Press Herald coverage of the noise complaints following the first show.
Wow. I had a friend who posted on Facebook, "Is that Rock Row music I'm hearing in Deering Center?" and I rolled my eyes and thought 'no way'. Apparently she was right.Press Herald coverage of the noise complaints following the first show.
It's a mullet: shopping center in the front, party in the back!Rock Row doesn't seem to know what it wants to be.
Yes, true, but now in our new corona virus world, its a whole new ball game. New York and Boston don't seem to be that attractive a place to live and work now. Facebook is pulling back on sending 6,000 new workers to Hudson Yards development in NYC. Where will they go? The new Fore Street waterfront development in Portland could convert its original 700 condo plan to more office space. Portland is a better place to be in a virus world. It has no tall buildings--density.At the end of the day, I'm just happy this project is coming out to be anything that resembles the original proposal. As we know, big proposals in Portland/large development areas (see Thompsons Point) tend to falter. Seems like these guys know what they're doing.
Agreed. Starting out with the concert venue was not a great idea. Instead of going high tech, latest & greatest retail, dining & entertainment......they went with the dusty outdoor concert venue straight out of Bangor.So far, this project is just so underwhelming.
Well, they did say numerous times while going through the approval process that it was a temporary "proof of concept," so I can see why they decided not to invest too much. As it is, the venue still cost them about $5 million to build out. I think once they prove the concept and move the venue to the southeast corner of the property as planned, we'll see a much more quality investment in the venue.Agreed. Starting out with the concert venue was not a great idea. Instead of going high tech, latest & greatest retail, dining & entertainment......they went with the dusty outdoor concert venue straight out of Bangor.![]()
At the open house last year, it was stated that the ultimate goal is for something much more like Meadowbrook, with a permanent structure and even closable doors. But let's not overlook that opening the concert venue first gave the overall development cash flow, traffic management experience, and mind share.Well, they did say numerous times while going through the approval process that it was a temporary "proof of concept," so I can see why they decided not to invest too much. As it is, the venue still cost them about $5 million to build out. I think once they prove the concept and move the venue to the southeast corner of the property as planned, we'll see a much more quality investment in the venue.