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On an unrelated note, that is perhaps the worst graphic I have ever seen used to illustrate anything. There's no reason to it other than to show 3 clusters of blocks arranged by height. There's no relationship at all to the actual dimensions of the buildings. Each row does not represent a...

I haven't seen any interior renderings, but considering that the developers have said they want to create a "5 star" hotel with rooms going $500+/night in summer, I have to believe they're going to do it right. They've been working behind the scenes with Archetype Architects for two years on this.

As an addendum to the recent HPB meeting they heard a request from the developers of this hotel for a couple minor design changes to help offset construction costs that have increased by 40% since they first proposed it in 2019. The board agreed to the changes and the developer said they hope...

Historic Preservation was very pleased with the current plans. There was some discussion about the nature of the time & temp sign on the roof. Developers are planning to replace it with a modern LED sign (rather than bulbs) of roughly the same dimensions. Plans are to keep it text-only but...

The meeting materials say the garage is at 45 Brown Street, which is the derelict old garage. I'm not sure what their plans for parking would be if/when it's redeveloped. It's also hard to imagine anyone paying $500+/night for a hotel room and parking in what is probably the grungiest parking...

The Planning Board approved these plans earlier this week. The developers said they're planning to lease 56 spaces in the parking garage, but otherwise there was no mention of a potential redevelopment of that site. They go before Historic Preservation next week, and I think they'll basically...

Based on the materials posted for the meeting, it looks like the developers have conceded to the city's request to locate all valet parking on Preble Street. Also looks like they've agreed not to reduce sidewalk width on Congress, and are just seeking to have a couple 5 minute drop-off spots for...

This is back on the Planning Board's agenda next week. Hopefully they've worked out any issues with valet parking and will move forward with restoring the old girl soon!

The camera on my iPhone 3 is terrible, but the first shot is from Hanover Street construction site with 201 Federal's crane being put together in the background. Second shot is from Fort Sumner Park looking towards 201 Federal.

It was supposed to happen in the fall but they postponed it to the spring because of some issues procuring all the materials. https://verandaplan.org/

Have you suggested to them that this could be incorporated into their marketing efforts? Every MaineBiz email I open has their banner ad: Building Maine's Tallest Building! They could add Click Here to Watch! If for some reason they decline, someone on this board must know a property...

Walked by here earlier today and they've completely emptied and flattened this site. I hope they're not planning to use it as parking for 5 India (or for any other address). Even if it's "temporary" parking, those things have a tendency to linger as such. I would love to see this last parcel...

I continue to be surprised at the slow progress being made at this site. Looking back at the MaineBiz article from May 2021, the developers were predicting: "The parking garage will be completed July 1; the Covetrus pharmacy space will be done July 23; the Cambria Portland hotel will be ready...

East Brown Cow put out a press release stating they've updated their logo and website to reflect an expanded scope including "investment and real estate development." I don't see any reference to new projects or resurrection of the Canal Plaza tower on the new website, but here's to hoping...

I've always had mixed feelings about the massive cruise ships. On the one hand it seems obvious that dropping off 4,000 people for the day would be a financial boon for local businesses. But there was a study done on how much cruise ship passengers were actually spending in town and it was...

So the Maine Med cranes will be nearly 40 stories tall? For a 7-story building? As for the varying heights of 201 Federal's corners, for us dummies... I'm assuming the building will be perfectly level but the elevation of the ground is different? Or is it mechanical or ornamental stuff...

Sheesh, this is more of an advertisement rather than an article. "Send our marketing one-pager to MaineBiz and ask if they'll reprint it!" I agree that these commercial spaces will likely be hard to fill. These new condo projects have provided a lot of ground-floor retail which is only very...

To my knowledge there have been no suggestions from the city for what they might do with the Oxford Street shelter once Riverside is opened (which would be Spring 2023 at the earliest). Intuition says they'd sell the lot to a developer, but that's just speculation. Even without the homeless...

I went into this post office today for the first time since construction began and was pleased to find a great view from within the vestibule area on the Temple Street side of the building. There's a slim window with unobstructed views, very close to the action!

I wonder what the status of the employee parking lot is? Initially Redfern/New Height had proposed developing the whole thing with a bunch of housing including an 8-story building facing State Street. Last I knew they had dropped those proposals and were trying to sell the site. Anyone have...