Back in 2020, the Oregonian noticed something: Benjamin Weprin, once described as a “brotelier” by the New York Times, had purchased a full city block in Buckman. Weprin is the man behind Soho House Chicago, a location of the ultra-luxe, multi-city “members club” with amenities like private pools, restaurants, and saunas. Soho House memberships can cost thousands of dollars annually. Portland is a city that is allergic to restaurant dress codes. At the time, the overall reaction was, “Wait, what?”
I’ll be honest, I didn’t think they’d actually go through with it. Maybe it was the constant negative press about Portland as a city, or the incessant non-Portlanders in
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