CONCORD, NH – Communities and organizations in six rural counties will share $11 million in federal funds awarded through grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
At Foxwell in Kittery, Maine, a group of residents have formed a gardening cooperative to transform their outdoor living spaces into beautiful displays featuring flowers, greenery, lawn ornaments, bird houses, and more. It started with simple landscaping maintenance — raking leaves, picking up fallen branches, painting the wooden fence behind the property — and mushroomed
We are pleased to announce that Avesta Housing has been named Best Property Management Company in the Portland, Maine Best of 2023 Awards, presented by Bangor Savings Bank. This award is based on online public votes, and further exemplifies the hard work and dedication of our property management teams throughout the organization and their commitment
Our real estate development is going full throttle, with several properties expected to be completed this fall and several more in the design or construction phases. Porter Station in Portland and the first phase of River Turn in Conway, N.H., are both 80% complete and are expected to be finished in October. At Porter Station,
Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield recently appeared on the nationally syndicated podcast “Change Makers with Katie Gore” for Forbes Books. Says Rebecca: “Fundamentally, we are here to help people, and I am of the belief that once you have housing, you can find stability in other areas of your life.” Click here to
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a program offering grants of $30 million each to cities to develop affordable housing. Lewiston was the smallest city to receive such a grant. On Monday, July 24, Lewiston Housing and elected officials at all levels broke ground on the first of the Choice
LEWISTON — Local, state and federal leaders are celebrating the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing development in Lewiston. “Wedgewood” is the first development to be built in Lewiston using funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhoods grant program. Click here to read the full article
LEWISTON — Local officials said Monday’s groundbreaking at the historic “Wedgewood” house was a decade in the making. The sprawling, 82-unit development in nine buildings is considered the first phase of the city’s Choice Neighborhoods initiative, and it was celebrated Monday with a large gathering that included appearances by federal, state and local officials. Many
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston’s next, large affordable housing project is underway – a partnership among federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. Governor Janet Mills, along with Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, attended the groundbreaking for Wedgewood on Monday. There will be nine apartment buildings — eight new ones and one old
LEWISTON, Maine — Construction started Monday on an 82-unit housing project in Lewiston. Half of the units will be new homes for low-income renters who currently live in housing that is deemed unsafe, according to Lewiston city leaders. The other half of the units will be on an application basis, according to city staff. The
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