SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE 
By Carolyn Neuhausen
Trammell Crow displayed their apartment development plans to Bridgeton residents in a meeting held Wednesday night. This informational meeting, held at the Residence Inn at Anchor Way, gave residents a more concrete idea of what the proposed apartment complexes will look like, and how it will impact the area.
Representatives for the development company compared newer design plans with older design plans and discussed differences between each. The newer plans showed two buildings, each with their own wing. The wings are connected to each other through a recessed and low slung corridor.
The new designs showed that the end of each building was rounded instead of squared and the ends of the buildings will be four stories or approximately 44 feet. The main portion of the buildings will be at a height of five stories and the end portions of the roof will be pitched upward at an angle.
The discrepancy between the fourth and fifth stories will allow for terrace spaces.
Trammell Crow plans on building the new development at the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver level, and is hoping to achieve the Gold standard. The building's design will incorporate sustainable materials like cedar planks, high efficiency glazing on windows and drainage systems that route storm water into the wetlands located behind the development.
On the north side of the development, the side facing the levees and water, there will be a ped/bike way and an esplanade planted with trees. The developer wanted a private road at the south side of the main complexes and as a concession, the Portland Department of Transportation asked for the building of a ped/bike way. The main thoroughfare between Marine Drive and the private road will be a public road. Harbour Drive will also be connected to the main thoroughfare and this will allow two exit points to Marine Drive.
Aside from the main two apartment buildings, there will be two smaller (35 feet high) apartment complexes that will offer a more quiet and private style of living. There will also be a clubhouse and meeting facilities, leasing office, a business center and space for an exercise facility.
One resident made a comment that an exercise facility is needed in Bridgeton and she suggested that residents living outside Trammell Crow’s development might pay a fee to have access to the facility as well.
The developers do not have colors picked out for the building, and were soliciting opinions from the audience. Some think a blue palette might be a nice nautical tie-in, and others want more pastel colors. No decision has been made, however.
The next step is for Trammell Crow to take their plans to a staff-level design review process. The company wants to host another meeting with Bridgeton residents before September.
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