Yard
The building in August 2020
Yard (Portland, Oregon) is located in Portland, Oregon
Yard (Portland, Oregon)
Location in Portland, Oregon
General information
StatusCompleted
Town or cityPortland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′24″N 122°39′48″W / 45.52338°N 122.66323°W / 45.52338; -122.66323
Construction started2015
Topped-out2016
Height206 feet (63 m)
Technical details
Floor count21
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

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

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Yard". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ Brian Libby (13 April 2017). "Portland's Next Density Spurt". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 Redden, Jim (January 27, 2015). "Burnside Bridgehead finally taking shape". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
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