The Space
what's known about the building and the rentable rooms, and what still needs confirming
The Eastside Resource Center sits at 4035 SE 82nd Avenue, across from Eastport Plaza. MOWP bought the site in 2021 and is building it out in phases. The rentable event space and the commercial kitchen are in the last of them.
What's known
Everything here comes from MOWP's own published material or from Scott Edwards Architecture, the project's architect. Sources are listed on Further Reading.
| Detail | What we have |
|---|---|
| Address | 4035 SE 82nd Avenue, at Gladstone, across from Eastport Plaza |
| Building | 17,000 sf when purchased in 2021. The architect lists the finished project at 22,500 sf, describing it as an addition and renovation |
| The rentable spaces | Three: a primary event space, a roof deck and a conference room |
| The name | The JW & HM Goodman Family Event Space, after the donor. Earlier campaign material calls it the Event Center |
| Its own kitchen | The event space has a dedicated catering kitchen, separate from the production kitchen |
| The deck | Attached, with a fire pit |
| Production kitchen | Sized for 2,000 meals a day on the east side, with storage for 45,000 frozen and 30,000 shelf-stable meals |
| Rest of the building | Warehouse storage, a fast-casual dining room with expanded hours, a tech hub, partner offices, a wellness room and a ground-level convenience store |
| Energy | 208 photovoltaic panels across four roofs, plus battery storage and a generator, funded through PCEF, PGE's Renewable Development Fund and Energy Trust incentives |
| Emergency role | The building is designed as a resilience hub. The gathering space converts to a warming or cooling center or an emergency shelter |
| Team | Scott Edwards Architecture, with Halbert Construction |
The opening date
MOWP's current estimate is early 2027.
Say "opening 2027" on the site and nothing more precise. A month on the page becomes a month someone plans a wedding around.
When does the event space open for bookings, as opposed to when the building opens?
What isn't known
None of the numbers a planner asks for first exist yet in anything public. Each is a lookup from the architect's drawings or from whoever will run the space, not a discussion.
The event space's dimensions and its capacity by layout: seated dinner, theater, standing reception and classroom.
The deck's capacity, whether it's usable year-round, and the fire pit rules: open flame, hours and staffing.
Whether the event space and the deck rent separately or as one booking.
What comes with the room. Tables, chairs, linens, projector and screen, sound system, microphones, wifi, a prep or staging area, and a bridal or green room.
Parking, load-in and accessibility. On-site spaces, whether there's a service elevator or a load-in path that avoids the public dining room, and the elevator's dimensions.
Alcohol. Whether MOWP holds a license, requires a licensed bartender, or allows outside service.
The kitchens
There are two. The production kitchen exists to make meals for the east side. The event space has its own dedicated catering kitchen, so in-house catering doesn't compete with meal production.
Is catering in-house, optional or not offered at first, and who staffs the event kitchen?
Emergency use
The building is designed as a resilience hub, and the public gathering space converts to a warming or cooling center or an emergency shelter when the region needs one.
That's a strength for the building and a complication for a venue business.
What happens to a booked event if the space is needed as a warming center?