61 Preble Street | Port Properties Bayside Phase 1B | Portland

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Proposed new 10-story residential building with 217 residential units and ground-level retail between the Public Market parking garage, Preble St., Oxford St., and Elm St. in Bayside.

This project is getting its public hearing for planning board approval tonight:
https://portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7574/files/agenda/16451

Some new renderings posted to the meeting materials:

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too bad it's not taller, although may be max for zone... hope it doesn't get scaled down to 4-5 stories... George certainly doesn't seem to like it :ROFLMAO:
 
Love those materials and colors....hope it ends up looking like that.
 
I like it and certainly serves an important purpose. Will there be windows facing the garage that appears to be 2 feet away? Seems almost inhumane. I may be wrong, just looks like it.
 
anyone know how the public hearing for this went?
 
I like it and certainly serves an important purpose. Will there be windows facing the garage that appears to be 2 feet away? Seems almost inhumane. I may be wrong, just looks like it.

The rendering makes the garage look closer than it will be IRL; the site plans on the planning board's website show a ~15 foot alley between this building and the garage, with some landscaping:

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The planning board unanimously approved the site plan for this project.

The applicants also shared a new rendering of the courtyard area facing Oxford Street, which could also include an outdoor seating patio for the commercial tenant on the Oxford/Preble corner:

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Is it an optical illusion that makes the building look like it gets wider toward the top ... with the corners (with black windows) ascending out and up?
 
-Approved


200+ Unit Project Approved in Portland​

“Updated plans have been approved for phase 1B of the West Bayside Manor Master Plan, 61 Preble Street. The 10-story tower will include 2,000 square feet of retail space and 217 apartments…….”

“Future phases, up to 5 in total, could include another 380+ residential units and additional retail space.”

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