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Blackberry Fort and different over-the-top, oddball and cute Portland properties are on the market

Oregon has a formidable assortment of unconventional properties. There’s the two-story Portland Pearl District condominium with gymnast rings and ropes dangling from the inside atrium for aerialists to flip over. A nine-dome “Hobbit Home” was constructed by a mime from World Conflict II gun turret shrouds in West Linn, and engineer Bruce Campbell has lived 23 years in a Boeing 727-200 airplane in Hillsboro.

There are many metropolis abodes formed in a circle, a contemporary-style Ashland residence with a swimming pool that consumes all the front room and a Bend farmhouse on prime of an enormous lava tube cave.

Listed below are a handful of attention-grabbing Portland properties on the market:

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Enter the lobby and see the stylized created crest with a fleur-de-lis, crown and heraldic crosses within the travertine ground.

There are frescoes above stairways.

“It is a nostalgic, timepiece property that anybody could be proud to name their very own,” says Lowe.

On the foot of the grand stairs are illuminated alcoves that shelter life-size fits of knights’ armor.

The fantasy options embedded within the mansion’s 13,000 sq. ft of residing area embody an unlimited atrium with a glass ceiling, heated to develop tropical fruits.

“One for the ages. To construct this masterpiece nowadays on six acres within the stunning hills of Northwest Portland would simply price 5 instances the asking value,” says Lowe.

A ceiling clock dial and compass, billed because the west coast’s largest, hovers over the two-story round library.

One river-rock fire rises from the library’s floor ground to its second, bookshelf-lined stage and into the highest ground most important suite.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

There are a number of river-rock fireplaces. One is within the nice room off of the kitchen.

The Oasis, because the atrium is thought, is supposed to really feel like a meandering European lane full with stay crops and slabs of elm that create pathways by means of this inside backyard, explains Lowe.

The big atrium has a protracted, copper-topped bar with cowhide panels overlooking the painted road scene.

There’s additionally a fitness center with a 15-foot-tall rock-climbing wall.

The kitchen has a butcher block island counter constructed from 10,000 particular person wooden cubes.

Above the Italian-made Ilve Majestic vary is an onion dome hood from the previous downtown Portland restaurant and jazz membership Brasserie Montmartre.

The media room was modeled after a 1942 movie show, with a marquee and trompe l’oeil curtains underneath a blue-painted sky.

There’s a main suite with a sauna and themed bedrooms.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street has six bedrooms, 5 loos and a powder room.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Blackberry Fort has a sloping yard winery and a 400-bottle wine cellar hidden behind boulders.

The property, planted in Pinot noir and chardonnay grapes, is distant however a simple commute to Freeway 26, the high-tech hall and downtown Portland, says Lowe.

Blackberry Fort on 6.4 acres at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street in Portland is on the market by Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide.

Knights stand guard: It takes a drone flying over Blackberry Fort at 14125 N.W. Germantown Street to grasp all that’s on the 6.4-acre gated parcel hidden within the Forest Park neighborhood.

From the air, you see the sharp turrets, wrought-iron Juliet balconies and the medieval-style arched home windows, all meant to evoke a chateau that has stood the check of time, says itemizing agent Daniel Lowe of Knightsbridge Worldwide Actual Property

And but, this towering stone-and-timber home with life-size knights’ armor within the entry has solely been round a number of years, and through that point, it has grow to be well-known for being on the market. It’s now listed at $5 million.

821 S.W. Davenport St. in Portland’s Southwest Hills is on the market by Kevin Corridor and Kathy Corridor of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.

See-through dwelling: 821 S.W. Davenport St. within the Southwest Hills is listed at $2,495,000. The reworked home on a 7,405-square-foot lot has glass partitions that rise 14 ft to the ceilings. There are three bedrooms, 3.5 loos and three,417 sq. ft of residing area.

“Phenomenal fantastic fashionable craftsmanship meets cinematic mountain-city-river vistas to create a light-filled main-level residing Zen oasis,” say itemizing brokers Kevin Corridor and Kathy Corridor of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.

The choice to a luxurious condominium with out excessive owners affiliation charges, the home has heated flooring and a “glamorous” main suite with a skylit toilet, dressing room and glossy storage, in response to the true property description.

“Soak within the metropolis skyline and Mount Hood from two lined decks and host within the designer Miele kitchen,” add the Halls. “Visitor suites are stylishly completed with all of the comforts of a vacation spot sanctuary.”

The modern new dwelling’s pitch roof and huge overhangs have been impressed by the tall bushes and huge canopies on the property 4523 S.E. Tibbetts St. in Portland.

A delicate backdrop of European white oak flooring and easy white ceilings and partitions give up the eye to the natural-stained staircase and handmade cabinetry.

Glass panels and vertical cedar siding outline the outside, which has wealthy textures however spare ornamentation.

Cascading concrete stairs hyperlink the home to the principle courtyard.

Trendy {hardware} was put in on the new home at 4523 S.E. Tibbetts St. in Southeast Portland’s Richmond neighborhood that is on the market by Mike Perry of Fireside Realty Group.

The kitchen and eating area has a middle island that gives a meals preparation floor, seating and storage.

The kitchen has grain-matched walnut cupboards and white quartz counters.

The eating space has sliding glass doorways to the patio with a view of a maple tree on the property’s edge.

The stacked half-turn stairway is made from rift-sawn white oak.

The first suite has a big vestibule, stable core doorways and sound-deadening insulation within the partitions and a 14-foot-tall ceiling. A photo voltaic blackout shade on the skylight closes on the contact of a button.

The home has 5 bedrooms, 4 full loos and a powder room.

The second ground gallery can accommodate as much as 20 ft of desk area with a full wall of home windows and an open lightwell to the third ground and a skylight above.

The first suite’s toilet has twin Italian ceramic sinks on cupboards made from striped Zebrano wooden.

One of many 4 full loos has a moist space for the soaking tub and bathe, and heated flooring.

The highest ground provides a fantastic vaulted area appropriate as a household room, media room, exercise room or studio.

The outside siding conceals an elaborate rainscreen design that gives steady air flow behind the siding and roof sheathing.

Home windows and doorways have black-clad aluminum exteriors and the gutters have chrome steel screens for decrease upkeep.

Pacific Northwest alpine cabin: A four-level, Swiss modern-inspired home with few exterior adornments however numerous expansive home windows and skylights at 4523 S.E. Tibbetts St. within the Richmond neighborhood is listed at $1,995,000.

The modern home, in-built 2021 on a 3,920-square-foot lot, has 5 bedrooms, 4.5 loos and three,478 sq. ft of residing area.

The Treehouse, because it’s referred to as by builder Mark Allen of PEG Building, has a steeply pitched roof and huge overhangs echoing tree canopies.

“The house provides an extremely versatile format and beautiful design each in and out,” says itemizing agent Mike Perry of Fireside Realty Group.

1500 S.W. fifth Ave. #1101 in downtown Portland is on the market by Terry Sprague of LUXE Forbes World Properties.

Triangular tower with views: The downtown Portland Plaza residential tower has a grand architectural pedigree: It was designed by the Los Angeles agency DMJM, led by celebrated architect César Pelli, and credited with creating glass curtain partitions for status-seeking companies.

And but locals name it the Norelco Constructing as a result of from the air, the distinctive edges of the triangular roof resemble the model’s electrical razor with three spherical shaving heads.

The 1973 tower’s renovation design crew included Opsis Structure, interiors agency Staicoff Design Firm and Lango Hansen Panorama Architects.

There are a number of methods to get the keys to 1500 S.W. fifth Ave.:

  • Unit #2305 is listed at $575,000. The condominium has two bedrooms, two loos and 1,319 sq. ft of residing area. “A stunning up to date cook dinner’s kitchen … plus room to entertain and revel in … panoramic views of Mount Hood, the Willamette River, downtown and the West Hills,” says itemizing agent Jennifer Turner of Lovejoy Actual Property.
  • A double unit designed by Fritz Junker at #1101 is listed at $1,399,000 and has three bedrooms, two loos and a pair of,436 sq. ft of residing area. “Glossy, curving traces and open areas … sensual designer finishes with wooden accents in a minimalist design,” says itemizing agent Terry Sprague of LUXE Forbes World Properties.
1210 S.E. Oak St. in Hillsboro is on the market by Jason McEllrath of Portland Correct Actual Property.

Scrumptious candy-colored Victorian: A 1894 home at 1210 S.E. Oak St. within the Buckman neighborhood is listed at $825,000.

The unique 5 bedrooms have been transformed into workplaces. There are two loos and a pair of,389 sq. ft of residing area.

“Huge basement with tall ceilings has exterior or inside entrance and provides further revenue potential” as a rental, says itemizing agent Jason McEllrath of Portland Correct Actual Property. “A pleasant industrial funding or incredible classic residence.”

— Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072

jeastman@oregonian.com | @janeteastman

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