Acquisitions

PORTLAND, ORE. — Harrison Street and 1547 Data Center Real Estate Fund II, an affiliate of fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty, have purchased the historic Pittock Block Building, a 302,262-square-foot, mixed-use asset in Portland’s central business district, for $326 million. The seller was Also Investment Co. The price is the highest transaction cost in Oregon since 2015, according to JLL, which brokered the deal. The 302,200-square-foot building is one of the most connected data center buildings in the United States, serving 179 service providers, according to the buyers. Additionally, the property is one of only two primary internet exchanges in the entire Northwest. The property also features office suites and retail space. The acquisition of Pittock Block is the second investment for Harrison Street and 1547 following the purchase of the Wells Building, a carrier hotel and data center in Milwaukee. The Pittock Block is named after Portland publishing magnate Henry L. Pittock, whose house was located on the property until construction. The building was developed by a subsidiary of the Northwestern Electric Co. and several other investors, primarily as an office building with an electrical and steam generation plant in the three-story sub-basement serving the Portland westside. In 1986, Alco …