5 MLK
Building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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5 MLK is a 200 feet (61 m) 17-story mixed-use apartment and office building in Portland, Oregon's Burnside Bridgehead area completed in 2020. It was designed by GREC Architects and built for Gerding Edlen.
| 5 MLK | |
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5 MLK, seen with the red-brick Blake McFall Company Building in the foreground | |
 Interactive map of the 5 MLK area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′21.2″N 122°39′44.2″W |
Description and history
The building is a full-block five-story podium topped with a twelve-story tower. It went under many rounds of design reviews in 2016 and 2017,[1][2][3] A 2016 design showed the tower in "earth tone" panels and glass. Portland architecture blog said it was "design[ed] by committee".[4][5][6][7][8] The final design was approved in mid-2017.[9] 5 MLK opened in late 2020 offering high-end apartments and commercial spaces.
The site was previously home to buildings including a three-story quarter-block building constructed in approximately 1912 and historically called the Buckman Building. It was occupied by Fishels Furniture since 1947, which closed in 2016.[10][2][1][11] That building was demolished in early 2018.[12]
