Recent content by ME101

I know little on the overall ReCode, but it seems like it includes rezoning for the entire city, on multiple neighborhoods - a recipe for disaster in Portland. People will not want a multi-family built in their singe family neighborhood, so most people will vote no (I think someone shared the...

Does anyone know if the ReCode was approved by the Planning Board?

The deck at Yosaku's now has nice ambient lighting to bring some additional life to Gorham's corner. If Portland Square 3 and 4 ever take off after the height increases from 120' to 320' (and the buildings are done right), along with The Canopy, this neighborhood will be fantastic.

Hobson's Landing looks great at night! Architect / Developer avoided the dreaded "dead block" look a lot of buildings suffer on the first floor.

Anyone have insight into this draft becoming reality? If the parcels get rezoned to 325', that should motivate a new development plan. The right mixed-use residential/commercial/hotel/office project could make this the heart of Portland. (can we say that after the soccer announcement...

Uninspired architecture, straight out of an application. No one went to architectural school for this. This is a re-use from Anywhere, USA, saving some money. Market Square Architects from TX/NH/MO? Maybe they should have hired a company from ME that cares about Portland. What a missed...

Agree Portlander, the addition is not good. The current "architectural" obsession with multiple different (cheap) sidings on buildings has to stop in and around the Old Port. Lots of people complain about the tourism, but it exists for a reason - people like the look and vibe of the Old Port...

Here's the scoop - with more people living in the Art's District and walking to/from the Old Port, and more destinations drawing people from the Old Port to the Art's District, it's traffic calming before a pedestrian gets hit in this horrible intersection. The catch is that it's in a trial...

Looks like potentially an extension to the curbing and 2 crosswalks being added (Danforth and Pleasant) in Gorham's Corner in front of the John Ford monument. Guessing from the cones and the painted outline, it could create a nice park-like setting, in addition to some traffic...

Some shots before the brick goes on.

This is an interesting project in Tempe, AZ - " The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US!" - https://culdesac.com/ Portland could handle multiple projects like this in East Bayside - it would provide additional opportunities for Lyft/Uber careers, and provide more...

I haven't read this book yet, but listened to the NPR interview with the author which was great - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-05-09/paved-paradise-by-henry-grabar-parking-and-the-world-book-review

Better to have Director John Ford watch over Gorham's Corner than the Ford(?) at the service station!

York St is becoming a really great neighborhood with Hobson Landing, and the renovation of 54 York - what a transition for this building back to the unpainted brick and new black windows. Before

Big difference in Portland this summer over the last 2, the city is missing that "European" outdoor vibe that came along with all of the outdoor restaurant/bar seating options. We bring people to Portland to visit where we grew up, they have been blown away over the last few summers...