Turnkey Barber Shop & Salon Platform | "Chrome" Eastside Brand Asset & Multi-Site Portfolio
Location: Portland, Oregon (Prime Burnside & MLK Jr. Intersection)
Asking Price: $75,000 (Includes Premium FF&E, Client Database, & 15-Year Intellectual Property)
Established: 2009 (15-Year Regional Brand Authority)
Facility Footprint (Eastside): 5-Chair Modern Build-out + Large Multi-Functional Studio
Transaction Type: Turnkey Asset & Brand IP Sale (Motivated Seller | Financing Available)
The Opportunity: High-Exposure Salon Chassis at a Fraction of Build-out Cost
Skip the steep capital requirements, bureaucratic permitting delays, and operational headaches of constructing a boutique salon from scratch. Chrome, one of Portland's most recognizable and trusted lifestyle grooming brands for over 15 years, is available as an asset-rich, turnkey brand acquisition.
Priced at a highly accessible $75,000, this transaction is an exceptional entry point for an ambitious lead stylist ready to transition into ownership, an existing salon group looking to absorb prime geographic real estate, or a lifestyle investor seeking a plug-and-play service platform. The business has been meticulously structured and outfitted with high-end assets, meaning a new owner can quite literally turn the lights back on and begin booking revenue on day one.
Strategic Real Estate & Facility Architecture
The sale is anchored by the gorgeous Eastside location, which originally debuted in 2021 on one of the absolute highest-trafficked, high-visibility street corners in the entire Portland metro area: MLK Jr. Blvd & E Burnside St.
The interior footprint is masterfully partitioned to support high-volume daily grooming alongside high-margin, ancillary sub-leasing lines:
- The Main Floor: Architected with five (5) premium barbering/styling stations and integrated professional backwash shampoo bowls.
- Administrative & Staff Base: Configured with a large executive administrative office, private staff breakroom, and customer restroom.
- The Studio Expansion Vault: Features a large, dedicated, self-contained studio space. This area is perfectly optimized to be subleased to an independent service practitioner (tattoo artist, nail technician, or massage therapist) to effortlessly cover baseline rent, or utilized as a regional advanced education/training studio.
Bonus Multi-Site Leasehold Runway
Adding incredible leverage to this transaction, the brand’s legacy Downtown Portland location (originally founded in 2009 as Y-Chrome) recently reached its lease maturity but remains fully built-out and branded. All heavy equipment, infrastructure, chairs, and styling stations remain intact on-site. The landlord is eager to secure a new lease, giving the incoming buyer a frictionless, zero-capital pathway to instantly launch a two-location regional salon chain without paying a single dollar for a second build-out.
Premium Equipment & Turnkey Tech Assets Included
The physical and digital asset inventory included in the $75,000 sale price far exceeds the cost of acquisition:
- Elite Component Sourcing: Outfitted with authentic, commercial-grade Collins Barber Chairs (retailing at $2,700+ per chair), high-end shampoo bowls, custom front reception desk, heavy-duty commercial washer and dryer, and modern flat-screen entertainment TVs.
- Authoritative Digital IP Vault: Seamless transfer of the long-standing "Chrome" brand name, premium domain architecture, custom website with extensive, deep-ranking local SEO, established marketing material portfolios, and a vast legacy client list.
- Operational Technology Stack: Pre-configured and fully integrated with the industry-leading MEEVO POS platform, loaded with automated scheduling metrics and turnkey, historical marketing campaign data.
Immediate Scaling & Revenue Catalysts
While the physical infrastructure is ready to run, a growth-minded entrepreneur can rapidly scale the cash flow of this asset platform by:
1. Activating the Sublease Strategy: Immediately renting out the Eastside studio space to an independent aesthetic provider to subsidize fixed location overhead.
2. Double-Site Deployment: Capitalizing on the downtown lease availability to run a highly synchronized dual-shop marketing campaign across both sides of the river.
3. Inclusive Service Expansion: Expanding the brand’s signature 2020 inclusive positioning by aggressively targeting high-margin color treatments, chemical shaves, and premium retail product sales.
Elite Executive Coaching & Transition Support
To guarantee an absolute masterpiece of an onboarding process, the current seller—a seasoned salon owner of 22 years holding an MBA—is fully committed to your long-term success. The transition package includes:
- Comprehensive operational training and systems navigation guidance.
- Direct warm introductions to key regional beauty distributors, product vendors, and specialized equipment suppliers.
- Fully structured transition protocols to assist with staffing, recruiting, and local brand reactivation.
Financing & Deal Structure
To assist qualified buyers, the seller is highly collaborative and will consider structured financing options to ensure a smooth, well-capitalized operational launch.
