Production studio signs lease for big Portland expansion
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By Sara Edwards – Commercial Real Estate reporter, Portland Business Journal
Sep 11, 2025
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2025/09/11/blue-ox-films-netflix-nike-jordan.html
Blue Ox Films is expanding in Portland.
The production company signed a 16,500-square-foot lease for space in the Seven Southeast Stark building on the Central Eastside. It expects to move its offices from its current location in North Portland by the end of the first quarter.
Blue Ox signed a seven-year lease. It will occupy the building's top floor.
“We believe in Portland and what it brings in terms of quality of life and access,” Executive Producer Taylor Kavanaugh told the Business Journal. “And that matters because we are attempting to build one of, if not the, best creative teams in production and entertainment and media.”
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Kavanaugh said the company has been growing fast over the last couple of years, which prompted the move to the Stark building. Once the company relocates, Kavanaugh and Willcox expect to more than triple headcount to between 100 and 150 employees.
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7 Southeast Stark was built in 2018 by Harsch Investment Properties, now rebranded as Schnitzer Properties. The 10-story building has 80,000 square feet of office space. Apple is one of the major tenants along with energy storage company GridStor.
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