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299: 29: 135:, USA. The house was purchased by a Portland attorney, Randal Acker, in 2005 as office space for his small legal practice. Acker named the house after his dog, Figo, who was named after the former Portuguese soccer star 146:, attempted to acquire the house through condemnation and then sell the property to the university for use as high-rise student housing. The TriMet plan was cancelled in 2008 after Acker successfully argued that 124: 51: 380: 336: 370: 360: 79: 355: 375: 329: 268: 242: 365: 72: 322: 128: 198: 219: 161: 269:"In downtown Portland, owner of Figo House sets screening of movie on N.Y. eminent domain case" 132: 61: 298: 178: 306: 155: 147: 349: 136: 188: 183: 159:. Later that year, he arranged a Portland screening of the documentary film, 94: 81: 153:
In 2011, Acker likened his situation to that featured in the Disney movie,
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Portland State University student housing rises behind Figo House
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Queen Anne
Portland
Oregon
Coordinates
45°30′33″N 122°41′01″W / 45.50910°N 122.68350°W / 45.50910; -122.68350
Queen Anne style
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Luís Figo
TriMet
eminent domain
Up
Battle for Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
Edith Macefield
Nail house
Vera Coking
Wu Ping
Michael Forbes (farmer)
"Last House on the Block: Randal Acker Save a Landmark – And His Office"
"In downtown Portland, lawyer re-creates 'Up' with lots of balloons"
"In downtown Portland, owner of Figo House sets screening of movie on N.Y. eminent domain case"
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