Recent content by Dr. StrangeHat

Repositioning. Portland->Chicago->Des Moines was cancelled. They moved the plan to Des Moines for this morning's flight to Chicago.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure the rapid transit line will come into play with many of the residents of this proposed development. It's about a 3 mile walk from the development to downtown Gorham. It's actually a shorter walk to the nearest existing Metro stop in front of IIDEXX in Westbrook.

If it makes you feel better, I am 100% in favor of building a monorail from Gorham to Portland (y)

1,013 units? Wow. Maybe they really should build the connector. 114 and 22 are going to become parking lots. :ROFLMAO:

There were a couple articles I read recently about the two new hotels at Mall Plaza, and a surprising portion of people are bemoaning the loss of Mall Plaza. I don’t really understand the nostalgia for it. It’s one of the most dated, underwhelming properties in the entire mall area. Retail...

Full Planning Board agenda last night, including a Workshop presentation of the proposed hotel (Element by Marriott). Yellow areas below are retail tenant spaces on the first floor:

We won't need I-295 once we have flying cars!

I have to wonder if TBC can actually find real ways to reduce the costs of tunneling. If so, maybe these aren't crazy ideas 25+ years from now?

As predicted: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/28/group-behind-live-nation-venue-in-portland-is-preparing-to-sue-the-city/ Summary for those that can't see behind the firewall: Portland Music Holdings—a development group comprising Mile Marker Investments and Live Nation—is preparing legal...

Hanna Associates owns this whole corner now. They bought the Pratt Abbott property in 1998, and they bought the parking lot next door, as well as the two adjacent properties at 448 Main Street, in 2009. I have to imagine they have bigger plans for this.

I have to imagine it is light years less expensive to build on outer Congress than downtown. Likely zero soil contamination remediation/disposal costs. Easier to make the economics work.

This whole block is ripe for redevelopment. In the past, this little light industrial section near downtown was fine, but now it makes more sense to move the industrial stuff out toward Warren Ave or the industrial parks.

Hearing them talk about why they made certain design and color decision made me appreciate this a little more. That said, they still need to do more to dress up the upper floors of the garage.

From what I've read, it's a temporary, weather-resistant plastic used covering for glulams while they're still exposed to weather.