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The U.S. Bancorp Tower is a 42-story, skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. It is the second tallest building in the city after Wells Fargo Center, and with its nearly office space, it's the largest in Oregon in terms of volume. ==History== Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) with Pietro Belluschi as the consultant, the tower cost $60 million to construct. Ground was broken on May 29, 1981,〔Brennan, Tom (May 30, 1981). "U.S. Bancorp begins 'staggering' tower". ''The Oregonian'', p. C7.〕 and the building was largely completed in June 1983.〔Cour, Brian (July 24, 1986). "PacifiCorp units lease 2 floors in bank tower". ''The Oregonian'', p. F13.〕 It was dedicated on December 1, 1983. The tower adjoins U.S. Bank Plaza at 555 SW Oak Street, a 7-story, building constructed in 1974.〔"New office buildings take place on downtown skyline, boost economy". (March 24, 1975). ''The Oregonian'', p. G2.〕 A tower expected to rise about 37 stories was already part of the bank's long-term site plans at that earlier date,〔 but that phase of the plans ended up being delayed until the 1980s.〔 Originally, the building served as the national headquarters of U.S. Bancorp, and was the regional headquarters of that organization until a 1997 merger moved the corporate offices to Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S. Bancorp has leased until 2015.〔 During the 1980s and 1990s, the top floors held the headquarters of Louisiana-Pacific. Since a $4 million renovation in 2002, the 30th floor of the tower has been occupied by the Portland City Grill, Portland's top-grossing restaurant. It has been cited as the restaurant with the best view in Portland. In 2000, the U.S. Bancorp Tower was sold for a price of $165 million to a partnership of three firms: Unico Properties, JPMorgan and Wafra Investment Advisory Group. In 2004, a majority stake in the tower was acquired by California-based Broadreach Capital Partners LLC, which bought-out JPMorgan and Wafra,〔 but Unico continued to own 25 percent. At that time, 92 percent of the building was leased.〔〔 In August 2006, a majority stake in the building was purchased by "institutional investors advised by JPMorgan Asset Management" for a price of $286 million. In 2008 LaSalle Investment Management purchased a majority stake in the building from Unico Properties; the building had an estimated value of $285 million at the time. LaSalle sold their stake in 2015, to TPF Equity REIT that is majority-owned by UBS. Unico Properties retains a minority share in the building. The sale price was $372.5 million, a record for any office building in the Portland area.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.S. Bancorp Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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