Demolition crews recently removed the remnants of Hometown Buffet and Office Max at a retail plaza building east of Mall 205. This work makes way for Portland’s first 99 Ranch Market opening later this year. The 40,174 square foot grocery store at 10548 SE Washington Street will share frontage with three small tenants flanking the main entrance. Workers have altered the building’s facade to emphasize the new food store.
Crews have completed raising the ornamental cornice above the doorway by four feet, establishing 99 Ranch Market as the new anchor business in the shopping complex. Visitors could miss this subtle change, but at a distance, people driving into the vast parking lot will pick up on the cue. The grocery store’s entrance is only 60 feet wide but expands by 100 feet once visitors walk 65 feet in. The three small shop spaces sharing the frontage with 99 Ranch range in size from 1,500 to 2,400 square feet. Their presence should create an active retail environment while providing ample room for the Asian grocery store. During demolition, crews removed the old aluminum and glass storefronts to replace the units with newly configured panels that increase the transparency of the front walls.
This Portland addition is a highly anticipated expansion for the California-based grocery store chain that operates nearly 60 other locations. 99 Ranch Market started in 1984 but only recently moved into Oregon. In 2017, they opened a Beaverton store at 8155 SW Hall Boulevard. That grocery proved popular, continually attracting Westside customers. Expanding across the Willamette River allows the company to tap into another cluster of shoppers. However, they face competition from similar stores with an established foothold in Portland. Montavilla has Hong Phat Food Center at 82nd Avenue and E Burnside Street. Further south on SE 82nd Avenue, people can shop at Fubonn Shopping Center, Shun Fat Supermarket, and soon a larger Hong Phat Food Center planned for the former Walmart location on SE 82nd Avenue.
This 99 Ranch Market location is months away from opening. Crews have yet to begin interior work that will shape the store’s retail isles, bakeries, and onsite kitchen. Grocery stores, aside from the food preparation and storage areas, are often modular and assemble quickly. Expect to see more updates later this year as work nears completion.
May 2024 Update: Crews completed the storefront upgrades and divided the space with room for three smaller tenants to share the frontage. Work is paused at the moment waiting internal construction.
June 2024 Update: People representing the shopping complex’s property management estimate an early 2025 opening of this 99 Ranch Market location.
February 2025 Update: Construction has resumed at the site.
June 2025 Update: 99 Ranch Hiring for Midsummer Opening
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