Multnomah County Central Courthouse

Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

45°30′50″N 122°40′30″W / 45.514°N 122.675°W / 45.514; -122.675GroundbreakingOctober 2016Topped-outNovember 9, 2018CompletedSeptember 2020OpenedOctober 5, 2020Cost$324.5 million^[1]OwnerMultnomah CountyHeight325 feet (99 m)Technical detailsFloor count17Design and constructionArchitect(s)SRG PartnershipMain contractorHoffman Construction Company^[2]Referenceshttps://multco.us/central-courthouse/news/contractor-teams-selected-downtown-courthouse

The Multnomah County Central Courthouse serves as the courthouse for Multnomah County, Oregon. It is located in downtown Portland, Oregon, the county seat. It opened in October 2020,^[1] replacing a nearby building that had been constructed between 1909 and 1914.^[3]

Ground was broken on the project to build the new courthouse in October 2016,^[4] at which time it was scheduled to be completed in 2020 and cost $300 million.^[2]^[5] It reached its full height of 325 feet (99 m) on November 9, 2018.^[6] The building opened to the public on October 5, 2020.^[1]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Green, Aimee (October 4, 2020). "After decades of trying, Multnomah County opens a $324 million new, spacious, seismically safer courthouse". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
^ ^a ^b Green, Aimee (October 26, 2016). "Chain link fence is going up around new Multnomah County Courthouse site, work to begin". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ "About the Central Courthouse Project". Multnomah County. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ "Multnomah County Central Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony". Multnomah Bar Association. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
^ Bell, Jon (January 25, 2017). "Multnomah County's $300M courthouse update: Dirt set to fly soon". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
^ Graves, Mark (November 10, 2018). "Crews 'top off' new courthouse". The Oregonian. p. A5.
^ Deutsch, Marilyn (October 5, 2020). "New Multnomah County Courthouse opens after four years of construction". KPTV. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-29.