U.S. Bancorp Tower
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U.S. Bancorp Tower is a prominent modern skyscraper in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s tallest and most recognizable office buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Bancorp Tower canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10388385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Bancorp Tower Context triple: [Portland skyline, featuresBuilding, U.S. Bancorp Tower]
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A.
U.S. Bank Tower
U.S. Bank Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for its distinctive silhouette and status as one of the tallest buildings on the West Coast of the United States.
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B.
Bank of America Center
Bank of America Center is the former name of 555 California Street, a prominent skyscraper in San Francisco’s Financial District that once served as Bank of America’s world headquarters.
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C.
Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza is a landmark Dallas skyscraper known for its distinctive green argon-outline lighting and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
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D.
Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower is a prominent, eco-friendly skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that stands as one of New York City's most recognizable modern office towers.
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E.
Comerica Bank Tower
Comerica Bank Tower is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in the Dallas skyline, known for its distinctive stepped design and role as a major office building in the city’s central business district.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Bancorp Tower Target entity description: U.S. Bancorp Tower is a prominent modern skyscraper in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s tallest and most recognizable office buildings.
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A.
U.S. Bank Tower
U.S. Bank Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for its distinctive silhouette and status as one of the tallest buildings on the West Coast of the United States.
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B.
Bank of America Center
Bank of America Center is the former name of 555 California Street, a prominent skyscraper in San Francisco’s Financial District that once served as Bank of America’s world headquarters.
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C.
Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza is a landmark Dallas skyscraper known for its distinctive green argon-outline lighting and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
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D.
Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower is a prominent, eco-friendly skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that stands as one of New York City's most recognizable modern office towers.
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E.
Comerica Bank Tower
Comerica Bank Tower is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in the Dallas skyline, known for its distinctive stepped design and role as a major office building in the city’s central business district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles H. Pfister
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| architecturalHeight | 163.4 metres ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| city | Portland ⓘ |
| color | pinkish granite and glass appearance ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 45.521°N 122.677°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developer | Hines Interests Limited Partnership ⓘ |
| elevatorCount | approximately 20 ⓘ |
| floorArea | over 1,000,000 square feet of office space ⓘ |
| floorCount | 42 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
plaza at street level
ⓘ
skybridge connection to adjacent buildings ⓘ underground parking ⓘ |
| hasTenant | U.S. Bank ⓘ |
| hasUse |
parking garage
ⓘ
retail space ⓘ |
| height |
163.4 metres
ⓘ
536 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Downtown Portland
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland City Center
Multnomah County, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County
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| locatedNear |
Pioneer Courthouse Square
ⓘ
Willamette River ⓘ |
| location |
Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
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| mainContractor | Hoffman Construction Company ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass curtain wall
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
U.S. Bancorp
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Bank
|
| nickname | Big Pink ⓘ |
| occupies | city block bounded by SW 5th Avenue, SW 6th Avenue, SW Oak Street, and SW Stark Street ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Unico Properties ⓘ |
| partOf | Portland skyline ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial offices ⓘ |
| ranking |
one of the tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
second-tallest building in Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 111 SW 5th Avenue ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| topFloorHeight | approximately 158 metres ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1983 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Bancorp Tower Description of subject: U.S. Bancorp Tower is a prominent modern skyscraper in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s tallest and most recognizable office buildings.
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