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From what I hear, Portsmouth has as many subsidized projects as Rochester/Dover but you never see them as a visitor. Nice city though.

Good. What has happened in that neighborhood since 2007 or so has really been interesting. First there was the plan in 2004 or so, then the zoning changed, and in 2005 the big development proposals began to come in. Some materialized, but in different forms than proposed, and most fell...

I doubt if more than the garage and a small tower get built anyway, but youre right the comments are...

Some BDN news about Bayside http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/portlands-bayside-renaissance-8-million-in-city-investments-triggers-nearly-140-million-in-private-development/

Also, the NIMBYism may be less city wide, but the Eastern Waterfront has only seen it increase.

I'm not convinced the company actually wants to develop the whole site. I think they want to develop part of it (phase I) and are skeptically open to the possibility of phase II but want a back out plan in the form of selling the land at a higher price due to denser development rights. The...

You don't like the 1970s veneer?

Almost sounds like you don't like the attributes listed. Plantings and grass are great but a building wall along the sidewalk is best for pedestrians and creates a more urban feel as well as is in line with that area of town. Just some observations. Same developer as the condos on York street...

Thanks for the update. Whatever entity bought the property bought a fully permitted site. That's not to say it will get developed as permitted, but just something to consider. The site is too central not to be developed at some point.

Thankfully Sussman agrees that the site has more potential. Remember phase ii of opechee is not canceled even if ownership changes. The project is fully approved and that will last for some time. So the new owner doesn't have to get it reapproved if they want to construct the same thing, which...

Yes, you can reside in City Hall's bell tower and read the collected works of Alan B. Jacobs on a new design paradigm by candlelight.

There were two commercial components to this structure. Ground floor retail was one, and upper floor commercial office (two sided, at least, I think) was the other. Above that were the condos, to my understanding. I think, if I had to guess, the tenant that would pay the lion's share of the...

Yeah, that's the one. Again, though, I have to say that this is, in my opinion, not an indication that this project won't happen, just that it won't start construction this fall. That's entirely different from saying it's a done deal. The project is fully approved and sitting in an ideal...

http://www.portlanddailysun.me/index.php/newsx/local-news/7865-plans-for-fore-street-hotel-move-forward This hotel will go back to the historic preservation board next week, review the color scheme changes (brick hue, textured panels) as well as lighting and sign placement details, and then...

For this property, it's a question of when not if. We know it won't be before snow flies, and likely won't be in spring or summer because of peak hotel season, but that's about all we can say for sure. I suspect the source close to the project is someone in the neighborhood association. The...

An organization some might be interested in is the Maine Rail Transit Coalition, which champions the use of DMUs and is currently engaged in a study of rail transit oriented development between Auburn and Portland, funded through a grant from the National Association of Realtors. The point of...

Agreed, and discussed a little bit earlier today in the Portland Transportation Center thread. Nice interview on WMPG today, Corey.