This is a large office building in the downtown core in Portland. I really like that it was designed to allow for interaction with the street scape, unlike many city skyscrapers. There are awnings on both SW 5th Ave (faces City Hall) and SW 6th Ave. There are planter boxes with flowers at both entrances, which further perk up the outside a little bit. The yellow and green TriMet MAX lines stop outside this building.
Inside, the building is pretty self-contained. You don't have to leave if you don't want to as there are a table service restaurant with full bar, Starbucks Coffee, two moderately priced lunch choices (Spicy Pickle, Steamers), a dry cleaner, a cobbler, H&R Block (seasonal), KeyBank, a sundry/convenience store, a florist, a barber a jeweler and a gift shop.
Elevators are split into two bays and use a modern system instead of the old fashioned buttons inside the elevators. You select your floor via a touch screen or a key pad near the entry to the elevators. One bay goes to floors 3-14 and the other goes to floors 15-30. Note, the main lobby is already on level 2, the Starbucks and many of the shops are on a "lower lobby" level. read more