Harrison Tower Apartments Explained

Building Name:Harrison Tower Apartments
Former Name:Tower 255
Portland Center Apartments II
Location:222 SW Harrison Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5098°N -122.6794°W
Map Type:USA Portland downtown
Building Type:Apartment building
Architect:Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Owner:Sequoia Equities, Inc.
Management:Sequoia Equities, Inc. [1]
References:[2]

The Harrison Tower Apartments, West Tower, formerly the Portland Center Apartments II, is a building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Part of a three-building complex with a Mid-Century modernist design, the west building was the tallest in the city from its completion in 1965 until it was surpassed in 1969 by the Bank of California Tower. The complex was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.[3]

The tower was built as an apartment building, and remained so for many years after its 1965 completion, but was converted into condominiums[4] between 2005 and 2008[5] and renamed from the Portland Center Apartments to the Harrison Condominiums.[6] However, following a subsequent sale of the complex, the owners continued leasing the units as apartments.[5] Eventually, the name was changed to reflect this usage, becoming the Harrison Tower Apartments.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Downtown Portland, OR Apartments | Harrison Tower.
  2. Web site: Harrison West Condominium Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025534/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122613 . dead . March 7, 2016 . Emporis.
  3. Web site: Downtown: Harrison . Portland Condos . 2012 . 25 February 2012.
  4. News: Young. Molly. Electrical fire causes $100,000 in damages to downtown Portland condo tower. The Oregonian. December 30, 2014. 2016-06-11.
  5. News: Njus. Elliot. Downtown Portland apartment high-rise sold for $53 million. The Oregonian. January 9, 2015. 2016-06-11.
  6. News: Culverwell. Wendy. Condo attitude: Lower-priced apartment conversions will test condo market. Portland Business Journal. March 5, 2006. 2016-06-11.