PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Portland's downtown office vacancies are now among some of the highest in the country.

In Old Town, those struggles come into sharp focus — where empty buildings stand alongside a dense network of social services and visible homelessness. But one group is working to show that the neighborhood is much more than its challenges.

A self-guided walking tour is transforming vacant storefronts into a vibrant, open-air art gallery—free and visible from the street.

Matthew Claudel with Field States, an urban design and real estate firm, says they're focused on the Old Town/Chinatown area, where he says the city's struggles are the most visible.

"(We) got to take care of the problem where it's the worst," said Claudel. "It's got great history. It's also one of the places

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