Note: The following is a post originally published by my wife, Beth (and co-tenant at our great downtown Portland studio), on her blog, Applying Blush. We are looking forward to the next phase and hope that some lucky entrepreneurs (we’ve already had some photographers check it out) end up here. —Brian
My daughter Maggie, 5, starts kindergarten at St. Brigid’s in Portland this Fall. Our family is headed into yet another chapter. I’ve been a working mom doing about 50+ hours a week for the past 5 years. And I have been working out of the house for most of this time. First, I worked at my smaller Falmouth office (OMG, remember us over there… so long ago!) and, for the last 3+ years, from our gorgeous office and studio in downtown Portland.
But now, Maggie will be coming home every day at 2 pm so my hours will be dramatically different— starting earlier and ending earlier for her. It is time to adjust the setup.
Brian’s business, Fitzgerald Photo, has grown a ton and is he is so, so ready to be out in his own space. We’re very proud of that! (He has been over flowing into my areas of the studio for some time now with gear and lights.) So he is moving on up into a space of his own…. TBD… we’ll keep you posted where he lands but we DO know, it will be in the downtown Portland area for his corporate clients.
I have adjusted my business down to 1. my wedding work and 2. my work with Maine Wedding Company. I am just on-location or virtually needed now. So I am headed to our home office to be the anchor for Maggie there! I will keep just a small part of Brian’s new space just to meet clients.
We hate leaving this space. It has been amazing…. the parties, classes, photographers in and out, staffers, gin and tonic Fridays, Portland Pie, great landlords, working downtown…. and being so close to our great friends and MWC partners at Might & Main.The studio has been the apple of our eye and made such a great lifestyle for us!
But a family does what a family needs to do.
If anyone is looking for fabulous creative suite with private bathroom in the downtown area… it’s open now. If you are interested talk to our fabulous commercial relator! He handles the space for Portland Pie Company – our landlords!
Loren Ayer
Associate Broker
Harborview Properties
P: 207.321.3617
E: layer@harborviewproperties.com
We’ll keep you posted as we land. It may be awhile or it may be later when Maggie starts school this Fall. If you are a photographer who wants a great downtown space, I can tell you it gets no better than this!
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