Rae Loft hosts meetings, workshops, fundraisers, music and comedy shows, elopements and weddings for up to 100 guests. The venue occupies Suite 207 of the Bakery Blocks Building at 2222 NE Oregon Street, in the Kerns neighborhood of close-in Northeast Portland, Oregon.
Seminars and company events
Daytime business use has its own packages. The Work It Meeting Package gives up to eight hours of weekday access, until 5 pm, for groups of about 25 to 88 people. A Mini Meeting option rents smaller rooms by the hour: the Side Room takes up to 24 guests and the Conference Room up to 8. Extra meeting or breakout rooms can be added in two-hour blocks with a week's notice, or for the whole day at weekends. Hourly rentals of the full loft run for at least four hours from Monday to Thursday and six at weekends.
Beyond meetings, the venue lists corporate events, workshops, yoga and dance classes, proms, vendor markets and promoter shows for music or comedy. Shows with 50 or more guests require a permit. Nonprofit and educational groups have dedicated rates.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are booked as a 12-hour full-day rental, in two bands: up to 49 guests, or 50 to 100. A shorter elopement package covers six hours, Sunday to Friday, for up to 24 guests. The Green Room, also called the Ready Room, works as a getting-ready space with full-length and vanity mirrors, a velvet couch and privacy curtains. The team also offers planning, decorating and guidance, and an event coordinator is present for the length of every rental.
Rooms and capacities
The loft covers about 3,100 square feet, with restored hardwood floors, a high arched ceiling and natural light. It includes two gathering rooms, a bar, a kitchenette and the green room. Every rental takes the whole suite, so an event never shares the space with another group. Furniture is supplied: banquet and buffet tables, cocktail and bistro tables, a podium and 88 stacking chairs. The AV kit includes a built-in projector and a portable LED projector, a 42-inch TV on a rolling stand, a portable PA with two wireless microphones and a subwoofer, stage lighting and eight remote-controlled LED uplights. A larger projector, a 191-inch screen and professional AV services can be added.
Catering
Light catering is available through in-house or third-party options, and the venue keeps a list of preferred caterers. Catering teams work from the kitchenette, which has a dishwasher, microwave, coffee maker and kegerator, and from a second kitchenette downstairs; the conference room can also serve as a scullery. Bar service can be hosted or cash, with a bartender available as an add-on. Glassware is supplied for the bar.
Getting there
The building has free street parking, secure indoor bike storage, an elevator and accessible restrooms, along with showers and a nursing room. Portland International Airport and Portland Union Station are both a short drive away. For guests from out of town, room blocks can be arranged, and several hotels are close by, including the Jupiter Hotel.
