Nina A.
Yelp
I'm new to Portland, and only learned about NedSpace after an event venue fell-through at the last minute, for an gathering I was supposed to host in less than 24hrs. Mark heard my call for help through the social grapevine, and invited me to use the NedSpace space--and, wow!
Coziest media room with couches, tables, dimmable floor lamps and a projector + screen that could easily accommodate ~20, a board-room with gorgeous views of downtown from the 11th floor & an intuitive projector (monitor on the wall) setup, a small kitchen, and a little bar nook for hiding extra goodies. Fast internet. Miss Piggy and smilley-face mugs in the community kitchen.
The regular folks renting who were there over the weekend, were so nice and accommodating, too. Just a very warm, cozy spot, downtown, welcoming at the last minute, clean, intentionally fun w/o the pretentious "disruptive innovation center!" vibe, but still setup to facilitate people getting work done and small events. Lots of conference rooms & workshopping areas.
Definitely gonna be coming back here, more often! Oh, also? There's a garage in the building, so toting all my event stuff in and out, was a breeze. No other humans to coordinate with on the day-of, too--the building's security system is setup, such that a manager issues a temporary access code for the elevator, I usher everyone in and out (which for the size of my event was not a problem), and I packed-up after a post-event dinner break across the street.