Known previously as the 511 Federal Building, it is a former post office that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
=== ArtHouse ===
The college opened its first student housing in 2013 with the completion of ArtHouse at NW Park and Couch. The six-story building has 50 apartments plus retail space on the ground floor. Designed by architect Thomas Robinson, the project cost $7.3 million to build the modernistic structure. ArtHouse was built where Powell's Technical Books was located and is managed by PTLA.
=== Glass building ===
The Glass building was formerly an industrial glass manufacturing warehouse located at 2139 N Kerby in north Portland, which has now PNCA's applied arts studio. It consists of individual MFA studios surrounded by communal wood, metal, sculpture, plaster, ceramics, and fiber facilities.
=== Exhibition spaces ===
PNCA's exhibition department is the Center for Contemporary Art & Culture (CCAC), which is a platform for cultural production including exhibition, lecture, performance, …
