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Thompson's Point? For some reason, I routinely hear people refer to that as on the peninsula.

I totally agree regarding the naming. It's almost embarrassing at that point; however, to the developer's credit, it's what the market is asking for, as it works, so props to them. It's just that, as a long time Portlander myself, I can't help but think that many people who made this city what...

I'm pretty sure that's a requirement of the form-based code zone which was adopted for this area not long ago. It was sort of pushed on the city by a guy named Hugh Nazor, who was a transplant from Arizona (or somewhere like that) and has since moved away from the City. Apparently, Nazor was...

I doubt very much that's why they bought it. More likely, they are strategically avoiding any speculation as to what might be proposed there until it makes sense to move forward in earnest. This is the same development group that built the Bay House, Newbury Street Lofts, and the project now...

A number of new renderings (or, more accurately, new perspectives of old renderings) for the WEX proposal (up for a workshop on Tuesday) are on the City's planning board agenda center packet material link.

I wonder if this will revive plans to develop the adjacent parking lot (which I believe is under separate ownership but the vacancy of the CM may open up some possibilities). There were plans back in the 1980s (which I know about despite my age thanks to Portlander) to develop that site, and I...

Outside of NYC - maybe Hudson Yards? - Boston is the natural East Coast choice, I would think, and if that City (or anywhere in its vicinity) lands the deal then the economic impact will be felt in Portland guaranteed. The downside of course is that retail is an ever changing landscape, and if...

They weren't able to get their anchor tenant signed up for a fall start, and they didn't want to start the following spring because of the impact on hotel operations. This was a mixed-use project including office and residential. Permits probably expired and there likely hasn't been a...

That's actually quite a handsome building for that location in my opinion. Woodard & Curran I believe is the City's peer review firm so it would make sense that they have concerns since they are being paid to come up with something to say.

It's not as close as Back Bay to the Financial District (or if it is, it's separated by much more suburbia) so it wouldn't have the same look. It's not as though this is the part of South Portland across the harbor from Portland which appears from aerials to be part of the same city. This is...

Rufus Deering Lumber Site had its master development plan permit materials filed today. I suspect the press will report on this with renderings (scale models only at this stage) tomorrow. A master development plan freezes existing permits in place for up to ten years and allows a phased...

That bridge is really cool but Boston had it first...still neat for a rural state though. We do have a mayor who tends to side with NIMBYs in his actions while professing otherwise in his words (just like NIMBYs are not against all development, just the development that's proposed). But that's...

Heard from a source that plans for the parking lots part of Portland Square are moving forward. No specifics.

Obviously whoever wrote the article doesn't understand the history here. How is "I told you so" being blindsided? The Pirates have been in negotiations with the trustees for a long time about the state of the arena and its impact on their program. After two decades, the response was to put...

Portlander can probably speak more to this but I believe the numbered buildings were part of a proposed development that included refurbishment of two existing structures (the Fore Street building and the former Hannaford distribution warehouse, now Memic), and also a planned commercial use for...

For the above pic you can see Lincoln Square towers on the bottom if you look closely. This is a picture of the architect explaining the project. The above picture is of One Portland Square under construction. The above building looks like it dates to the 1860s but in fact it was built in...

Shazbat, can you provide any details on the 7 story near marginal way or maybe a link?

From the 1980s