Yard (Portland, Oregon)
| Yard | |
|---|---|
 The building in August 2020 | |
  Location in Portland, Oregon | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Town or city | Portland, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′24″N 122°39′48″W / 45.52338°N 122.66323°W |
| Construction started | 2015 |
| Topped-out | 2016 |
| Height | 206 feet (63 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skylab |
Yard is a 21-story, 206-foot (63 m)-tall apartment building built at the Burnside Bridgehead in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood, in the United States.[1][2] It was designed by Skylab Architecture for Key Development Co. of Hood River and Guardian Real Estate Services of Portland.[3]
Description[edit]
Yard includes 21 above ground floors.[4] The 206-foot (63 m)-tall concrete and glass high rise was designed by Skylab Architecture.[4] It is a mixed-use development with ground floor retail and 284 apartments.[5][4] The sixth through eighth floors are set aside for working-class studio apartments, available through a lottery process.
Given its appearance, the building is referred to as the "Death Star" and was dubbed "the new apartment building you'll love to hate".[6][7][8]
History[edit]
The Portland Development Commission started buying land at the east end of the Burnside Bridge about 2000 for a redevelopment project, eventually spending $11 million.[9] Plans were first submitted to develop the property in 2006, but eventually the project was delayed due to the Great Recession.[9] Construction began in October 2014 on what was estimated to be a $58 million project.[10] The building topped out in January 2016 with a ceremony attended by Congressman Earl Blumenauer.[5]
The Yard is the winner of a 2018 honor award from the American Society of Landscape Architects.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Yard, 21-story building at Burnside Bridgehead, begins to take shape (photos, video)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Portland misses 'unfortunate' design change to 21-story tower at Burnside Bridgehead". The Oregonian. 2016-01-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "21-story tower, now called Yard, under construction at Burnside Bridgehead". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ a b c "Yard". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b Bell, Jon (January 22, 2016). "Burnside Bridgehead apartments top out on way to completion". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Brian Libby (13 April 2017). "Portland's Next Density Spurt". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Wm. Steven Humphrey (18 July 2016). "Move Over, Burnside 26! The New Apartment Building You'll Love to Hate is the YARD". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Matthew Korfhage (7 February 2017). "Portland Finally Has Architecture Worth Arguing About". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ a b Redden, Jim (January 27, 2015). "Burnside Bridgehead finally taking shape". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ King, Shelby (October 20, 2014). "Permits issued for Burnside bridgehead project". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Portland's 'dazzling' Yard wins national landscape award". Daily Journal of Commerce. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links[edit]
Media related to Yard (Portland, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons
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