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So this would be on the corner of Myrtle and Cumberland Streets? As opposed to some 8-10 story residential building that was originally considered? I suppose it works and would be a good location. There's still the Top of the Old Port to stick some 30 Story Towers ;)

Either of these styles would look good and change the skyline. Add some height to the Portland Square Lots too and it'd be quite the downtown core.

I'd love it more if it were clad in glass like the Hyatt on the corner.

It's not socialism. Cut the crap. It's a poor subsidized business plan. Let it fail if it must. But let's keep the goddamn rhetoric out of this blog.

The Trees in Canal Plaza in the back by Novare Res were cleared out a couple months ago ... so ... could be ...

Another article posted about this: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/20/westbrook-attracts-big-downtown-housing-project/ The city paved the way Monday with a City Council-approved agreement to sell its 921 Main St. parcel to Matthew Welter, CEO of Quaker Lane Associates, for $424,292. It’s...

I think part of this is that the Scarborough Town Center doesn't feel integrated or centralized. It's still someplace people have to drive to like it's an isolated vassal state. It reminds me of Freeport, Cabela's area, Homegoods/Lowes, and even Rock Row. They're not integrated into the fabric...

I'd say keep your fucking political views out of this blog. Thanks. From @Cosakita18 "It's a 180-day moratorium basically intended to give the Staff and the Council time to fix our broken hotel IZ regulations. At least they're acknowledging that what we have now is a mess of contradictory...

Some fencing has gone up here ... maybe some demo soon.

People would rather have this? It's cute and served it's purpose. But in-fill would be nicer. People are probably balking at the price tags. Perhaps a Redfern-type in-fill project would have gotten fewer complaints. This area of the West End (Congress Street included) is some of the most...

Does anyone have any thoughts on all of the Restaurant closures in town? With the cost of food being high, perhaps people are eating out less. And that also translates into rising costs for the restaurants for supplies. I'd think restaurants were hesitant to raise prices. The Pandemic has made...

So ... the latest thing I've seen is that they took out the trees on the Union Street side. And all of the big trees behind the buildings in the back (by the garage and along where Novare Res is). Walking up "Patton Court" behind Exchange Street and next to the garage has much improved. It used...

Let's not forget that the area the Expo is located in was a pauper's cemetery. All of the bodies were moved to the Western Cemetery (often placed under the pathways/sidewalks). This led to the Western Cemetery falling out of favor (also it was running out of room) and Evergreen becoming more...

OMG PLEASE put up a 16 Story Building at LEAST.

Not to mention those who come to a complete stop before taking a right-hand turn. Even at the most open, visible, wide intersections. It's EVERYWHERE ... WHYYYYYYY?

It "may" be worth noting or considering that the drop in numbers is due to the pandemic and rise in work-from-home options. Despite the developments for WEX, Covetrus, and the Sun Life buildings - we may never see full capacity onsite workers traveling to these sites. However, the Foreside...

Catherine - People are, and certainly can be, unequivocally stupid. They rely on hearsay or cherry-pick the little gobbets of information they barely paid attention to. They've simply heard "Washington" and "Orchard" and "Effect" ... along with hearing about some of the early misinformation...

This has turned out to be a stunning development. It blows my mind that anyone balked at this and would rather look at the crappy parking lots and the old ER section of Mercy. This is a huge improvement to the neighborhood.

That is well done!

Blows my mind that people were like ... but the lumber yard! It's okay that it moves, changes hands, consolidates. Now look at that street view. Makes so much more sense for Portland. And it all fits right in beautifully. One word: Cohesive.