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Our values.

SERVICE

Whether you’re a TMT tenant, business partner, coworker or an organization we support, we are here, first and foremost, to serve. Efficiently. Thoughtfully. Honestly.

COMMUNITY

We are empowered by our personal potential and by our company’s commitment to uplift its employees and its community through philanthropy, education and volunteerism.

SUSTAINABILITY

We work every day to be one of Portland’s green leaders – supporting earth-friendly business practices across all 6.5 million square feet in our portfolio.

ETHICS

Our founder believed that doing what’s right is good for people and good for business. With his granddaughter at the helm, we bring that ethical business legacy to everything we do.

How we got here.

Portland amateur boxer Thomas “Tommy” Moyer in the 1930s.

1919 – 1940

Born in 1919 in Sellwood, Oregon, Thomas “Tommy” Moyer drops out of high school to pursue boxing. He wins 145 of his 156 amateur fights and goes undefeated in 22 professional bouts.

Thomas Moyer in 1940s uniform, U.S. Army 41st Infantry Division.

1941

Thomas Moyer joins the U.S. Army and serves four years in the Southwest Pacific with the 41st Infantry Division.

Date night with Thomas Moyer and Marilyn Byrne Moyer.

1946

Moyer marries Marilyn Byrne and learns the movie theater business at his parents’ Sellwood theater. Thomas and Marilyn have four children.

Thomas Moyer opens Eastgate Theater in Portland, Oregon, in the 1960s.

1966 – 1989

Moyer opens Eastgate Theater in Portland, the first multi-screen theater in the region. He grows his chain across five states, becoming the largest privately owned theater circuit west of the Mississippi.

Signature bricks shape a sea of red at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon.

1984

Moyer serves as a quiet visionary and honorary trustee for Pioneer Courthouse Square, which opens in 1984. Decades later, it is still undeniably “Portland’s Living Room.”

TMT Development founder Thomas Moyer runs a vintage film projector in Portland, Oregon.

1989

Moyer sells his company to Act III, now Regal Cinemas, keeping land leases on many of the buildings. He buys a yacht and sails around the world. Twice

The 1000 Broadway Building in downtown Portland, Oregon.

1991 – 1992

Tired of retirement, Moyer buys into a Portland building project called the 1000 Broadway Building. He buys out his partners and starts TMT Development in 1992.

Marilyn Moyer Meditation Chapel at The Grotto in Portland, Oregon.

1997

The Marilyn Moyer Meditation Chapel at The Grotto is dedicated to Mr. Moyer’s late wife.

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame boxer Thomas “Tommy” Moyer.

1999

Boxing champion and TMT founder Thomas Moyer is inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

TMT Development founder Thomas Moyer with Fox Tower construction in the background.

2000

TMT Development’s first full Class A building, Fox Tower, opens with 27 floors of office and retail space.

Mill Plain Plaza shopping center in Vancouver, Washington.

2001 – 2003

Vanessa Sturgeon oversees her first TMT project, Mill Plain Plaza shopping center, learning TMT’s business from the ground up and serving as property manager.

TMT Development CEO Vanessa Sturgeon and her grandfather, TMT founder Thomas P. Moyer.

2003

Vanessa Sturgeon becomes president of TMT Development, leading her grandfather’s company into a new era.

Director Park at night in downtown Portland, Oregon.

2007

With land donated to the city by TMT, Director Park opens in the heart of downtown Portland and offers a new community gathering and event space.

U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification insignia.

2012

Fox Tower is awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Gold Certification in recognition of sustainability achievement.

TMT founder Thomas Moyer and development team at Park Avenue West construction site.

2013

Following devastating economic downturns across the U.S., Park Avenue West resumes construction and promises to become an iconic piece of Portland’s skyline.

TMT Development CEO Vanessa Sturgeon speaks at the Park Avenue West grand opening.

2016

Nearly 18 years in the making (and Mr. Moyer’s dream), TMT opens Park Avenue West. The building achieves LEED Platinum certification, the highest level awarded.

TMT’s Park Avenue West tower reaches for the sky in downtown Portland, Oregon.

2016

Park Avenue West commercial space is fully leased, making it a popular Portland business destination.

Park Avenue West tower modern interior in downtown Portland, Oregon.

2017

With 90% of its apartments filled, Park Avenue West adds sophisticated urban living and retail to its 13 floors of Class A office space.

2018

The Marilyn, named after Vanessa Sturgeon’s grandmother, opens in the Hawthorne District and offers urban living at its best on Portland’s east side.

Oregon Business magazine Top 100 Employers insignia.

2019

TMT is recognized as one of 100 Best Companies to Work For by Oregon Business magazine for its “winning formula for creating a happy workforce."