland is the US Bancorp Tower, which rises 536 feet (163 m) and 42 floors.^[3] The building is sometimes informally referred to as "Big Pink" for its similarly colored granite exterior.^[4]

Downtown Portland, January 2015, from the Lloyd District

Portland's history of skyscrapers is generally thought to begin in 1907 with the completion of the Wells Fargo Building.^[5][6] Since then, over 100 high-rise buildings have been constructed in the city, with the majority being completed between 1970 and 2000.^[7][8] No Portland buildings are among the tallest in the United States, but the city is home to four buildings over 500 feet (152 m).^[8] Overall, Portland's skyline is ranked (based on existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall) second in the Northwest (after Seattle), fifth in the Pacific Coast region (after Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Las Vegas), and 25th in the United States.^[A]

The city is undergoing an era of high-rise construction, especially in the South Waterfront area, where several residential towers and an office building have been built over the past few years, including the John Ross Tower.^[9][10][11] More residential buildings will be built close to the Willamette River as development of the South Waterfront progresses.^[11] Meanwhile, in Downtown Portland, Park Avenue West Tower, a 30-story skyscraper, resumed construction in 2013^[12] after a four-year suspension due to the 2008 Financial Crisis^[13] and is now completed. At 502 feet (153 m), Park Avenue West is the fourth-tallest building in the city.^[14]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Portland skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 meters) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Wells Fargo Center		546 / 166	41	1972	Has been the tallest building in Portland and Oregon since 1972; tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s; formerly known as the First National Bank Tower and the First Interstate Bank Tower[1][2]
2	U.S. Bancorp Tower		536 / 163	43	1983	Tallest building constructed in Portland in the 1980s[3][4]
3	KOIN Center		509 / 155	35	1984	[15][16]
4	Park Avenue West Tower		502 / 154	30	2016	As of yet, the tallest building constructed in Portland in the 2010s[17]
5	PacWest Center		418 / 127	29	1984	[18][19]
6	Fox Tower		372 / 113	27	2000	Tallest building constructed in Portland in the 2000s[20][21]
7	Standard Insurance Center		367 / 112	27	1970	Tallest reinforced-concrete building in the world at the time of its completion[22][23]
8	The Cosmopolitan		341 / 104	28	2016	Tallest all-residential building in Portland.[24]
=9	John Ross Tower		325 / 99	32	2007	At the time of its completion, was briefly the tallest building in the South Waterfront district and the tallest all-residential building in Portland, having been built to the maximum allowable height in the district;[9][10] subsequently, at least two other buildings in the district have tied the John Ross Tower in height.
=9	The Ardea		325 / 99	31	2008	[25][26]
=9	Mirabella Portland		325 / 99	30	2010	[27]
12	Congress Center		321 / 98	23	1980	[28][29]
13	Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse		318 / 97	16	1997	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1990s[30][31]
14	Moda Tower		308 / 94	24	1999	[32][33]
15	The Meriwether, West Building		303 / 92	24	2006	[34]
16	Lloyd Center Tower		290 / 88	20	1981	Tallest building east of the Willamette River[35][36]
17	1000 Broadway		288 / 88	23	1991	[37][38]
=18	Portland Plaza		272 / 83	25	1973	[39][40]
=18	The NV		272 / 83	26	2016	Formerly The Overton [41][42]
=20	One Main Place		270 / 82	20	1980	[43][44]
=20	Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building		270 / 82	18	1975	Also known as the Federal Office Building[45][46]
22	Union Bank Tower		268 / 82	15	1969	Tallest building constructed in Portland in the 1960s; also (formerly) known as the Union Bank of California Tower[47] and originally (until 1996) as the Bank of California Building,[48] or Tower
23	Twelve West		266 / 81	22	2009	Four power-generating wind turbines are located on the roof[49][50]
=24	The Meriwether, East Building		265 / 81	21	2006	[34]
=24	Hassalo on Eighth		265 / 81	21	2015	Development consists of three buildings, with Aster Tower rising to 265 feet[51][52][53]
26	Umpqua Bank Plaza		263 / 80	19	1975	[54][55][56][57]
27	200 Market		257 / 78	19	1973	[58][59]
28	Harrison Tower Apartments, West Tower		256 / 78	25	1965	Also known as Portland Center Apartments 1[60][61]
=29	Benson Tower		250 / 76	26	2007	[62][63]

Tallest under construction

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in Portland and planned to rise over 250 feet (76 m).

Name	Height feet / m	Floors	Year* (est.)	Status	Notes
Oregon Square	343 / 105	30	2017/2018	Part of a four-tower development in the Lloyd District.
Sky3 Place	291 / 88	15	2016	Apartment building
Broadway Tower	254 / 78	19	2018	Construction began June 2016	[64][65][66][67]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Wells Fargo Building, generally considered to be the first skyscraper in Portland

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Portland.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height feet / m	Floors	References
The Oregonian Building^†	537 SW 6th Avenue (razed 1950)	1892–1911	194 / 59^†	9–13	[68]
Wells Fargo Building	309 SW 6th Avenue	1907–1911	185 / 56	12	[6]
Yeon Building	522 SW 5th Avenue	1911–1913	194 / 59	15	[69][70]
American Bank Building	621 SW Morrison Street	1913–1927	207 / 63	15	[71][72]
Public Service Building	920 SW 6th Avenue	1927–1962	220 / 67	16	[73][74]
Hilton Portland Hotel	921 SW 6th Avenue	1963–1965	241 / 73	22	[75][76]
Harrison Tower Apartments, West Tower	200 SW Harrison Street	1965–1969	256 / 78	25	[60][61]
Union Bank Tower	707 SW Washington Street	1969–1970	268 / 82	15	[47][77][78]
Standard Insurance Center	900 SW 5th Avenue	1970–1972	367 / 112	27	[22][23]
Wells Fargo Center	1300 SW 5th Avenue	1972–present	546 / 166	41	[1][2]

† The 194-foot (59 m) height of the 1892 Oregonian Building includes a corner tower with two floors of office space and a clock in the uppermost portion. The Wells Fargo Building was the tallest building in 1907–1911 only if this tower is excluded from the Oregonian Building's measurement.^[68]

Panorama of Portland's skyline at night from 2007

See also

• Architecture in Portland, Oregon

Notes

A. ^{^} New York has 206 existing and under construction buildings over 500 ft (152 m), Chicago has 107, Miami has 37, Houston has 30, Los Angeles has 22, San Francisco has 22, Dallas has 19, Atlanta has 19, Las Vegas has 17, Boston has 17, Seattle has 14, Philadelphia has 10, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Minneapolis has 9, Denver has 8, Detroit has 7, Charlotte has 6 and Columbus has 5. Cleveland, New Orleans, and Tulsa each have 4. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Charlotte, Columbus, Tulsa, Cleveland, New Orleans, and Tampa. Portland is tied with Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City with three buildings over 500 feet (152 m).

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External links

• Diagram of Portland skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com