slides: Party Report: Unico Properties Celebrate Unveiling of “New” U.S. Bancorp Tower

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Byron Beck, GoLocalPDX Features Editor

Back Row: Erica Perez, Brian Pearce, Kim Foren, Brenda Mejdell and Ty Barker. Front Row: Joe Vaughan and Tracy Bohnstedt. Photo credit: Paparazzi Tonight (http://paparazzitonight.com/).

After 40 years since it was built, Unico Properties celebrated the grand unveiling of the new U.S. Bancorp Tower in downtown Portland.

Unico hosted an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of the Class-A office building known to most downtown Portlanders as "Big Pink."

SEE SLIDESHOW BELOW OF U.S. BANCORP'S BIG PINK PARTY

Approximately 250 people attended and guests included commercial real estate glitterati, staff of elected officials including Neel Pender, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Business Outreach & Field Director, Gary Chenault, Chief of Staff for Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith, tenants from U.S. Bancorp Tower, and business leaders. Some of the tenants and business leaders included the Bill Naito Company, U.S. Bank, Webtrends, SurveyMonkey, New Relic, Smith Freed & Eberhard, Shorenstein Realty Services, Portland Business Alliance, and many others.

Brian Pearce, Unico Properties Senior Vice President of Property Management and JP Perfili, Senior Vice President and Metropolitan Region Manager for U.S. Bank made brief remarks about the history and the future of the building and, right before a ribbon cutting ceremony, hoisted a champagne toast to raise a drink to “Big Pink.”

For the early evening soiree 3 Legged Torso provided the music, Paparazzi Tonight manned the photo station and a signature cocktail was offered as to “Raise a drink to Big Pink” as a "group toast" just minutes before the slicing of a five-foot cake replica of one of the most iconic buildings on our city's skyline.

Related Slideshow: Party Report: Unico Properties Celebrate Unveiling of Big Pink

After 40 years since it was built, Unico Properties celebrated the grand unveiling of the new U.S. Bancorp Tower, aka "Big Pink," in downtown Portland.

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Big Pink Party People

Unico hosted an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink." Guests included (Back Row) Erica Perez, Brian Pearce, Kim Foren, Brenda Mejdell, Ty Barker, (Front Row) Joe Vaughan and Tracy Bohnstedt.

Photo credit to Paparazzi Tonight (http://paparazzitonight.com/).

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Juan, Debbie and Jae

Juan Martinez, Debbie Sommars and Supa's Jae Larsen at an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Courtney Von Drehle

Courtney Von Drehle of Three Leg Torso performed at an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Kim and Bela

Kim Foren, of Geranium Lake Flowers and Bela Balogh of Three Leg Torso performed at an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Bela Balogh

Bela Balogh of Three Leg Torso performed at an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Big Pink Party

Some of the attendees at the invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Champagne, Anyone?

A champagne toast was offered to who attended an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Jason Eckeberger

Jason Eckeberger of JE Salon is one of the U.S. Bancorp Building's tenants who attended an invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Brian and JP

Brian Pearce, Unico Properties Senior Vice President of Property Management and JP Perfili, Senior Vice President and Metropolitan Region Manager for U.S. Bank offered up a toast at the invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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Gary and Erica

Gary Chenault, Chief of Staff for Commissioner Loretta Smith, and Erica Perez at the invitation-only gala event this week to commemorate the completion of the $15 million renovation of "Big Pink."

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