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The design is similar to the station in Old Saybrook, CT, population 10,481. The overhead bridge concept does not create a cohesive space dynamic. Portland's will be in an industrial area, so few are walking, especially at night when the 1 AM and then the 1:55 AM event train pulls in. Security...

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I'd add another ten floors. They could fill those units easily with the exodus from New York now. Seriously though, is that realistic? I know they did it with the Maine Medical Center in Portland with their $350 million dollar build. It started to go up before Covid and the "clean room" idea...

Perhaps the Treehouse could use some "leaves" inside and out. Greenery can distract or disguise and thus largely improve almost any building. Back in I think 2008 (?) I did a media job that took me to the Grand Ole Opry Hotel in Nashville. It has a spacious atrium, something like what you'd see...

Usually when an interesting or important new building or development is built in Boston, I grab a nice camera and visit to take a small slide show. It's rare, but I'm going to pass on this one.

"Seafaring along..."

Yes, feels dull and falling short of potential. If the stadium is slated for a 25,000 capacity, then for concerts, etc. it could become 30,000 (in the round with stage access underneath). Currently, for events that are best suited for indoors (concerts), 6 months of the year Boston can only...

It won a design award. These two buildings and its bridging plaza create a great first impression when headed into the city on the Mass Pike. It feels like the entrance to the future. And in many ways now, it is.

Yes, purely functional here. Perkins&Will designed Maine Medical's latest expansion in Portland ($500 mill) and the primary building is an 8 story beauty. The interior looks like something you'd see in Dubai or London, and so not Maine in Maine, as I like to say...

Fabulously better than the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan of which made me feel as though I was in a dystopian nightmare.

The parking lot at 185 Washington Avenue…

I thought this common area was supposed to become a park with giant boulders along with a meandering wooden path within a micro forest? Well, I like it--a lot. One of the best F&D outdoor experiences I've had in a while and I've seen many. Five star ***** (and they got Maine Beer Co's Lunch IPA...

I'm not for Trump if that's what you are implying. "Extreme protesting" can be from both sides of the political spectrum. I'm more on the Bill Maher side of things. All across the U.S. I'm seeing more and more of these kinds of private area retail and housing configurations. They are privately...

Unwanted, I’m guessing: homeless, drug users, blasting music from cruising and/or parked cars, drag racing, teen bicycle gang “hit and runs”, “extreme protesting”… just a few things that I’ve seen across our great country and Southern Maine will eventually see it too.

I looked into this developer a while back (from MA) and his record is a bit sketchy with development and builds. But it's interesting what is going on here. The one big smart thing he did was get a lock on all of this land. Most city downtowns are not functioning well for its citizens today...