Goat Blocks

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Goat Blocks
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Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°30′58″N122°39′17.5″W / 45.51611°N 122.654861°W / 45.51611; -122.654861
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Market of Choice, 2021

Goat Blocks is a mixed-use development in Portland, Oregon, United States.

The complex was built on a 2-acre field which was previously home to the Italian restaurant Monte Carlo, [1] and later a herd of goats, [2] known as the "Belmont Goats". [3] [4] [5]

Killian Pacific's development project includes a grocery store (Market of Choice), [6] a hardware store, [7] and an apartment complex. [8] [9] The non-alcoholic pop-up restaurant Suckerpunch operated at the Goat Blocks in 2022. [10]

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