Tom Nevers
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Continued progress on this project. Took these photos on the southbound train this AM.
Biddeford/Saco Developments
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A few construction update photos of the Landing on the Levee and the Saco Harborside at Factory Island townhomes.
Big fan of the brick facade on the front of the taller building to the left in the first image below and the contrasting dark green panels on the sides.
@TC_zoid Construction has not begun on the new pedestrian bridge but my understanding is that the necessary steps are being taken for it to materialize. As depicted in the photo below, the passage underneath the railroad has reopened to pedestrian traffic hugely improving connectivity between the north and south sides of the tracks.
Big fan of the brick facade on the front of the taller building to the left in the first image below and the contrasting dark green panels on the sides.
@TC_zoid Construction has not begun on the new pedestrian bridge but my understanding is that the necessary steps are being taken for it to materialize. As depicted in the photo below, the passage underneath the railroad has reopened to pedestrian traffic hugely improving connectivity between the north and south sides of the tracks.
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Biddeford/Saco has done a wonderful job with development. One thing I will say on the contrary, is that those duplexes are a disgrace. A prime piece of real estate that is a one minute walk from downtown Saco and Biddeford right around the corner. Very sad not to see some mixed use urban development there with its great location. Someone made their dough and fled though so good for them.
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It's on the Saco side. I like to think Biddeford wouldn't have let it happen. Between that site (a massive, massive missed opportunity on a prime rail adjacent site) and the litigation over Lincoln Village, the city's planning apparatus is an absolute mess. FWIW the duplex developer also owns 110 Main St, right across the street, as well as multiple properties over southern Maine, Portland included, and somehow he keeps failing upward and making money.
More broadly, that entire corridor on Saco Island from Pepperell Square to Mechanics Park just doesn't work from a planning and placemaking perspective. It looks and feels bad and doesn't work well for drivers, cyclists, walkers, or anyone else.