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Good questions - esp if Franlkin is revitalized - then something like the Boston photograph could be built over the arterial. I think keeping it on the Peninsula would probably be best??

The area of Free Street is kind of a "Dead Zone" anyway. Spring Street is more of a pedestrian walking corridor toward the Old Port, plus parking and traffic. I can see how leaving this all where it is ... RATHER ... than creating potential dead zones in the middle of the city on Congress...

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I think this is a good argument that I hadn't considered. Maybe "Top of the Old Port" isn't the best place for a new City Arena. Perhaps if the Maine Health building and the aging parking garage were removed ... then demolish the Civic Center - something more functional could be built. A new...

Potential Mill Redevelopment in Sanford. I usually don't hold my breath with anything ever happening in Sanford, but maybe this time? A developer with a long track record of redeveloping historic mill buildings in New England has signed a purchase and sale agreement to redevelop the long...

I'm sure most of you have heard, but looks like the Gorham Connector project has been cancelled. https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-06/maine-turnpike-drops-plans-for-gorham-connector

The one on the left I was calling the "Batman Building"

Hard to say ... building is going to become more expensive, esp with the current administration. Roux may have it's own plans or could partner with other groups. Also, I drove down Winter Street yesterday and Redfern's build-out looks so frigging good!

@Redfern ... needs to drop an 8 story building here ... pleaseeee /|\

Bummer ... would be more exciting to have a building than a gas station. There's all kinds of NIMBY effort on the open lots, which is misguided in many ways. Though I do understand concerns about lighting and safety when parking in the new garage. Selling the land would ultimately be better for...

FYI - The first building is nearing completion, but I haven't seen the second (or potentially third) building started.

So ... 925 Main Street (Friendly Gas) has been demolished and the area is fenced in. But this parcel wasn't supposed to be included with this development. I haven't heard of anything specific going in here. It was recently listed for sale for $1.1M. In other Westbrook news, Saccarappa Park...

Do you think Roux will ever purchase where Maine Yacht is and/or that small chunk of neighborhood beyond?

JJ Nissen is 75 Washington Ave?

Would it be plausible to land-fill the alcove between the old factory and I:295? I mean Boston did it with Back-Bay. Do you think Roux would ever be able to buy out Maine Yacht Center and anything toward the right?

It'll be interesting to see (or not see) the factory bit on pillars over the water gone

Urban renewal was such a mistake

So this would be on the corner of Myrtle and Cumberland Streets? As opposed to some 8-10 story residential building that was originally considered? I suppose it works and would be a good location. There's still the Top of the Old Port to stick some 30 Story Towers ;)

Either of these styles would look good and change the skyline. Add some height to the Portland Square Lots too and it'd be quite the downtown core.

I'd love it more if it were clad in glass like the Hyatt on the corner.