Portsmouth, NH – The foundations are being poured for the Residence Inn at Portwalk, part of a dynamic mixed use development in the heart of Portsmouth’s historic district.
Pro Con Inc. of Manchester is the architect of record and the design builder for Portwalk’s first phase which includes the hotel and retail space.
Manfredi Architects of Boston is the master planner, and DeStefano Architects of Portsmouth is the consulting architect.
When completed, Portwalk will include three buildings offering office, commercial and residential space between Deer, Hanover and Maplewood Streets in downtown Portsmouth.
Developer Cathartes Private Investments and Pro Con are aiming to make Portwalk a LEED certified mixed-use development and the Residence Inn, New Hampshire’s first LEED certified hotel. The goal is to recycle 95% of the waste material from the former two-story, 86,000sf Parade Mall which was recently demolished to make way for the new downtown center.
In addition, Portwalk will use regional & recycled materials in construction and incorporate environmentally beneficial strategies such as using white roofing, deploying water efficient landscaping, and promoting alternative transportation.
Portwalk will be a pedestrian friendly development featuring first class office space, retail shops, restaurants, residences and the Residence Inn by Marriott hotel; a five-story, 96,000sf mixed use building.
The main entrance to the hotel will be on Portwalk Place, a one-way vehicular thoroughfare that will connect the Portwalk buildings with wide brick sidewalks. The hotel’s side entrance will be on Deer Street. The development’s exterior design features granite banding, masonry veneer stone, red brick siding, and cornice molding which compliments the existing architecture in the historic Portsmouth neighborhood.
Pro Con Inc has scheduled a June 2010 completion date for the hotel and retail space.
