Recent content by nomc

I agree. But Portland can't even manage to finish Congress Square Park... so my bar is lowered.

Portland unveils plans to revitalize Congress Street amid growing safety concerns I do get there are legitimate safety concerns in the area, but to call what they're proposing a 'revitalization' is laughable. As far as I can tell they're proposing: a different approach for city staff in dealing...

Not a great look when the first thing on your sell list is 'a Portland address'

They've just finished (or soon will) rebuilding the shore wall which washed out in a storm a year and a half ago. They've replaced the loose pack rock with a proper retaining wall - doesn't look as good, but should prevent another washout. On the other side of the trail they are still working to...

I'm fine with/would welcome another music venue to Portland, but I hate this use for this lot. What shameful short-term thinking if this gets built where something taller should go, where housing had just been proposed. The Cumberland/Pearl view is terrible, ugly. And I question of functionality...

COMB Block Phase 2 - 82 affordable units, 10 market rate Phase 3 - 27 unit, 3 story townhouse building

These same people call Portland "quaint" which I don't get. Sure, maybe the islands are quaint, but to me, mainland Portland is not. The character of the city has already changed in the last 5-10 years, tall building or no tall building. And it's going to keep evolving, tall building or no tall...

Everything must change, nothing stays the same.

After Pearl I think it went from cannabis to cannabis - I think it's currently occupied? Novare has one of the largest (if not the largest) selection of taps and bottles in town - particularly known for a large selection of international taps and bottles. I always thought it was also cool...

My feeling is the tower being built like the current batch of renderings is crucial to furthering development and design in Portland - firstly, (my hope) is that it breaks the seal for actual height. There are too many developments proposed or under construction which are vastly smaller than the...