Nike
March 8, 2017
Since 2005, GBD has completed tenant improvements for NIKE buildings—both on campus and off. Today we continue to work with NIKE on a variety of projects. Overall, we have completed more than 600,000 square feet of interior improvements for NIKE, totaling more than $50 million: The Amberglen buildings: 100,000 square feet The Edo building: 91,400 ...
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The Brewery Blocks
November 13, 2012
Completed in 2006, the award-winning and world-famous Brewery Blocks, located at the former site of the Blitz-Weinhard Brewery, are a five-block, seven-building project in the southwest section of Portland’s vibrant Pearl District. The project is the largest contiguous private development in Portland’s history and includes: The Gerding Theater, which was the first building on the ...
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Pearl West
July 29, 2014
Pearl West is a speculative office building located on a half-block site in Northwest Portland. The 230,000 square foot, nine-story building includes eight floors of office space over ground-level retail. Three floors of below-grade parking accommodate 150 automobile and 160 bicycle parking spaces. The building is one of a handful of creative office buildings located ...
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OHSU / CHH
November 13, 2012
The 410,000 square foot Center for Health & Healing (CHH) was procured in a non-traditional manner for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). A developer’s “build-to-suit” approach facilitated a far shorter delivery schedule than would otherwise have been possible—this 16-story building was designed and constructed in less than 32 months. The CHH was designed to ...
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JLL Office
February 20, 2017
JLL is one of nation’s preeminent commercial real estate firms, with 58,000 employees across 230 corporate offices worldwide. After previously operating from two separate Portland locations, JLL recently centralized their teams into a single unified space. Their new 9,200 square foot Portland Headquarters is located within the Pearl District’s historic brewery blocks. GBD Architects was ...
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prAna
February 10, 2016
prAna’s seventh flagship store opened in the fall of 2015 at The Point, a new lifestyle center in Southern California. The open floor plan maximizes the 2,000 sf sales floor while accommodating about 1,000 sf of fitting rooms and back-of-house. The storefront features an 8’ x 9’ operable wood pivot door that remains open during ...
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Long Beach Hotel
March 9, 2017
The Long Beach Hotel will be a modern, slender tower artfully containing 368 hotel rooms, which rise from a light filled public podium. The building orientation maximizes light and views into and from the hotel. A highly visible restaurant activates the Southeast façade frontage. The seating in the lofty double height restaurant & bar spills out ...
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LL Hawkins
February 28, 2017
Block 296 represents the first completed block of the Con-Way Master Plan, located within Portland’s Northwest District. The Master Plan, developed by GBD and adopted by the City of Portland in 2012, aims to integrate new mixed-use development with existing commercial office and warehouse buildings. The design and execution of Block 296 was a collaboration between GBD ...
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Velomor – Hassalo on Eighth
March 2, 2017
Velomor is located at the intersection of MAX Light Rail and Portland Streetcar lines in the city’s Lloyd District. The six-story mixed-use project includes ground floor retail and 177 for-lease residential units. One of three new buildings built within the Hassalo on Eighth neighborhood, the full block building is designed to respond to the busy ...
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Aster Tower – Hassalo on Eighth
March 2, 2017
Aster Tower is a 21-story mixed-use project with ground floor retail and 337 for-lease residential units (average 700 sq. feet). The building consists of a tower and sidecar podium, stepped back at the fifth floor. Aster Tower features 360-degree views, with a stunning look back to Downtown Portland. Residential amenities include: rooftop terrace; podium eco-roof for ...
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