Expanding Portland Presence
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The building has been purchased by White Stag Block,
LLC, managed by Venerable. The university has signed an
eighteen-year lease, with an option to buy in the eighth
year, for the building and portions of two other historic
buildings also situated on the White Stag Block. With
approximately 66,000 square feet of available space, the
new Portland facility will unite university academic programs
in one place and will allow the university to host lectures,
exhibits, and other public events.
The center will include six classrooms, new event space
for up to 250 people, a new library for architecture and
journalism programs, a shared computer laboratory, and
a new university book store Duck Shop, which will also
feature a cafe. In addition, the new facility will house
administrative offices for seventy-five to 100 employees,
including AHA International, a study-abroad program provider
which operates under the auspices of the University of
Oregon.
