GORHAM — A four-story, senior housing project will begin to rise later this year off School Street (Route 114) in the growing town. The Planning Board Monday voted 6-0 (Vincent Grassi absent) to approve Avesta Housing Development Corp.’s plan to construct 27 more units at its Ridgewood site across the street from the University of

AUGUSTA, Maine — Funds from a housing bond that voters passed in 2015 will help build more than 200 units of affordable senior living in five cities and towns, a year after Gov. Janet Mills ordered the sale of bonds blocked under the previous administration. The bulk of the housing bond, $14.5 million, will help build

CONWAY — When it comes to the valley’s lack of affordable workforce and senior housing, it looks like help is on the way. Avesta Housing, a non-profit with 45-plus years of experience in southern Maine and New Hampshire, made a dramatic announcement on Nov. 21 at the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council’s annual meeting at

SOUTH PORTLAND — Avesta Housing is just about to start building the 64-unit West End Apartments I on Westbrook Street and it’s already lining up funding to add 52 units right next door. West End Apartments II has been awarded $800,000 in low-income federal housing tax credits, an allocation with an equity value of $7 million toward

The Maine State Housing Authority has awarded nearly $4 million in federal tax credits to affordable housing projects in the state. The agency announced Monday that the credits have gone to five projects in Portland, Waterville and Bangor. MaineHousing Director Dan Brennan says the credits, in addition to another $3 million in state subsidies, should help developers

Five affordable housing projects are getting a financial boost from tax credits and other subsidies that will allow them to seek more private financing. State affordable housing authority MaineHousing announced Monday that it has awarded $6.8 million in financial incentives to five projects in Portland, South Portland, Waterville and Bangor. The tax credits and other

WESTBROOK, Maine — Think of your family traditions on Thanksgiving Day, years of perfecting recipes, turkey trots, and football. It’s hard to imagine what to do if you were starting your life over from scratch. For asylum seekers and refugees that have moved to Maine, Thanksgiving is a new experience. One church in Westbrook is

BANGOR — A new fund established to give more Maine seniors access to safe, clean, affordable housing has received a gift of $50,000 from Bangor Savings Bank with a pledge for $100,000 in the next two years. Avesta Housing recently announced the creation of The Silver Hearth Fund. Avesta will receive the Bangor Savings funding

Avesta Housing has launched a $2 million fundraising program to support the affordable housing needs of older adults. “The number of applicants on wait lists for our affordable senior properties is staggering, especially relative to the very few vacancies that become available annually,” Dana Totman, president and CEO of the nonprofit, said in a news

For Immediate Release November 15, 2019 Contact: Sara Olson, Director of Development & Communications Cell: 207-317-3914 | Email: SOlson@AvestaHousing.org   Avesta Housing Launches Fundraising Program to Support Older Adults in Need Portland, Maine — Nonprofit Avesta Housing formally announced the launch of a fundraising program at a meeting of community leaders and partners on November