Portland Plaza, High-rise building in Downtown Portland, United States.
Portland Plaza is a 26-floor condominium skyscraper in downtown Portland, Oregon, rising 272 feet (83 m). Designed by the firm DMJM and completed in 1973, it has metallic siding and a footprint that resembles an electric shaver, earning it the nickname "Norelco Building".
The building was completed in 1973 and was part of a time when Portland grew upward. It ranks among the city's tallest structures and marked a new phase of urban growth.
The building's metallic siding and its footprint, which resembles an electric shaver, earned it the nickname "Norelco Building". It is a condominium tower, and it stands almost directly west of the Keller Auditorium and the Ira Keller Fountain. Along with the fountain, it appears on an album cover by the band Shades of Christ.
The location is central and offers good connections with multiple transportation options nearby. You can reach the building and its shops easily on foot when exploring downtown.
The building's metallic siding and footprint resembling an electric shaver earned it the nickname "Norelco Building". It also appeared as a futuristic building in the PBS film version of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven, and was featured on an album cover by the band Shades of Christ.
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