PHOTOS: Multnomah County Justice Center renderings show security upgrades

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As plans to renovate the Multnomah County Justice Center move forward, the proposal renderings show several security upgrades including bulletproof windows and secure entries.

With a $3 million budget, the renovation includes bulletproof windows and enhanced security at the 2nd Ave. Portland Police Bureau entrance, a secure vestibule at the 3rd Ave. entrance, a shared PPB and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office secure vestibule, and doors that can be locked down at the 3rd Ave., Main St., and Madison entries, a Multnomah County spokesperson told KOIN 6 News.

An analysis of the design noted damage the building sustained during the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.

“The Justice Center building is perhaps best known as one of the focal points of George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020, and the building still has its ground level windows and the colonnade enclosed by painted plywood, rather than open to the public sidewalks as they were before 2020,” the analysis said.

DON’T MISS: MultCo Justice Center renovations include bulletproof windows, secure entries

An early application also described damage from the protests, noting, “During the summer of 2020 the Justice Center incurred damage to large expanses of glazing from blunt impact during physical attack as well as from small and large airborne projectiles. In some cases, where glazing was damaged, fires were set to the building’s interior. Building ownership is investigating options to provide improved security for the property, but more importantly, for the safety of both the staff and occupants of the Justice Center.”

The renovation proposal was approved Feb. 1, 2024. Now, the design process is ongoing through August 2024 with construction slated for December 2024 through March 2025.

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