Thompson's Point, Portland

Wouldn't a wood-framed hotel be more prone to sound and vibrations transferring between floors? I really hope they've put some thought into sound deadening with this design, especially next to a concert venue and interstate highway.
 
Dr. StrangeHat said:
Wouldn't a wood-framed hotel be more prone to sound and vibrations transferring between floors? I really hope they've put some thought into sound deadening with this design, especially next to a concert venue and interstate highway.
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That was my thought too. The sound issue was brought up during a PB meeting as well.
 
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More crane action, this time in the Southern Anchor of Portland!
 
Note to @DZH22 re your question in another thread about development timing in Portland: the fact that it will have taken 15 years from the first plan to build a hotel in this area to a hotel actually opening its doors is definitely an outlier. 😂
 
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The 255 residential complex is set to ground break. Fence is up, construction vehicles on site.
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Great news! With this new hotel and the residential build, the area becomes an even greater magnet. It's why the train station should remain across the street. NNEPRA's argument that it adds "30 minutes" to the ride to Freeport and Brunswick is spurious. It adds 15 minutes, with a round trip being 30 minutes. With their argument, you could say that 5 trips a week adds 2.5 hours. But if you're concerned with time, then drive. It's a MUCH faster trip to Boston by car (or bus) with today's highway speeds.
 
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For the 255 apartments...

The developer...
https://cathartes.com/
The arch firm...
https://www.embarcdesign.com/project/thompsons-point

Although I wouldn't call the views "breathtaking" at a tidal pool in between the Jetport and 295. The design, etc. looks a bit generic and perhaps a notch below The Armature. But we need more housing so its full speed ahead YIMBY here.
 
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My question is where are they going to park all the cars associated with these developments? It's hard enough now on any given night to find parking in that area if you're going to BB or Leisure.
TC_zoid said:
Great news! With this new hotel and the residential build, the area becomes an even greater magnet. It's why the train station should remain across the street. NNEPRA's argument that it adds "30 minutes" to the ride to Freeport and Brunswick is spurious. It adds 15 minutes, with a round trip being 30 minutes. With their argument, you could say that 5 trips a week adds 2.5 hours. But if you're concerned with time, then drive. It's a MUCH faster trip to Boston by car (or bus) with today's highway speeds.
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PlantArch said:
My question is where are they going to park all the cars associated with these developments? It's hard enough now on any given night to find parking in that area if you're going to BB or Leisure.
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A big parking garage is going up for the housing and other area needs.
 
Progress being made on the hotel as the cranes rise in the background - site work on the residential buildings is in the works.
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Do the renderings/plans show the residential units wrapping around the connected garage? Huge fan of those designs.
 
NR2Portland said:
Progress being made on the hotel as the cranes rise in the background - site work on the residential buildings is in the works.
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Do the renderings/plans show the residential units wrapping around the connected garage? Huge fan of those designs.
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There is an enduring lack of creativity with these hotel projects. This building is very unattractive.
 
The white parts of the moisture barrier material will all get covered with the gray cladding so that will help. But yes, not too exciting or pleasing of a visual. And its adjoining neighbor looks like something from another planet, or comparatively, that is.
 
Is the hotel taller than the museum? IOW, is it blocking part of the view from the camera obscura? (Yet another reason I wish I had managed a visit to the old location where that device had something to see...)
 
MarkHB said:
Is the hotel taller than the museum? IOW, is it blocking part of the view from the camera obscura? (Yet another reason I wish I had managed a visit to the old location where that device had something to see...)
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It doesn't block the view, it just changes it... you can use the camera obscura to look inside the top rooms :ROFLMAO:
 
nomc said:
It doesn't block the view, it just changes it... you can use the camera obscura to look inside the top rooms :ROFLMAO:
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Wait a minute. When concerts happen, perhaps most of these rooms will be rented by out-of-state and thus younger people not wanting to do the long drive back on the same day. And younger couples do more of, well, you know. And then children will be looking through that obscura thing?
 
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