Lincoln Center (Oregon) facts for kids
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Tigard, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°26′43″N 122°46′26″W / 45.44528°N 122.77389°W |
| Construction started | 1987 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Opening | 1988 |
| Cost | $14 million |
| Owner | Shorenstein Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 154 feet (47 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Trammell Crow Company |
| Structural engineer | T.M. Rippey Consulting Engineers |
Lincoln Center is a group of office buildings in Tigard, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1981. This large complex has six buildings. It took over ten years to build all of them.
One of the most important buildings here is the 12-story Lincoln Tower. It is the tallest building in Washington County. Lincoln Center is located on S.W. Greenburg Road near Oregon Route 217. It is also right next to the Washington Square shopping mall. This area is part of the larger Portland metropolitan area.
History of Lincoln Center
The Trammell Crow Company started developing Lincoln Center in 1980. The first building was finished in 1981. More buildings were added in 1985, 1988, and 1989.
In 1986, the complex became part of Tigard. This happened after a state group decided Tigard should get it, not Beaverton or Portland.
In 1990, Trammell Crow sold the property. A Japanese company called Seiyu International Corporation bought it for $120 million. The head of that company was Yashimitsu Misawa.
A local politician named Tom Brian helped with the sale. He used to be the mayor of Tigard. He received a large payment for his help. Later, there were questions about this payment and other business dealings. Misawa was later arrested in Japan for problems with real estate deals.
In 1991, Seiyu Corporation sold the complex to Sanyo Finance Company Ltd. for $102.7 million. Also, some geese made news in 1991 and 1992. They built a nest on a balcony of one of the towers!
In 1995, the property was put up for sale again. In 1996, Knickerbocker Properties bought Lincoln Center for $89.4 million.
Knickerbocker sold the complex in 2000. Spieker Properties Inc. bought it for $118 million. Then, in 2001, EQ Office took over Spieker. In 2003, the building was used for an earthquake practice drill. Finally, in 2007, EQ Office sold Lincoln Center to Shorenstein Properties.
About the Buildings
Lincoln Center is located in Tigard. However, it uses a Portland mailing address. The complex is found at S.W. Greenburg Road and Oregon Route 217. It is right across from the Washington Square shopping mall.
The entire complex covers about 23 acres (0.093 km2) of land. It has 743,000 square feet (69,000 m2) of space that can be rented out. Most of this space is for offices, but there are some shops too. The buildings are made with steel and red bricks. There are also parking garages for cars. The grounds even have a duck pond!
Lincoln Tower Details
Lincoln Tower, also known as Lincoln Center Tower, was finished in 1988. It stands 12 stories tall. Building it cost $14 million. The tower is 154 feet (47 m) high.
This skyscraper sits on 6.8 acres (0.028 km2) of land. It is the tallest building in Washington County. Because it is so tall, the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue team uses it for training. They practice fighting fires in tall buildings there. Lincoln Tower also has a special helicopter landing pad on its roof. The building itself has 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of space.
