ODS Tower (Portland, Oregon)

ODS Tower
Northeast corner
Location within Portland downtown
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45.5183°N 122.6749°W / 45.5183; -122.6749
Completed	1999
Height
Roof	94 m (308 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	24
Design and construction
Architect	Zimmer Gunsul Frasca

ODS Tower is an 24-story office building in Portland, Oregon. At 308 ft. (94m), it is Portland's tenth-tallest building. Although it is named for ODS Health Plans, critics displeased by the building have nicknamed it the "Odious Tower".^{[citation needed]}

Completed in 1999, ODS Tower is the culmination of many years of efforts to develop the site into a high-rise building. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca were the chief architectural firm for the project.^{[citation needed]} Originally owned by the ODS Companies, it sold the building for $123 million in 2005 to Morrison CF-LLC.

The main feature of the building's design is a floor plan that allows for six corner offices on each floor. The first four floors are devoted to city-mandated ground-floor retail (Nordstrom Rack, formerly Copeland Sports) and a parking garage. The curving facade along the eastern end of the building is supposed to follow a curve in the Willamette River.

See also

• Architecture of Portland, Oregon
• List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon

External links

• Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
• Ashforth Pacific