Co-living, Gilley's upgrades in Portsmouth downtown project get more time

By: Jeff McMenemy

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 546

Last Updated: 3 hours, 4 minutes ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The city Historic District Commission has granted a second one-year extension of the approvals for Mark McNabb’s planned massive redevelopment of an entire downtown city block, including the former J.J. Newberry’s department store.

Tracy Kozak, McNabb’s architect for the redevelopment project at 1-21 Congress St., explained the “reason for the delay is the complexity of redeveloping an entire block in downtown Portsmouth, particularly related to the underground utilities in Newberry Way, …

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