MANDY REYNOLDS
Mandy Reynolds is a real estate development consultant focused on integrating planning and design into real estate development projects. She also provides marketing services, due diligence research, data analysis, planning and permitting, leasing, and tenant development and outreach. Mandy is a Maine licensed real estate sales broker focused on commercial and residential brokerage with Keller Williams Realty and the Magnusson Balfour Commercial & Business Brokers Team. Mandy has worked with various organizations and nonprofits including Build Maine, an organization focused on promoting best practices in urban design, real estate development, and land use planning and Bath Art Hop, a monthly summer art walk in downtown Bath. She Chairs the Bath Development Corp. of the City of Bath.
sean ireland
Sean Ireland is the Principal of Windward Development which is primarily focused on small-scale redevelopment. He seeks projects that are measured by the success of their economic and community development impact. Mixed-use, urban infill, pedestrian-friendly, and revitalizing and repurposing of historic buildings are characteristics of Sean’s projects, which include The Press Hotel and Federal Street Folly (Portland), Handy’s Market/Cafe (Yarmouth), Bath Brewing Company, the Medanick Building, home to Maine Street Design Co. (Bath), and most recently, The Grant Building.
Portraits and photography by Joshua Langlais
In Memory of our friend, Frank Carr. Frank Carr was one of five founding members of Union + Co. Sadly, he passed away on June 5th, unexpectedly.
Frank was truly "one of a kind." He was unique. Hard to nail down. An enigma, of sorts. He was "Frankman" and we loved him.
He was proud and loving and an intensely curious person. Proud of his family's longtime Portland family business - Carr Brothers Co. Fruit & Produce. He loved his country - the country he served from an early age as a US Naval Academy Graduate (Class of ‘88) and Navy Helicopter Pilot. He was a loving family man - always quick to share an update on his daughters and his recent grandchildren. He was intensely curious and passionate - about the nuances of history and life - the little things that so many of us didn't take the time to appreciate.
Frank was instrumental in getting Union + Co up and running and in helping us better understand how to best position the downtown Bath real estate we had acquired. He was a numbers guy. He was a spreadsheet guy — he literally had a spreadsheet for everything. He was a proud Michigan Business School Graduate. He knew his stuff and we were lucky to have him in our corner. Mostly, though, Frank was a teacher and a mentor and a good friend. He loved to share his knowledge with others and he did this freely and without expectation. His methodical and systematic approach to complex issues always instilled the confidence for us to take that "next step" - whatever that may be.
In the case of Union + Co, after much internal debate and wrangling, Frank simply proclaimed, "If everyone contributes $5,000 and commits to six sweat equity weekends, I think we can pull it off..." So with $25,000 (maybe a bit more...) and six sweat equity weekends (maybe eight...) we opened Union + Co on the 3rd floor of 48 Front Street in downtown Bath. There were so many reasons to not start the project, but Frank broke it down into the simplest of terms that gave us the confidence to take the next step. Adding a bit of reality and humor to the mix he stated our "exit strategy" - which he reminded us was always an important consideration - if we couldn't get Union + Co off the ground, "We'll have great office space the five of us can share...the only problem is it will be in Bath..."
Union + Co got off the ground and Frankman continued to be involved in its various evolutions and growth - and his love for Bath grew. He loved Bath's deep history. Frank's professional accomplishments were many and varied, but Union + Co was a "passion project" that made him feel good about bringing his numbers and spreadsheets to life - and the best part was that he got to do it with his good friends.
Our hearts are broken. We had so much more to learn from Frank. More road trips. More laughs. More hugs. More stories about Maine military history. More numbers and spreadsheets to decipher. More cigars to smoke. More stories to share. More crazy projects to ponder. Frank's passing reminds us that life is fragile and we must take the time to show care and concern and love for the people that matter to us.
In loving memory of our friend Frank.
May 11, 1966 ~ June 5, 2026
