Block 216 is a high-rise building in downtown

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, United States. The 35-story building replaced the Alder Street food cart pod and parking lot between 9th and 10th avenues and Alder and Washington streets. At tall, it is Portland's fifth-tallest structure. Block 216 houses the Ritz-Carlton, Portland, the

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Flock, and other retailers.

Description and history

Block 216 was designed by Portland-based architecture firm, GBD Architects, and structural engineering firm
KPFF
and is the largest building by volume constructed in Portland since the U.S. Bancorp Tower. Walter Bowen / BPM Real Estate Group was the developer. The Alder Street food cart pod, Portland's largest with dozens of vendors, previously occupied this block before plans for the tower were announced. The cart pod closed in June 2019. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 12, 2019. A grand opening was scheduled for August 15, 2023. The development includes one block of the

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, the first portion of the in-progress

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to be completed downtown, though the project team requested the waiving of the requirement that buildings along the Green Loop are set back 12 feet to accommodate space for trees and other landscaping. In March 2024, general contractor Howard S. Wright filed a $26 million construction lien against the project. The real estate brokerage Colliers said the completion of completion of the 11W and Block 216 projects "marked the end of downtown Portland's pre-

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speculative office building construction".

Tenants

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manages a hotel (the first in the

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), as well as condominium units in the building's upper floors. The lowest seven floors comprise of office space; one major tenant is the law firm

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, who will occupy 19,100 square feet. Packouz Jewelers and

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will reportedly occupy retail storefronts.

Flock food hall

Flock is Block 216's ground floor

with indoor and outdoor seating for approximately 130 people. The space accommodates ten vendors, including one designated for hosting pop-ups. The approximately 8,000-square-foot food hall was designed by Woodblock Architecture. The company operating Flock received a $3 million loan for the project from

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, following approval by the board of commissioners in 2023. Flock was slated to launch with the following nine

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-owned businesses: * Artly Coffee, which serves coffee and other drinks via robots * Birrieria La Plaza, an outpost of the

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restaurant most known for

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(

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) *

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presents Sun Rice (or Sunrice) * Prime Tap House, the food hall's main bar * Queen Mama's Kitchen (

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) * Suzaku (

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) * ZabPinto Thai Kitchen (

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) Originally scheduled to open in November 2023, Flock experienced a series of delays opening. In March 2024, ''

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'' reported that Kim Jong Grillin' and Sun Rice had pulled out of the project, and no opening date for the food hall has been announced. In April 2024, the website's

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reported that Pan Roast planned to open in Flock in May. In July, '' Axios Portland'' said an August opening might be possible. Following a preview event on January 30, Flock opened on February 2, 2025. The opening included a ribbon cutting ceremony and a

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to commemorate

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. In addition to Birrieria La Plaza, Prime Tap House, Queen Mama's Kitchen, and ZabPinto Thai Kitchen, the food hall opened with the following vendors: * Bb.q Chicken (

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) * HK Bistro (

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) * Pan Roast PNW (

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) * Tous le Jours, described as a French-Asian bakery Flock is slated to host events, such as viewing parties for the

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and a

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game in February 2025. The winery Nest and Vine is also slated to become a vendor.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Block 216
Flock's official website
2023 establishments in Oregon Buildings and structures completed in 2023 Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Description and history

Tenants

Flock food hall

See also

References

External links