Sunday, August 23, 2015

Portland’s Tallest Buildings: KOIN Center

222 SW Columbia Street

IMG_2196 KOIN Center in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
KOIN Center on February 15, 2010

The third tallest building in Oregon is KOIN Center. It is 509 feet tall with 35 stories.

IMG_2220 KOIN Center in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
KOIN Center on February 15, 2010

It was designed by the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca partnership and opened in 1984.

IMG_2222 KOIN Center in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
KOIN Center on February 15, 2010

Portland's CBS affiliate KOIN Television uses the basement and part of the ground floor.

IMG_2186 KOIN Center in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
KOIN Center on February 15, 2010

Retail and office space are on the first three floors. Floors 4 through 19 contain office space (there is no 13th floor) and the top 11 floors are condominiums.

IMG_9274 KOIN Tower in Portland, Oregon on October 23, 2007
KOIN Center on October 23, 2007

The blue spire contains television and radio broadcast equipment and KOIN's rooftop camera.

IMG_9275 KOIN Tower in Portland, Oregon on October 23, 2007
KOIN Center on October 23, 2007

The 6-screen KOIN Center Cinema closed in 2004.

IMG_2184 Fountain Plaza Initials on KOIN Center in Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010
Fountain Plaza Initials on KOIN Center on February 15, 2010

KOIN Center was originally called Fountain Plaza. It very quickly took on the name of its most well-known occupant, but some reminders of its intended identity remain to this day. The original name of Fountain Plaza is a reference to its proximity to the Ira C. Keller Forecourt Fountain.

This concludes the original content of my PORTLAND PLACES: Portland’s Tallest Buildings page. To see additional blog entries about Portland, click on the Portland label.

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