It might not have a name yet, but the realization of the much-ballyhooed mid-sized music venue by Portland’s Monqui Presents and AEG Presents is well underway at the corner of Northeast 9th and Multnomah.

Demolition at the site of the former Nordstrom inside the 1.472 million square foot footprint of Lloyd Center Mall has been ongoing since June. The construction denotes an unofficial race to complete a midsized music venue ahead of beleaguered concert promoter Live Nation and their ticketing platform Ticketmaster.

The Lloyd Center site boasts a huge amount of practical pluses for the project’s promoters, as well as for the eventual throngs of music heads beckoned to the venue’s doors when it opens in early 2027. As Monqui’s Mike Quinn explains, the site’s coveted CX zoning designation—i

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