• Photo courtesy of the Nines Hotel.

The Nines Hotel

Portland, OR

Project Categories

Housing + hospitality

Business Type

Five-star luxury hotel where 334 guest rooms, meeting rooms, a ballroom, restaurant, and rooftop lounge occupy the top nine floors of a historic downtown building

Size

323,734 square feet

Architect

SERA Architects

Owner

Sage Hospitality

Services

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

LUMA Lighting Design

Building performance analysis

Sustainability

Certifications

  • LEED Silver

Progress Report

Achieved 22% potable water savings
Achieved 27% over ASHRAE standards

Special features

  • Energy-efficient heating and cooling system
  • Large central atrium that gives all of the hotel rooms—even those on the interior—views and natural light
  • Low-flow fixtures and other water-saving features that will save 400,000 gallons of water per year