The Block 216 tower opened in late October 2023 following four years of construction. This final gallery takes a look at the completed exterior and spaces associated with the Ritz-Carlton hotel and condos. Interior construction will continue into 2024 and beyond with build-out of the five levels of office space, the corner retail space at SW 10th & Alder, and the highly anticipated Flock Food Hall along the new Green Loop across the entire SW 9th Ave. frontage.
Exteriors
Northwest corner from SW 10th Ave.East face of the tower from SW Alder St.The slender south face viewed from SW 10th Ave.The west face from SW Alder St.A cold morning reveals the insulated spandrel patterning on the exterior curtain wall.As demolition of O’Bryant Square slowly progresses, its few remaining trees frame views to the terracing gardens atop the Block 216 podium. The terracing podium makes a grand gesture toward the potential of the future park to replace O’Bryant Square.The bustling hotel floors sit below the dark block of 132 condos awaiting final completion, sale, and move-in.
Ground Level & Public Realm
Completed exteriors at SW 10th & Alder.Completed sidewalks, canopies, and storefronts on SW 10th Ave, where the corner retail space will soon host a jeweler. Crews install the finishing touches inside the main lobby.The main hotel lobby at SW 10th & Washington will be a highly-active corner.The small plaza outside the hotel lobby at SW 10th & Washington currently features raised planters with vine maples. The space could eventually be activated by the adjacent Meadowrue bar.The building is serviced through a single double-bay loading dock on SW Alder St.The porte cochere features sculptural use of cove lighting and planted walls.Entry to the hotel lobby and grand stair from the porte cochere.The lobby grand stair touches down with a sculptural wood plinth adjacent to a wood-slab seating bar that extends under the mid-height landing.Wood-grain fluted GFRG panels alternate with decorative mirrored finishes in the lobby spaces.A tree-branch-inspired chandelier floats above the hotel check-in area.A sculptural chandelier of dowels and crystal lights fills the upper portion of the triple-height lobby at the NW corner of the tower.The upper run of the grand stair floats above the seating areas as a sculpture in the triple-height lobby.A large tree stump offers a creative take on ADA seating at the Meadowrue bar.The ceiling installation over the Meadowrue Bar is similar to the chandelier over the grand stair.The hotel lobby features direct access to the valet services in the porte cochere.Seating areas along the SW Washington St. storefront in the main hotel lobby.A stone-clad fireplace surrounded by library shelves serves as a focal point at the end of the hotel lobby, at the entry to the hotel elevators.
Level 2 Event Center
The grand stair features floating treads with a small gap at each riser highlighted by linear LEDs.The level 2 ballroom and prefunction spaces feature carpeting inspired by satellite imagery of the Portland region to Mt. Hood.The junior ballroom prefunction space includes windows overlooking SW 10th Ave.The junior ballroom features a scaled-down version of the main ballroom design.Abstract creek-inspired artwork outside the business center on the level 2 event floor.Completed restroom for the level 2 event center.Dynamic wallcoverings wrap the level 2 event center spaces.Partial walls wrap an open egress stair from the event floor to SW 10th Ave.Vertical crystal sconce fixtures identify the entries to the three main ballroom salons.The main ballroom includes windows overlooking SW Washington St. and the former O’Bryant Square.The main ballroom with lecture seating oriented the short way.The main ballroom prefunction space is prepared for an event.The completed main lobby chandelier intersperses dowels, crystal fixtures, and plants for a hanging garden effect over the grand stair.The grand stair climbs 25 feet from the lobby to the event center and is over 8 feet wide for egress. Three structural hangers suspend the mid landing from level 2M above the ceiling, blending seamlessly into the chandelier fixture.The grand stair features art glass panels supported by steel bars for the guardrails.The lower run of the grand stair is set back from the fluted GFRG lobby wall.
Hotel & Amenities
Art-lined corridor on a hotel floor.The hotel rooms feature warm blue wallcoverings with regionally-inspired artwork.Winter view north to the Pearl District from a hotel room on level 9.Hotel elevator lobby on level 9.Artwork consisting of paint on a slice of log in the level 19 hotel elevator lobby.Mirrored walls offer an expansive feel in the already-large fitness center.The fitness amenity space looks west from the 19th floor.View across the double-height, mid-tower pool space.The pool features infinity edges and a mirrored ceiling to accentuate the views south and east.Views to the rest of Downtown Portland from the level 19 pool.Tile-clad columns with pendants and cove lighting frame the indoor pool entry.The pool deck features a small outdoor balcony that looks southwest toward the new Lincoln High School.
Bellpine Mid-tower Restaurant
The entry to the Bellpine Restaurant on level 20 features a wood screen wall with glazed windows into the restaurant and wine display cases.Completed restroom on level 20.The level 20 restrooms feature west-facing windows. The reflected tower crane is for the Press Blocks housing tower.The Bellpine bar lounge space along the north edge of level 20.Private dining room at Bellpine in the northwest corner of level 20.Views west from the private dining room including the recently-completed 11W building.Private dining room at Bellpine.The mushroom-inspired wood slat wall and ceiling sculpture wraps the interior walls of Bellpine.The Bellpine bar floats to preserve views out to the east.The Bellpine bar.Service stations are integrated into the round building columns throughout the restaurant.The secondary private dining room is adjacent to the display kitchen.Bellpine features an open display kitchen and chef’s table dining experience.
Condos & Building Support
Residential corridor at a condo floor.Great room in an unstaged condo unit on the northeast corner of level 21.Entry hall in the staged condo model unit on level 21.Powder room in the condo model unit.Great room in the staged condo model unit.Condo kitchens feature dark-stained wood casework and integrated appliances.Living room overlooking the west hills and the south park blocks in the condo model unit.Six condos per floor feature inset balconies that open up corner windows at mid-tower units.Condo model unit bedroom with views through an inset balcony.Condo bathrooms feature several variations of marble tile.Condo bathroom.South-facing bedroom in the model condo unit.The “light box” cap conceals extensive rooftop mechanical equipment.The telescoping building maintenance crane operates between the lightbox screen wall and the enclosed mechanical penthouse space.Views north from the penthouse terrace.The below-grade parking garage is functionally-designed with lobbies for each bank of elevators associated with the different building uses.The parking garage uses continuously sloped floorplates wrapping around the concrete core, with cross stairs bisecting the offset levels.
Rooftop Gardens
Level 21 view down to the level 8 resident amenity terrace and other landscaped roofs cascading down to the mid-demolition O’Bryant Square.The level 8 residents’ terrace garden features “flowering mounds” capped by small trees.Lush plantings surround paved walkways and covered cabanas on the level 8 residents’ terrace.East face of the tower from the level 8 amenity terrace.The level 8 gardens are surrounded by a raised stormwater planter that retains and filters runoff from the tower roof before cascading down the lower podium levels.The covered animal cabana/dog run on the level 8 terrace is set into the landscape with tall steel planters.A sculptural stair enclosure at the level 8 terrace includes a glass canopy that will host an outdoor kitchen.Trees and shrubs in mounds and raised planters on the level 8 roof terrace.Reflection of lower terraces and surrounding buildings on the lower tower.View down the terraced podium to O’Bryant Square as its demolition begins.The landscaped roof terraces cascade down to O’Bryant Square… which continues to be closed, mid-demolition.
SW 9th Ave Green Loop
The SW 9th Ave green loop from the south at SW Alder St.Extensive plantings are installed in raised planters along the SW 9th Ave green loop.The curb-less “woonerf” streetscape on SW 9th Ave will soon become an outdoor extension of the Flock Food Hall.The green loop is paved with 6″ x 12″ concrete pavers in a herringbone pattern with two colors for texture.The raised planters on the east side of SW 9th Ave are fully above-grade due to the historic basements below the sidewalk.The western planters and northeastern side are located outside of basements, so they take sloped forms both above and below grade. The above grade portions serve as vehicular barriers along the curb-less street. The ceiling plane created by the catenary lights over the SW 9th Ave right of way results from monumental permitting achievements and agreements between three property owners and the City of Portland. This precedent could continue to additional blocks of the green loop as it develops.Overhead catenary lights, raised planters, and illuminated wood benches define a characteristic identity for the new SW 9th Ave green loop segment.The SW 9th Ave. green loop will become an active indoor-outdoor hub once the Flock food hall opens along its entire frontage in Spring 2024.
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