First, the bad news: Torque Coffee is closing its airy downtown Vancouver coffee shop across from the Hilton.

The good news: Torque Coffee is reopening in more upscale quarters just a few blocks away at the old Red Lion Inn at the Quay.

The coffee roaster and cafe told The Columbian Tuesday it would be the newest tenant at the Port of Vancouver-owned Terminal One on the waterfront.

“It’s going to be mind-blowing,” Torque owner Ryan Palmer said as he stood inside the former bar with Columbia River views on the east edge of the hotel. “And there are 270 free parking spaces.”

The Red Lion only closed in October, but Palmer said he’s been talking with the port about the move for a few years. Port officials said they are working toward a one-year lease agreement with Torque.