John Ross Tower
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John Ross Tower is a condominium
skyscraper in the South Waterfront
neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
. It stands at a height of 99.1 m (325.1 ft), the first building in the district to reach the maximum height allowed for development and Portland's seventh-tallest building. It is also the largest residential building built in Portland since the KOIN Center
in 1984. It was designed by the firm of TVA Architects
and topped out in 2007. The Oregonian
called it the "symbol of condo craze" in Portland, with sales opening "at the height of the condo bubble" in 2005.
The building contains 31 elliptical-shaped floors and 303 units. The topmost penthouse occupies the entire 31st floor and allows for a full 360 degree view. As of March 2010, 80 units were unsold, and 50 were sold at an auction in April 2010, some at a 70% discount from their original asking price.
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
skyscraper in the South Waterfront
South Waterfront
The South Waterfront is a high-rise district under construction on former brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of downtown Portland, Oregon, U.S. It is one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the United States...
neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It stands at a height of 99.1 m (325.1 ft), the first building in the district to reach the maximum height allowed for development and Portland's seventh-tallest building. It is also the largest residential building built in Portland since the KOIN Center
KOIN Center
KOIN Center is a , 35-storey, skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. The building, the third tallest in the city, was designed by the firm of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership and opened in 1984 at a cost of .-History:...
in 1984. It was designed by the firm of TVA Architects
TVA Architects
TVA Architects is a Portland, Oregon based architecture and planning firm founded in 1984 by Robert Thompson, FAIA. Current principals are Robert Thompson, FAIA, Marc Labadie, CSI, Montgomery Hill, AIA, John Heili, AIA, Tim Wybenga, and Roderick Ashley, AIA...
and topped out in 2007. The Oregonian
The Oregonian
The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
called it the "symbol of condo craze" in Portland, with sales opening "at the height of the condo bubble" in 2005.
The building contains 31 elliptical-shaped floors and 303 units. The topmost penthouse occupies the entire 31st floor and allows for a full 360 degree view. As of March 2010, 80 units were unsold, and 50 were sold at an auction in April 2010, some at a 70% discount from their original asking price.
See also
- Architecture of Portland, Oregon
- List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon