Green Options » Pearl District http://greenoptions.com/tag/pearl-district Posts tagged 'Pearl District' Tue, 20 May 2008 14:34:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Casey: A High-Rise Condominium Earns LEED-Platinum http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/05/20/the-casey-a-high-rise-condominium-earns-leed-platinum/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/05/20/the-casey-a-high-rise-condominium-earns-leed-platinum/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 14:34:11 +0000 Kristin Dispenza http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/05/20/the-casey-a-high-rise-condominium-earns-leed-platinum/ The Casey Tower in Portland, OregonIn addition to being the first high-rise condominium in the country to achieve a LEED-Platinum rating, The Casey represents a partnership between the building’s developers, designers, and the local arts community.

In 2000, Gerding Edlen Development selected GBD Architects to renovate 5 blocks of historic brewery buildings located in a former industrial area of Portland, Oregon known as the Pearl District. The success of the Brewery Blocks project sparked a rebirth of the neighborhood; in 2005, The Sierra Club recognized the Pearl District as one of the nation’s best neighborhood redevelopment projects. Since that time, the district has continued to thrive; Gerding Eldlen’s latest building in the Pearl District, also designed by GBD Architects, is a 16-story condominium tower known as The Casey.

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