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The Leftbank Annex combines a sleek event infrastructure with the raw, industrial elements of a pre-war building. With accents of timber, concrete, brick, and steel, the Annex has large windows for plenty of natural lighting along with an outstanding electrical infrastructure to support lighting and projection for your event. The space can be transformed into anything you can imagine.
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Leftbank Annex FAQ
WHAT ARE YOUR COVID RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES?
As of March 12, 2022, we are no longer requiring guests, vendors, or staff to wear masks.
HOW MANY EVENT SPACES ARE AT LEFTBANK ANNEX?
The Annex totals over 14,000 SF of usable space on two floors. The Greatroom with its soaring, beamed ceilings, large windows, and city views, is an industrial reflection of classic ballroom grandeur. Rental of the Greatroom includes the Mezzanine, Nest, and Greenroom spaces.
The Mezzanine, a lounge area perched above the Greatroom, works well for receptions, more intimate gatherings, or for smaller groupings within an event.
The Clubroom, a converted machine shop, is an intriguing and intimate space, with architectural columns, cool urban views, and divisible space. Together they offer a versatile and flexible solution for the event planner.
WHAT ARE THE COSTS TO RENT EVENT SPACE AT LEFTBANK ANNEX?
Currently, we are offering a Wedding Package to help celebrate the return of parties and events. We are excited to help you and your family celebrate love!
There are a lot of options when it comes to renting space at the Leftbank Annex. Read more information about the cost for renting space and amenities included.
— The Greatroom with Nest, Mezzanine, and Greenroom:
$4,000 Sunday through Friday and $5,000 on Saturdays
— The Clubroom with two Breakout rooms:
$2,500 Sunday through Friday and $3,000 on Saturdays
— The entire Leftbank Annex:
$6,000 Sunday through Friday and $7,000 on Saturdays
A complimentary two-week hold can be placed on available dates. A signed contract with 50% non-refundable deposit is required to secure the date, with the remaining 50% balance due 30-days prior to the event
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERRED VENDOR LIST?
The Annex has preferred caterers for meal and beverage service. Each catering team holds all OLCC licenses and insurance and manages bar service for any event serving alcohol. For catering quotes, please reach out to one of our preferred teams directly.
Our list is open for all other vendor types. If you need recommendations for florists, DJs, event rentals, and more we are happy to provide more information!
WHAT PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ARE NEARBY?
The Annex has a private parking lot connected to the venue. Six client spaces are included in the venue rental. Dedicated spaces for catering teams and venue staff are reserved in the lot for their use. Parking services can be contracted through the venue to accommodate more cars in the lot during events (a fee is associated with this service). Street parking, metered lot parking, and garage parking are within walking distance. Public transit stops are also within walking distance.
HOW DO I RESERVE MY DATE?
Please complete the event form and indicate your preferred (or exact) event date. Our sales team will respond to confirm availability and answer questions. We offer interested clients the option of placing a two-week soft hold on dates, free of charge.
Once you are ready to book the venue, we’ll need a signed contract and 50% deposit to reserve the event date.
ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR TOURS?
The Annex sales team is booking in-person tours, based on venue and staff availability. Per COVID safety protocol, masks and social distancing are required. Hand sanitizer and hand washing stations are available for staff and guests’ use.
If you are not able to schedule a time during our business hours, you can tour the space virtually through the link at the top of the page.
IS FURNITURE INCLUDED IN THE ANNEX RENTAL?
A generous amount of furniture is included in each space rental (number and style may vary depending on which room is rented). Furniture items include mobile bars, lounge furniture, 6’ tables, staging tables for catering teams, office-style tables and chairs (clubroom-only), as well as other pieces. Our sales team can assist with providing details about included furniture per each space. Depending on your booking, 60” round tables and bistro tables may be built into your rental package. The Annex has an allotment of in-house padded, folding chairs which can be rented for a separate fee per chair. The Annex does not have a preferred list of furniture rental companies, but is happy to make vendor recommendations.
Leftbank Sustainability
The Leftbank Project’s philosophy on sustainability is rooted in common sense and as we’ve grown, we have shared our commitment with our partners to both strengthen and multiply our efforts.
When the preservation project began, Leftbank Project was committed to keeping as much of the original Leftbank Annex building as possible, while creating a unique and functional event space. The palette was taken from the variety of industrial materials in the building, keeping in mind the goal of designing an elegant and vibrant event space.
Elephants Delicatessen, a certified B Corporation, took over the management of the Annex in January of 2020.
Read more about more about our commitment to sustainability.
Leftbank Annex History
The Annex was built in 1911 as a parking garage for the phone company. As the US was readying for World War II, it became a welding and painting school. Then, in 1942, an eccentric entrepreneur Dean Child bought the building and converted it into a machine shop to create airplane parts for Boeing and Liberty ships.
Dean Child was born in 1910. Rather than attend high school, Child became an assistant manager at the Multnomah Hotel. For his next venture, he commissioned a chemist to develop a permanent wave solution, which he produced and sold to beauty shops in the Northwest. This is how he met his wife, a beautician, in the mid-1920s. They married and she gave birth to David Child.
Looking for a new project, Dean bought a lathe from Sears and he taught himself how to use it. He fell in love with machines and eventually bought the Multi-Craft Building (currently known as the Leftbank Project building) with a partner. He later sold the building at a handsome profit and bought what is now the Leftbank Annex.
At the time, the Annex was a large warehouse, and Dean quickly filled it with machines to fabricate parts needed for the World War II. Child continued making machines after the war ended with his own team of engineers, designing such projects as an under-the-counter carbonating machines, automatic teeing machines for driving ranges, and the Little Giant Lift Truck—a child’s toy he made in 1946.
“He made 100,000 trucks that year,” his son David told us. “But it was a hassle since he had to go to a toy convention in New York and drum up orders each year. So he stopped doing that and moved on to make the foot shift conversion kits for Harley-Davidson.”
Before this invention, a Harley’s gearshift sat on the gas tank, which meant riders had to remove their hand from the handlebars to shift gears. Child’s Foot Shift revolutionized riding.
In the 1960s, Dean moved into the building, converting his beloved office into a small apartment so he could live close to his work. His son David began working with him a few years before Dean’s death in 1986. Before they worked together, David had earned his living playing in the popular Seattle band Don & The Goodtimes. When he and his wife divorced, David decided it was time for a change, so when his father asked him (again) to come work for him, he did.
“My father was a strange person who I hadn’t known much since my parents divorced when I was younger. His previous business partner had referred to him as ‘the last of the tyrant Industrialists.’ It certainly was interesting to work with him those years.”. By the time his father died, the top floor (now The Greatroom) was “covered with machine parts—so many that you could barely walk through.” David had to hold several auctions to clear the place out.
After his father’s death, David rented the top floor to a pair of car refurbishers while he ran a machine parts shop filling orders for Freightliner trucks on the lower level (now The Clubroom). In 2005, he sold the building to Leftbank Development and returned to his first love: watercolor painting. Many of his pieces now show in some of the 200 wineries and 80 tasting rooms of Paso Robles, California, where he lives.
PLANNING AN EVENT?
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Let’s create an event to remember!