Broadway Tower (Portland, Oregon)

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Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower and Ladd Carriage House from northeast, April 2019.jpg
From the northeast in 2019, with the Ladd Carriage House in the foreground
Broadway Tower (Portland, Oregon)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel, office, retail
Address1455 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°30′52″N122°40′58″W / 45.51444°N 122.68278°W / 45.51444; -122.68278 Coordinates: 45°30′52″N122°40′58″W / 45.51444°N 122.68278°W / 45.51444; -122.68278
Named for Broadway
Construction startedJune 2016
OpenedNovember 2018
Height
Architectural258 feet (79 m)
Top floor235 feet (72 m)
Design and construction
Architecture firmGBD Architects
DeveloperBPM Real Estate Group
Other information
Number of rooms180 hotel rooms
Parking210 parking spaces
Website
1455broadway.com
References
[1]

The Broadway Tower is a high-rise building in downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The 19-story tower has offices for several companies, as well as a hotel on its lower nine floors. It began construction in 2016 and opened in 2018.

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History

Viewed from the southeast, with the nearby Ladd Tower in the background Broadway Tower and Ladd Tower from SE (2019).jpg
Viewed from the southeast, with the nearby Ladd Tower in the background

Excavation on the Broadway Tower site began in June 2016 and was completed in November. [2] [3] [4] It was developed by BPM Real Estate Group as a mixed-use hotel and office building with 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2) of office space. [5] [6] The building was completed in November 2018. [5]

Tenants

A 180-room hotel occupies the building's first nine floors. [7] The Radisson RED Portland Downtown opened in November 2018. [5] The hotel now operates as Hotel Vance, Portland, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel.[ citation needed ]

Amazon signed a lease for approximately 85,000 square feet of the building in January 2018. [8]

The law firm Markowitz Herbold occupies the top two floors. [9]

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