Eastbank Commerce Center

Portland, Oregon

Owner:  Beam Development
Area:     80,000 sf
Cost:     $7,000,000

Constructed in 1923, the concrete frame industrial building had sat underutilized and derelict for years. The renovation removed unnecessary elements added over the years to allow the concrete structure to emerge. Ground floor roll-up doors were replaced with glass garage doors; but elsewhere, wherever possible, existing components - fire stairs, elevator shafts, windows - were renovated and reused.