The $15.3 million in grants and loans are earmarked for affordable housing.
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Hartley Block downtown Lisbon Street development to take applications soon
LEWISTON — The developers behind the Hartley Block building on downtown Lisbon Street will begin taking housing applications in January ahead of the expected completion date this spring. Construction for the mixed-use development at 155 Lisbon St. began in February and quickly took shape over the summer, filling a large gap of storefront downtown that had […]
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Maine home sales continue record-breaking pace
While national sales activity dropped 6.7 percent in November, the volume of sales in Maine increased by nearly 3 percent.
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Housing developers among those hoping to transform Mercy Hospital building
PORTLAND—Housing developers are among the six individuals or groups that responded to a nationwide request for proposals to redevelop the 77-year-old Mercy Hospital building in Portland. Mercy officials will spend the upcoming weeks going through the proposals for its State Street facility and conducting interviews with the development teams, according to spokesman Ed Gilman, who […]
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More housing, upgrades could be coming to Lewiston's Tree Streets neighborhood
LEWISTON — City officials got their first look Tuesday at a proposal for a 35-unit Avesta Housing development on Pine and Blake streets downtown. According to a memo to the City Council, the mixed-income development would be built on a vacant slice of land between 82 Pine St. and 111 Blake St., but would need […]
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Lewiston: Neighborhood meeting today to discuss 240-unit apartment proposal
LEWISTON — Planning officials are hosting a neighborhood meeting Wednesday to get initial feedback on a proposal to develop the former Pineland Lumber Co. site for a 240-unit apartment complex.
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Lewiston to begin inspecting apartments rented through General Assistance
LEWISTON — The city will begin regular code inspections of apartments rented to General Assistance clients. The move comes after repeated concerns from a downtown landlord led officials to review the policy. Jay Allen, a Lewiston landlord, has called the city’s lack of inspections of the units “incredibly wrong,” and said it was hypocritical of […]
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Lewiston Planning Board receptive to Pineland Lumber development
LEWISTON — More details emerged this week about the proposal for a 240-unit apartment complex at the former Pineland Lumber Co., as the Planning Board gave the project a warm reception. Gene Beaudoin, a representative from developer Saxon Partners, presented the initial plans to the board Monday night, which would place two, four-story buildings along […]
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Lewiston to get first look at 240-unit development proposal
LEWISTON — The former site of Pineland Lumber Co. on the Androscoggin River could soon be home to more than 200 apartments. The Planning Board on Monday was set to receive its first look at the development proposal from Massachusetts-based Saxon Partners, which would place 240 single-bedroom efficiency apartments at the property off Avon Street. […]
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Lewiston landlords clash over rental registry
LEWISTON — After just one meeting of a new housing committee looking at creating a rental registration program in the city, landlord Jay Allen quit. Allen, whose Six Sigma Properties operates roughly 32 rental units in Lewiston, had previously spoken in favor of a registration program, which would charge multiunit property owners annual fees to […]