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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...

We haven't seen any substantial new construction proposals in the last twelve months or so, but there is a remarkable amount of development underway or about to get underway. Certainly it's the most active period for development in the city since at least the late 80's. It's not all housing...

Pretty impressive trench running down Federal Street today...

It looks like a tornado went through!

I would offer that Maine Medical Center has probably been the most efficient developer in the city in the last decade. They put together a large-scale Master Development Plan, got community buy-in and got to work right away. They've hit every milestone on time and are on track to finish on...

I think there's been some discussion on here previously about the perpetually under-renovation Schwartz building at the corner of Congress and High Streets. I caught a glimpse of this month's Mainer on the rack and in a rare turn of events was actually intrigued by the cover story. It's...

MainePublic is seeking a text amendment to allow for extra height for a recessed 5th floor on their proposed new headquarters at 29 Commercial. No real renderings in their materials other than these general images to show massing.

Hey thanks for the link! I hadn't seen this before. This will truly be a state of the art medical facility. But I do have to say that personally it annoys me that every nook and cranny of this place carries the name of a donor. I understand it's part of the fundraising process, but I want to...

In a recent construction update MMC said that the west-facing wall on 940 Congress Street is crumbling and will be replaced or patched over soon. This is the brick wall that has the old Greyhound Bus sign painted on it. Apparently it was an interior wall originally and it's not holding up well...

In the materials for the upcoming Housing & Economic Development Cmte meeting they report that only one bid was received for the recent RFP regarding the last piece of city owned property on Thames Street. I guess unsurprisingly it came from the developers of the WEX buildings, and they are...

Their minor site plan change, from 47 rooms to 48, was approved by staff, so hopefully plans for this hotel will start moving forward soon. I still like the design and think it will do a lot to help activate that end of Congress Street.

I listened to some of the planning board workshop the other day. The developers are offering to make some changes to open the water up to the public and make it less ugly generally, but still as part of a conditional use for up to 3 years while they work towards achieving what was laid out in...

I have not, but I'm sure there are some developments like this that are better integrated into the existing environment than others. The location of Rock Row is somewhat arbitrary (I guess the quarry and the surrounding undeveloped land are the raison d'etre), but otherwise it's just kind of an...

Landry/French says right on their website they "always dig foundations just deep enough!" So I'm not worried. I'll agree that standing in the hole it felt deeper than it looks from above. I'd guess it's 25 or 30 feet down.

If the developers are counting on a bond or other legislation to help realize this proposal, they may be in for disappointment. Bonds and local tax options that would (or appear to) primarily benefit one municipality or small area have historically not seen broad support in the legislature...