Helios
January 15, 2014
Located at the intersection of 2nd & Pine, this 300,000 square foot, 40-story high-rise celebrates its downtown location with a tall, slender and sculpted tower that allows for abundant light and openness to reach the street. With a Seattle sensibility, the luxury apartment building captures a sense of authenticity in its timeless, modern design. Helios’ vast array of amenities brings people ...
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Slabtown Marketplace
November 21, 2013
The Slabtown Marketplace is a new retail destination for northwest Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood. The structure is a renovated 36,000 square foot tilt-up concrete warehouse built in 1952, which previously served as a storage facility for the Con-way transportation company. The renovation, designed and executed with Holst Architecture as part of the Block 296 development, transformed the ...
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Hilton Hotel Renovation
January 9, 2018
When renovations in both Hilton buildings stumbled due to building code challenges, the projects came to a halt. Hilton faced a nearly impossible deadline to complete the renovations in time to honor their previously scheduled spring and summer events. They brought GBD on board to help shepherd the renovation projects from standstill to completion. Our ...
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The Coloradan
February 21, 2017
The Coloradan is a luxury condominium property located at Union Station in downtown Denver. The 334-unit project includes one, two and three bedroom homes and seven penthouse units. The building is located immediately west of the train platform and physically connects the renovated Union Station with the vibrant and rapidly changing neighborhood. The building’s lobby, ...
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Cushman & Wakefield
November 28, 2017
With the goal of revitalizing their Portland office, international real estate company Cushman & Wakefield approached our team to create a compelling and authentic Portland office within the footprint of the overarching corporate vision. The project involved renovating a 12,000-square-foot space on the terrace-level of a high-rise building, where the company has been located for ...
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PCC Willow Creek Center
November 13, 2012
Portland Community College’s three-story, 97,000 sf Workforce Training Center, located at the Willow Creek Transit Center, is a public-private partnership with TriMet, our region’s public transportation agency. The transit-oriented development brings with it community service opportunities of higher education, workforce training and continuing education. The first floor houses the State of Oregon’s Employment Department, WorkSource Oregon, and ...
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Touchmark Offices
February 5, 2017
Touchmark builds and operates senior living communities that enrich the lives of those 55-and-older. Their corporate offices were constructed more than three decades ago in the Portland suburb of Beaverton, Oregon. Knowing that the most sustainable building is the one that already exists, the team opted to breathe new life into Touchmark’s aging facility rather ...
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LA Marriott
December 8, 2012
The Marriott at LA Live is a 295,750 square foot, dual-brand hotel that includes 174 Courtyard by Marriott rooms and 219 Marriott Residence Inn suites. The two hotel brands are located within a 23-story building over a podium that ranges from 35 feet to 84 feet and includes one basement parking level. The hotels are ...
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Maryhill Museum
November 28, 2012
Located in the majestic Columbia River Gorge, the Maryhill Museum of Art rests on 4,000 acres of rolling terrain. In 1907, Sam Hill (a wealthy entrepreneur) chose the bluff on which the museum stands as his home site. In 1940, his home was converted to an art museum. Since the 1980s, GBD has worked with ...
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Lloyd Blocks
September 6, 2013
The Lloyd Blocks are located at the convergence of Portland’s most interesting eastside neighborhoods. There existed a gap where mid-century planning principles called for surface parking lots in lieu of dense, walkable neighborhoods. GBD had the opportunity to repair this urban fabric by introducing a mixed-use, dense development that creates a vibrant, 24-hour neighborhood for people to ...
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