title: Block 17
text: # Block 17
  
  Block 17 is a luxury high-rise apartment building in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District. Opened in 2015, its 16 stories contain a total 285 units. With some units sold for up to $3.74 per square foot, they are some of the city's most expensive. Some of its units are rented as hotel rooms, in violation of existing regulations and to the dissatisfaction of renters.
  
  