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I'm still surprised they apparently only received one offer for this property. Given that it's mere feet from the water with a seemingly unblockable view corridor -- why wouldn't a luxury housing developer bid on it at least? Wouldn't this be an even more desirable spot than 20 Thames just...

This week the Economic and Housing Development cmte finally voted to recommend approval of the sale of the city-owned parcel on Thames Street to WEX to the full council. There was not much discussion of the issue, other than a city attorney said there has been some negotiation going on with WEX...

Indeed they are on the PB agenda for 2/28 to discuss a rezoning that would facilitate "renovations" to Franklin Towers and allow for infill development on the building's parking area. In the materials on the portal PHA says that "The upcoming Franklin Towers renovation will make this landmark...

A bit in the Phoenix about city staff recommending that city council once again take up this redesign as a transportation priority: https://portlandphoenix.me/portland-set-to-revive-plan-to-redesign-franklin-arterial/ We're probably still a long way from any changes to Franklin, but I think...

I'm not even sure the podium works that well as part of the full buildout, but as it's being proposed in this first phase I think it will look and function very awkwardly. It's hard to envision its purpose as a public way... I mean look at the mockup below. There's a staircase on Congress and...

Now apparently called "The Armature" :rolleyes:, it seems they will be leasing this summer: https://www.instagram.com/thearmatureportland/?hl=en

It appears they have chosen LEVER for the museum addition. I like this choice, it was probably my 2nd favorite after the Mori design, and hopefully it will be improved even further in the final design phase...

The garage, at 315 Cumberland, is included as part of the MDP, so it will likely be utilized to fulfill some of the parking requirements.

The locations include most of their recently acquired properties. This is gonna be a massive proposal! https://selfservice.portlandmaine.gov/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/plan/bee8b419-862c-4d0e-8590-de195b668bb0?tab=locations

Woah, Port Property has filed an MDP for over 800 housing units plus some commercial space. I'm sure this was planned before their recent announcement of their property purchases in West Bayside. Can't wait to see some renderings...

I heard the contractor is a combo of the teams behind the Shipyard and Congress Square projects. They've promised to have it finished by 2027 barring any unforeseen problems like rain, snow or really big rocks.

Is there any actual construction happening on the cold storage facility yet?

They've added a few renderings as part of their application, but without any campus-wide establishing shots it's hard for me to really envision what's being proposed here.

If you start watching the video at about the 1h 30m mark, there ensues a 5-6 minute discussion of the street level planter and the requirement for green space on/around the building. If you're willing to keep watching my recollection is the topic comes up again later in the meeting, but I don't...

A couple of the more prickly members of the HPB were not that enthused about the front facade, one even likening it to a "jail, or an accordian." The architects explained that the vertical windows (which include some mechanism for reducing sun glare) are intended to help reduce the amount of...

They had their first workshop with the HPB last night. The board seemed generally receptive (although I wasn't listening that closely). The developers played this video at the start of their presentation: https://www.mainepublic.org/a-new-home-for-maine-public-virtual-tour Looks like they're...

Is the crane not used to hoist the prefab wall sections into place? How will they do it?

Agreed, but this has also been the way of every internet forum I've been on since about 1996. I think folks should feel free to be critical of developments (or policies, etc.), but bellyaching on this forum isn't gonna change anything, those efforts would be better directed at city staff, the...

It appears they are getting close to finishing exterior work on this building. The yellow on the corners looks much brighter (and less attractive) to me than it did in the renderings. And I will never cease to be amused that these luxury condos are across the street from a busy scrapyard. I'd...

If the 385 Congress hotel project moves along at a brisk pace this view from Pearl Street could be much different by this time next year.