Standard Insurance Center

The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1970, it currently serves as part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza, located two blocks south along 5th Avenue.

Standard Insurance Center
Viewed from the southeast in 2016
Location within Portland, Oregon
Former namesGeorgia-Pacific Building
General information
StatusComplete
TypeCommercial offices
Location900 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45.5169°N 122.6782°W / 45.5169; -122.6782
Completed1970
OwnerStandard Insurance Company
Height
Roof111.86 m (367.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count29
Floor area459,504 sq ft (42,689.3 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineerGlumac International (consulting)
Main contractorAndersen Construction Company
References
[1][2][3]

History

The Georgia-Pacific Building was commissioned by Georgia-Pacific and designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).[4][1] At the time of construction, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It was completed in 1970.[1][3]

When Georgia-Pacific left Portland, the Standard Insurance Company purchased the building in 1984 for $43 million, renamed it Standard Insurance Center, and removed all GP signage.

Details

Standing 367 feet (112 m) tall, the tower contains 27 above-ground stories.[1] Valued at $114 million, the structure contains 459,504 square feet (42,689.3 m2) of space.[4] Built of concrete and steel, the tower is considered Modernist in style.[1] One major tenant was the Stoel Rives law firm, which leased the top nine stories at the building[5] until 2016. The Quest, an elaborate sculpture considered Portland’s largest single piece of white sculpted marble is tucked away in the building's basement.[6]

See also

References
  1. Standard Insurance Center at Emporis
  2. "Standard Insurance Center". SkyscraperPage.
  3. Standard Insurance Center at Structurae
  4. "900 SW 5th Ave - Downtown - Portland". PortlandMaps. City of Portland. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. James Mayer (August 13, 2010). "Stoel Rives walks away from would-be Park Avenue West office tower". The Oregonian. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  6. Korfhage, Matthew (July 11, 2017). "There's a Hidden, Underground Sculpture Inside the Standard Insurance Center in Downtown Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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