Castaway Portland

What Castaway Portland does

Castaway Portland operates a single restored 1929 historic warehouse event venue in NW Portland's Historic Warehouse District near the Willamette River, offering approximately 10,000 square feet of indoor space plus 5,000 square feet of covered outdoor courtyard. The venue hosts weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations for up to 200 guests, with on-site amenities including a wedding day suite, a full catering kitchen, centralized HVAC, ample restrooms, and parking for 100+ vehicles. The facility preserves original architectural features (wrap-around sash pane windows, 14-foot ceilings with old-growth wooden beams, polished concrete floors) alongside modern infrastructure. The business is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Casey and Sara Murry through Cast & Co, a family-owned parent company that also operates a second venue, Blockhouse.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, one-time event rental fees that are not publicly disclosed, supplemented by event coordination services and bundled rental inventory. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: prospective clients discover the venue through the company website, social media (Instagram, Facebook), wedding marketplaces (WeddingWire, The Knot, Here Comes The Guide), vendor partner referrals, and earned media in Oregon wedding publications, then submit inquiries via a Tripleseat booking form followed by an in-person tour led by the General Manager. The venue has built a strong regional brand, earning Oregon Brides 'Best Urban Venue' recognition across multiple consecutive years from 2014 through 2022, a BRIDES Magazine 'One of the Best Venues in America' designation in 2017, and the Oregon Wedding Day Urban Venue award in 2025.

The operating team is small and family-led, comprising co-owners Casey and Sara Murry, General Manager Manda Valerie, Venue Coordinator Olivia Kline, and Marketing & Admin Coordinator Molly Kucher. There is no external institutional investment, no disclosed expansion beyond the Blockhouse sister venue, and no technology platform product beyond the venue facility itself.

Name

Castaway Portland

Legal name

Castaway Portland

Website

https://www.castawayportland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Castaway Portland operates a restored 1929 historic warehouse event venue in NW Portland, hosting weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations for up to 200 guests. It is owned by Casey and Sara Murry through the family company Cast & Co.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Accommodation (721)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Event Furniture Rentals (Tables, Chairs, Lounge) (HSACAFAB)

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Wedding venue
• Corporate event space
• Historic warehouse venue
• Celebration event space

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: Hourly or per-event rental of the venue space for weddings, celebrations, corporate events, and private gatherings. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, requiring in-person tours and inquiry forms to determine final costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Castaway Portland rents a restored 1929 historic warehouse in NW Portland's Historic Warehouse District as an indoor and outdoor event venue for up to 200 guests. The venue hosts weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations, with on-site amenities that include a Wedding Day Suite, a Full Catering Kitchen, polished concrete floors, original timber-and-brick architecture, climate control, smart TV, Sonos audio, and ample on-site parking.

Product overview

Castaway Portland operates as a single unified event venue product within the Cast + Co family-owned venue portfolio, which also includes Blockhouse. The core offering is the Castaway Portland event venue—a restored 1929 historic warehouse providing approximately 10,000 sq ft of indoor and 5,000 sq ft of outdoor event space. The venue supplements its space rental with ancillary services including venue coordination, a private wedding day suite with technology amenities (smart TV, Sonos speakers), and a full catering kitchen. Additional services include included inventory for up to 200 guests and partnerships with local vendors. The venue is managed by a tight-knit team led by owners Casey and Sara Murry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• On-Site Event Coordination and Management In-house event coordination delivered by Castaway Portland's General Manager, Venue Coordinator, and supporting team for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations held at the venue.
• Blockhouse (Sister Venue under Cast & Co) Blockhouse is the sister event venue operated alongside Castaway Portland under the Cast & Co family of venues.
• Castaway Portland Event Venue Rental Restored 1929 historic warehouse venue in NW Portland's Historic Warehouse District, with indoor and outdoor event spaces accommodating up to 200 seated guests. Includes tables, chairs, place settings, a private Wedding Day Suite with Sonos audio and smart TV, a Full Catering Kitchen, on-site parking for roughly 85 vehicles, and centralized HVAC. Hosts weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Oregon Brides Best Urban Venue winner for 8 consecutive years (2014-2022)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cast & CocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Cast & Co is the parent/family-owned company that created Castaway Portland. A family owned and operated business creating captivating venues since 2012, with a passion for fostering human connection, collaboration and celebration. Cast & Co operates multiple distinct venues including Castaway Portland and Blockhouse, each uniquely restored or built from the ground up.
• BlockhousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlockhouse is another Cast & Co venue in Portland, offering a different distinctive event space alongside Castaway Portland. Both venues are part of the same family-owned portfolio.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Blockhouse: Sister venue operated by Cast & Co alongside Castaway Portland, offering another distinct event space within the same family-owned portfolio in NW Portland.
• McMenamins Crystal Ballroom: Iconic Portland event and music venue operated by McMenamins, hosting weddings, concerts, and private events with a comparable historic-venue positioning in the local market.
• Holocene: Portland event space hosting weddings, private celebrations, and corporate events, competing for similar mid-sized urban event bookings in the Portland metro.
• Eastside Club Portland: Portland event venue hosting weddings and private events in an urban setting, competing directly with Castaway for the same wedding couple and private event host segments.
• The Evergreen: Portland-based event venue hosting weddings, receptions, and corporate gatherings, competing in the same urban event space category with comparable capacity and amenities.
• Revolution Hall: Portland event venue offering restored-historic-architecture space for weddings, corporate events, and private parties, with a similar positioning around character-rich urban event rental.

Broad incumbents

• The Nines (Hotel & Event Space): Full-service Portland hotel offering event and wedding spaces as part of a broader lodging and hospitality portfolio, competing for corporate and wedding bookings from a hotel-based platform.

Regional players

• Abernethy Center: Oregon wedding and event venue operating outside central Portland, drawing some wedding demand from the same regional market but serving a different geographic catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/castawayportland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/castaway-portland-llc

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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