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Bertony Faustin, the founder of Abbey Creek, Oregon’s first Black-owned winery, grows his business with the opening of a wine tasting room at 912 S.W.
Morrison, the first new tenant in revamped shopping plaza called the Shops at 10Y on the ground floor of the Portland SmartPark garage.
Black-Owned Winery Grows Business
Downtown tasting room
paved by city support
Abbey Creek Winery, first Black-owned winery in
Oregon, has opened a downtown tasting room, the
first tenant in The Shops at 10Y, a revamped shop-
ping plaza on the ground floor of the city-owned
SmartPark garage at Southwest 10th and Yamhill.
The Abbey Creek Winery Tasting Room, also
known as CrickPDX, is a play on the winery’s
North Plains location, The Crick. Owned by
Bertony Faustin, Abbey Creek already operates
vineyards in Multnomah County and a winery
and tasting room in North Plains.
The new tasting room at 912 S.W. Morrison
has opened initially by appointment only for
tastings, small business happy hours, private
events and pick up from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tues-
day through Thursday. Call 503-389-0619 to re-
serve space or for more information.
The parking garage renovation was a proj-
ect between Prosper Portland, the city’s eco-
nomic development agency, and the Portland Bu-
reau of Transportation. It involved a new physical
space layout, tenant mix, and leasing, with a com-
mitment to working with business owners who are
local, women, and from communities of color that
have historically not had access to the downtown
market.
“Abbey Creek Winery brings a unique flavor to
the downtown Portland retail experience,” said Pros-
per Portland Executive Director Kimberly Branam.
“We look forward to welcoming additional diverse
businesses in the weeks and months ahead.”
Faustin said he worked with Prosper Portland for
more than a year to create the space.
“It’s great that I’m the first, but it’s more import-
ant that I’m not the last. I love the wine industry for
where it’s allowed me to go – and now that’s down-
town Portland,” he said.
Four additional tenants are in the leasing and
permitting process for tenant improvements at
The Shops at 10Y, according to officials.
Portland Bureau of Transportation PBOT Di-
rector Chris Warner said PBOT has been using
its resources to support local, Black, Indigenous
and People of Color-owned businesses, and was
eager to see how the renovated SmartPark space
can also help them grow.
The Shops at 10Y are designed to lower the
barriers to entry for emerging and small busi-
nesses, offering finished spaces that reduce the
costs of tenant improvements. Contact Prosper
Portland about leasing opportunities.