First & Main
{{Short description|Building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = First & Main
| image = Portland, OR — First & Main.jpg
| caption = The building's exterior, 2015
| location = 100 SW Main Street
Portland, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|45.5148|-122.6755|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Portland downtown
| completion_date = 2010
| building_type = Commercial offices
| roof = {{convert|210.34|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=First and Main|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/first-and-main-portland-or-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820171757/http://www.emporis.com/building/first-and-main-portland-or-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 20, 2014|work=Buildings|publisher=Emporis GMBH|accessdate=5 October 2012}}
| floor_count = 17
| elevator_count = 8
| cost = {{US$|100 million}}
| floor_area = {{convert|366500|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect = GBD Architects
| structural_engineer=
| main_contractor = Hoffman Construction
| developer = Shorenstein Properties
| owner = American Assets Trust Inc.
| management =
| references =
}}
First & Main is a 17-story, {{convert|210.34|ft|abbr=on}} office tower in downtown Portland, Oregon, at First and Main streets. The building was completed in 2010 at a cost of $100 million with Hoffman Construction Company as the general contractor for developer Shorenstein Properties.
History
The land the building occupies was previously a surface parking lot, long considered a potential location for a new Multnomah County Courthouse.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=$200M for courthouse plan|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/06/03/200m-for-courthouse-plan.html?page=all|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=June 3, 2011}} In 2005, the property was purchased by EQ Office, which in turn was bought by The Blackstone Group, which sold the property to Shorenstein Properties.{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Libby|title=County seeks 'piggyback' plan at First and Main|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2007/08/09/county-seeks-piggyback-plan-at-first-and-main/|accessdate=17 October 2012|date=August 9, 2007|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce}} Construction began on the $100 million building in March 2007,{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=Stimulus fills Shorenstein's First & Main building|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/08/30/story3.html?page=all|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=August 29, 2010}} and the county at that time hoped to have an underground connection between the Justice Center and a proposed new courthouse site next to the Hawthorne Bridge, through what is now the First & Main site. Excavation work began in September 2007 and a construction crane was erected at the site in April 2008.{{cite news|title=Crane rises at First & Main project site|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2008/04/21/crane-rises-at-first-main-project-site/|accessdate=17 October 2012|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=April 21, 2008}} Early estimates had construction finishing in 2011.{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Libby|title=1st & Main groundbreaking starts office tower race|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2007/09/28/1st-main-groundbreaking-starts-office-tower-race/|accessdate=17 October 2012|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=September 28, 2007}}
First & Main topped-off in February 2009,{{cite news|title=Real Estate Roundup: First & Main about to top off|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/02/09/daily3.html|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=February 9, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Graf|first=Tyler|title=First and Main building tops off|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/03/02/first-and-main-building-tops-off/|accessdate=17 October 2012|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=March 2, 2009}} and became the first office tower built in the city since 2000, when the Fox Tower was completed.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=The high-profile First & Main building still seeks first tenant|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/story6.html?page=all|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 8, 2009}} In February 2010, the federal General Services Administration leased 70 percent of the yet-to-be-completed building to house federal workers during the renovations to the Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building. First & Main opened in the middle of 2010,{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=Fast close for $129M First & Main sale|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/03/11/fast-close-for-129-m-first-main-sale.html?page=all|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 11, 2011}} after the structural construction finished in April.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=A home fit for the feds|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/08/16/focus1.html?page=all|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=August 15, 2010}} The building earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum status from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2010 for the core and shell.{{cite web|title=First and Main|url=http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=14761|work=LEED for Core and Shell|publisher=U.S. Green Building Council|accessdate=17 October 2012}}
Developer Shorenstein Properties sold the building for $129 million in March 2011 to American Assets Trust.{{cite news|last=Bjork|first=Nick|title=First & Main, downtown Portland high rise, sells for $129M|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/03/07/first-main-downtown-portland-high-rise-sells-for-129m/|accessdate=17 October 2012|newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=March 7, 2011}} The building earned Gold LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2012 for its sustainability on interior spaces.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=Umpqua Bank Plaza earns LEED Gold certification|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2012/10/umpqua-bank-plaza-earns-leed-gold.html|accessdate=October 4, 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=October 4, 2012}} The owners had originally sought platinum status for the building.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=A ‘general’ success|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/11/24/smallb1.html|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=November 23, 2008}} The building reached full occupancy in March 2013.{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=First & Main is all full up|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/03/first-main-is-all-full-up.html|accessdate=11 March 2013|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 11, 2013}} CLEAResult leased nearly {{convert|102000|ft2}} in 2014 in the building.{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Jon|title=Energy company expands with massive downtown lease|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2015/02/energy-company-expands-with-massive-downtown-lease.html|accessdate=16 February 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=February 13, 2015}}
Details
The tower has 17 above-ground floors, and three floors of underground parking.{{cite web|title=100 SW Main St - Permit/Case Report|url=http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Permits&folder=2663259&propertyid=R245929&state_id=1S1E03BD%20%20600&address_id=1068886&intersection_id=&dynamic_point=0&x=7644460.798&y=681315.266&place=100%20SW%20MAIN%20ST&city=PORTLAND&neighborhood=DOWNTOWN&seg_id=139515|work=PortlandMaps|publisher=City of Portland|accessdate=5 October 2012}} Overall, the building has {{convert|366500|sqft}} of space, of which {{convert|20000|sqft}} is ground-floor retail. Located between Madison and Main streets, and First and Second avenues, the building is directly south of One Main Place and is also adjacent to the Justice Center, located across Second, to the west. The steel tower with a glass curtain was designed by GBD Architects and built by Hoffman Construction. Shorenstein Properties and Gerding Edlen Development developed the project.
See also
{{Portal|Architecture|Oregon}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.firstandmainportland.com/index.php}}
- {{skyscraperpage|86002}}
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Category:2010 establishments in Oregon
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