# Fox Tower > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fox_Tower > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fox_Tower.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Tower > Source revision: 1344680336 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Skyscraper in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}} {{about|the office in Oregon|the folly tower in England|Fox Tower, Cumbria|the Fox Tower at Foxwoods|Foxwoods Resort Casino|the Los Angeles skyscraper|Fox Plaza (Los Angeles)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox building | name = Fox Tower | image = Fox Tower Portland Oregon.JPG | location = 805 SW Broadway
[Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon) | coordinates = {{coord|45.5183|-122.6809|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Portland downtown | completion_date = 2000 | building_type = Commercial offices | roof = {{convert|113.39|m|abbr=on}} | floor_count = 27 | elevator_count = | cost = {{US$|64 million}} | floor_area = {{convert|599,388|sqft|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Fox Tower|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/fox-tower/15293|website=Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|accessdate=20 September 2017}} | architect = TVA Architects | structural_engineer = | main_contractor = [Hoffman Construction](/source/Hoffman_Construction_Company) | developer = TMT Development | owner = TMT Development | operator = TMT Development | references = {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122605 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422153821/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122605 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |title=Emporis building ID 122605 |work=[Emporis](/source/Emporis)}}{{SkyscraperPage|5700}}{{Structurae|20006943}} }} The '''Fox Tower''' is a 27-story, {{convert|113.39|m|abbr=on}} office [skyscraper](/source/skyscraper) in [downtown Portland](/source/downtown_Portland), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), along [Broadway](/source/Broadway_(Portland%2C_Oregon)) between Yamhill and Taylor streets. The tower was completed in 2000 at a cost of $64 million, and was named after the [Fox Theatre](/source/Fox_Theatre_(Portland%2C_Oregon)) that occupied the site from 1911 until the late 1990s. TVA Architects designed the building and [Tom Moyer](/source/Tom_Moyer) developed the property. ==History== Original designs for the tower included seven floors of above-ground parking.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Brian K.|title=New Fox Tower rendering ready for review by design committee |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1998/07/06/story6.html?page=all|accessdate=1 September 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=July 5, 1998}} Plans for the above-ground parking levels were removed in 1998 to add space for what was originally to be a movie theater operated by [Act III Theaters](/source/Act_III_Theaters). The building earned Gold [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design](/source/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design) (LEED) certification from the [U.S. Green Building Council](/source/U.S._Green_Building_Council) in 2012 for its sustainability.{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Suzanne|title=Fox Tower earns LEED Gold|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/perspectives/2012/10/fox-tower-earns-leed-gold.html|newspaper=Portland Business Journal |date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}} ==Details== The building is most notable for the contrast between its curving east side and boxy west side. The juxtaposition of the building's angles create a unique profile from each side. This multiplanar and set-back design is meant to prevent as much of the building's shadow as possible from falling upon [Pioneer Courthouse Square](/source/Pioneer_Courthouse_Square) on the opposite corner. The ground floor houses retail stores, and Regal's Fox Tower 10 movie theater is located on the second floor. The 462-space underground parking garage was the deepest in Portland when built.{{cite web | author= | title=Selected Projects -> Fox Tower | url=http://www.hoffmancorp.com/SelectedProjects/selected-project.aspx?title=Fox+Tower&cat=Office | publisher=Hoffman Construction Company | date=2010 | accessdate=11 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315025746/http://www.hoffmancorp.com/selectedprojects/selected-project.aspx?title=Fox%2BTower&cat=Office | archive-date=15 March 2011 | url-status=dead }} In 2006 the Fox Tower's developer, Tom Moyer, started construction of an underground garage on the block to the west, connected to the Fox Tower garage. This new parking structure opened in December 2007 making the total underground parking space count 1132. Because the west block lies slightly uphill from the Fox Tower, the west garage is deeper than the Fox Tower garage, relative to ground level. The new garage is an underground facility, with a City of Portland park on top of the garage. Construction and landscaping for the park was started by the City of Portland in March 2008. The underground parking is also planned to be connected to the [Park Avenue West Tower](/source/Park_Avenue_West_Tower). {{gallery|File:Pioneer-SquareDaytime.jpg|The Fox Tower (right) viewed from [Pioneer Courthouse Square](/source/Pioneer_Courthouse_Square)}} ==See also== *[Architecture of Portland, Oregon](/source/Architecture_of_Portland%2C_Oregon) * [Fox Theatre (Portland, Oregon)](/source/Fox_Theatre_(Portland%2C_Oregon)) *[List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Portland%2C_Oregon) *[RingSide Fish House](/source/RingSide_Fish_House) *[RingSide Steakhouse](/source/RingSide_Steakhouse) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{commonscat-inline}} Category:2000 establishments in Oregon Category:Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings Category:Office buildings completed in 2000 Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fox Tower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Tower) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Tower?action=history)). 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