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Thanks for posting the pics Jim, and sorry I missed the event. Looks like they've got most of the pics up on their website now: https://www.oldportsquare.com/vision I love the skinny tower, however the "top hat" style adornment doesn't appeal to me at first glance. I'd rather it just...

I was talking with an acquaintance who said they were at the recent Portland Society of Architecture (PSA) "Spring Fling" social event and that this project was talked about and it was said to be "announced" to the public soon. It sounded like perhaps someone from Safde architects was there...

Isn't the 5-year window on IZ up this year? Can city council amend or end it? Ezra Klein is hawking a new book but some of his points about housing and public transit in liberal places is well taken here. He may be right that housing is easier to build, more plentiful and thus less...

The Press Herald did a bit of a story on the dormant Schwartz building. Can't really draw many conclusions here other than the owner Geoffrey Rice is a recluse with no real interest in bringing this building back to life...

The Maine Narrow Guage Railroad has sent out a note that they'll be pausing operations for a few months due to whatever construction is happening on this site. I'm still not aware of any site plans having been approved, so I'm not sure what phase they're building. In any case it sounds like...

I guess just based on the track record of major developments getting built as proposed. I would expect this to be heavily opposed by neighbors on noise, parking, etc. I think this venue would draw much larger and different crowds than Merrill, more likely to loiter, smoke, etc. I'm all for...

Live Nation is proposing a 3300-person entertainment venue across from Merrill Auditorium. Sounds similar to the new Roadrunner venue in Boston. In the unlikely event this gets built, my condolences to anyone living in the apartments across the street on Cumberland Ave...

Anyone else notice the ad in the "Home" section of the Maine Sunday Telegram that looks like an effort by Tom Landry to get investors for his Aurora Condos project: www.investlocal.me If I had $250k laying around perhaps I'd go in on it, though I find it laughable that part of the pitch for...

If a tower does indeed get built here, it will be mere feet away from the back of the 3-story brick buildings that line Exchange Street. No matter how you slice it, that's gonna be kinda weird. A 300'+ tower would seem to be more appropriate for Portland Square, Top of the Old Port, or say the...

My vague recollection of the materials that were floating around a couple years ago was that there would be dedicated parking in the Fore Street garage, and a walkway or skyway connecting it to the lower floors of the hotel, but then the lobby would be on an upper floor (perhaps the top floor...

Don't forget Tavata! https://www.redfernproperties.com/home/tavata

What are they starting on? Did they actually get site plan approvals for anything?

Last thing I remember about this project was some back and forth with the city about the method they're going to use to shore up the cliff wall they've carved out of the hill. They were proposing to inject big screws that would be frozen or something like that, if I recall, but that was...

I believe the last proposal for these properties was entirely abandoned. I did notice recently they invested in some new signage for the parking lots, which doesn't seem like a great sign if you're hoping for redevelopment. Recode only needs approval from the City Council to take effect. The...

Have they started site work? I believe they're fully approved for this project.

Catherine have you considered putting together a basic informational website for the project? Something you can point people to that maybe has a few renderings and a FAQ. We live in a world now where a certain amount of misinformation is inevitable, but creating your own reference site could...

Catherine: it looks like progress is being made on the pocket park. Any estimate of a finish date? What's the plan for the water feature? I'm assuming it will only run in the warmer months? Will it be on a schedule? Turned off overnight, etc.?

Last I read the city said construction will restart next year, but my confidence is low. The current condition of Congress Square is the most puzzling and sad affair in the city's entire built environment, IMO. As mentioned above, there was a lengthy and broad public input process that...

I would guess that construction costs have become prohibitive, for starters. Their latest proposal would probably cost half a billion dollars to fully build out, maybe more. This site is also surrounded by wealthy property owners who will be happy to litigate any proposals that might affect...

Maine Public's CEO was on Maine Calling this morning to discuss their purchase of the former Public Market building and their intention to move their Portland facilities into that building by the end of 2025. I think he said that the buildout of the new studios has already begun. Slab will...