# Portland, ME | 45 Union Street | 380 FT | 30 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** meta\ **Created:** [May 7, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503 "2025-05-07T15:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CT\_Citizen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ct_citizen/32/147701_2.png) [@CT\_Citizen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/CT_Citizen)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/1 "2025-05-07T15:25:45Z")
Maine’s new tallest building at 45 union street will be a mixed use tower with residential and hospitality. > **[Design, plan for Maine's tallest building unveiled in Portland](https://www.wmtw.com/article/design-plan-for-maines-tallest-building-unveiled-in-portland/64697955)** > > The project team behind "Old Port Square" aims to revitalize Portland's downtown with a 380-foot-tall tower inspired by Maine's lighthouses. > **[Proposal for Maine’s tallest building would transform Portland’s skyline](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/05/07/proposal-for-maines-tallest-building-would-transform-portlands-skyline/)** > > A local developer unveiled plans to redevelop the Canal Plaza Block in the Old Port and build what would become the state's tallest structure. ![IMG_4791](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/3/83a136287737a0e32b54222d3d2f51a869bda0e1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/2 "2025-05-07T17:43:24Z")
Probably has a better chance of being built than this other Maine proposal: > [@COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | Flagpole of Freedom Park | 1461 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/columbia-falls-me-flagpole-of-freedom-park-1461-ft-floors/21153/68): > > Why is this thread still open then? It’s been clear to everyone for months that this flagpole will not be built. ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/3 "2025-05-07T23:51:57Z")
Noooooooooo! Portland is a cool small city that is already getting too big. It’s vibe going to be ruined just like Austin if stuff like this gets built. Some cities shouldn’t be big. Portland is one of them. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Citizen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ct_citizen/32/147701_2.png) [@CT\_Citizen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/CT_Citizen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/4 "2025-05-08T01:45:02Z")
I visit Portland almost every year and I feel like they should focus on making 5-8 story buildings in their center instead of a large tower but the city needs housing. I highly doubt Portland will be another Austin ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/5 "2025-05-08T02:17:16Z")
> [@CT\_Citizen](#): > > the city needs housing I doubt this building is the answer to these needs. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/6 "2025-05-08T13:41:43Z")
It could become a climate change refuge. ---
**Author:** ![GSPLover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@GSPLover](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GSPLover)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/7 "2025-05-08T17:21:28Z")
From what I have been researching a “climate change refuge” is a fallacy. No where to hide on this speck in the universe. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/8 "2025-05-08T17:42:25Z")
We will all paint ourselves into a corner. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Citizen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ct_citizen/32/147701_2.png) [@CT\_Citizen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/CT_Citizen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/9 "2025-05-09T14:19:24Z")
this article has more renderings [https://www.dezeen.com/2025/05/07/safdie-architects-portland-old-port-square-design/](https://www.dezeen.com/2025/05/07/safdie-architects-portland-old-port-square-design/) ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Citizen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ct_citizen/32/147701_2.png) [@CT\_Citizen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/CT_Citizen)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/10 "2025-05-15T13:45:54Z")
> **[Proposal for Maine’s tallest building would change Portland — and deserves...](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/05/15/proposal-for-maines-tallest-building-would-change-portland-and-deserves-extra-scrutiny/)** > > Architect Moshe Safdie's portfolio of A-list projects around the globe betrays an obsession with height. ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/11 "2025-05-28T11:39:09Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/c/1caa1523833115321811fde060d0b4f7680ec55b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jaydayvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Jaydayvis](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Jaydayvis)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/12 "2025-05-28T20:21:40Z")
Bad news? ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/13 "2025-05-29T16:25:42Z")
It just means Portland has jumped the shark. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/14 "2025-05-29T20:22:52Z")
Look at Halifax, which has a similar metro population as Portland but a real skyline, with thirty buildings taller than Portland’s tallest. Why shouldn’t Portland have tall buildings? ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/15 "2025-06-01T19:27:56Z")
Because Portland has (had) a cool vibe that combined small city with a certain Maine quaintness. I guess it’s inevitable as people have discovered it, but similarly to what what happened with Austin, that discovery and growth is what is making it less of what people liked about it in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/16 "2025-06-02T02:11:25Z")
The only thing that works is kitchen-sink approach. Every bit helps As far as Austin is concerned… ![GsUiWpYWoAA1eUg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/a/2a542481db109e8aabb4ef4ecd70441fa2526338.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/17 "2025-06-02T09:26:22Z")
Reminds me of Ghorman ![IMG_0710](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/e/6e8e78746325b7e9f2d39b2ec0198e645e0d1634.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/18 "2025-06-02T12:12:55Z")
You replied to my mentioning the vibes in Portland and Austin. What does this rent chart have to do with that? Or are you talking about something else? ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/19 "2025-06-12T19:45:43Z")
> **[Old Port Square | Portland, Maine](https://www.oldportsquare.com/)** > > Old Port Square reimagines a four-acre block into a distinctive urban destination with residences, retail, restaurants, offices, hotels, and public spaces. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/f/8fc37b1e5e5e6bb2c44f54310fc4f86643909f70.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/portland-me-45-union-street-380-ft-30-floors/24503/20 "2025-06-12T20:04:02Z")
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