karledice
Senior Member
I didn't know that older wing of the building to the South East is getting demolished and rebuilt, I thought it was just staying there as part of the new complex?Wednesday, June 17:
1. All that remains now is the south-east corner of the former Downtown Toyota building.
2. Ground sampling rig has arrived and been set up on site.
3. The big question - what happens next? Will this corner of the site just be left as is after completion of the demolition? Will the corner be prepared for interim use - additional parking area as part of overall parking lot? Or will the next stage of redevelopment begin soon with shoring and excavation to start shortly? The south building of the main Portland Commons complex - the 501 Front Street West component - still looks to be occupied, and will need to be vacated and demolished before the redevelopment activities get substantially underway. Under the present COVID-19 conditions, relocation for the existing tenants could in the short term be problematic.
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Anyways, hoping all activities continue to pick up taking advantage of the COVID situation