The Benson Tower is a residential high-rise building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It stands at a height of 250 feet (76 meters) and was completed in late 2007.
ITC Construction Inc., Portland, Or, Head Office, Vancouver, B.C.
It was named after the historic timber baron Simon Benson, as the tower was built on the site of his original residence. The Benson Tower has 26 floors and features 58 single bedroom condominiums, 92 two bedroom condominiums and 6 penthouses. Designed in the modern Vancouver, B.C. point tower style by Hancock Brucker, now IBI Group of Vancouver, B.C. and constructed by ITC Construction Group of Vancouver, B.C. The project attracted controversy from the local and international trade unions as it was built using open shop practices. ITC Construction Group is large general contractor with over 120 highrise towers to its credit in Western Canada and the Northwest USA. [1]
benson, tower, portland, oregon, benson, tower, residential, high, rise, building, located, downtown, portland, oregon, united, states, stands, height, feet, meters, completed, late, 2007, benson, towerbenson, tower, from, cornerlocation, within, portland, ore. The Benson Tower is a residential high rise building located in downtown Portland Oregon United States It stands at a height of 250 feet 76 meters and was completed in late 2007 Benson TowerBenson Tower from NW cornerLocation within Portland OregonGeneral informationTypeResidentialLocationPortland OregonCoordinates45 30 53 N 122 41 09 W 45 5146398 N 122 685849 W 45 5146398 122 685849Completed2007HeightRoof76 m 249 ft Technical detailsFloor count26Lifts elevators3Design and constructionArchitect s Hancock Bruckner now IBI Group Vancouver B C Structural engineerGlotman Simpson Vancouver B C Main contractorITC Construction Inc Portland Or Head Office Vancouver B C It was named after the historic timber baron Simon Benson as the tower was built on the site of his original residence The Benson Tower has 26 floors and features 58 single bedroom condominiums 92 two bedroom condominiums and 6 penthouses Designed in the modern Vancouver B C point tower style by Hancock Brucker now IBI Group of Vancouver B C and constructed by ITC Construction Group of Vancouver B C The project attracted controversy from the local and international trade unions as it was built using open shop practices ITC Construction Group is large general contractor with over 120 highrise towers to its credit in Western Canada and the Northwest USA 1 See also editList of tallest buildings in Portland OregonReferences edit Emporis Benson Tower Portland Oregon Archived from the original on March 13 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Benson Tower Portland Oregon at Wikimedia Commons Benson Tower official site nbsp This article about a building or structure in Oregon is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benson Tower Portland Oregon amp oldid 1134867112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
