Avesta Housing is planning to build a new, $5.5 million, 31-unit affordable housing project for older residents in Scarborough, which proponents say is needed in a tight housing market. The project is proposed for a .44-acre parcel at 246 Route 1, just behind the former public safety building the town vacated and sold last year.
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 33 grants totaling $170,000 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine. Grants include: Community Dental, Portland, to provide oral healthcare to low-income patients through the Low Income Oral Health Access Program in Community Dental’s Biddeford
Avesta Housing’s newest community is the first of its kind in Maine and a reflection of our commitment to provide housing that is both affordable and sustainable. For Wessex Woods in Portland, Avesta partnered with CWS Architects of Portland and Zachau Construction of Freeport to utilize the latest in eco-friendly construction that not only addresses
FRYEBURG, Maine — The town’s sale of the C.A.Snow School and former MSAD 72 building to Avesta Housing has been completed, the town manager announced at Thursday’s selectmen’s meeting. Avesta is a Portland, Maine-based non-profit housing development organization founded in 1972 that has about 100 properties includes 2,700 apartments and two assisted living facilities in
Scholarship recipients Hanan Omar and Benedita Zalanbantu PORTLAND — Avesta Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing provider in Maine and New Hampshire, has awarded educational scholarships of $1,000 each to two first-generation college students who intend to embark on careers to help others in their communities. The scholarships are open to Avesta Housing residents who are
Blaine Boudreau, Partners Bank president and CEO (second from right), delivers a presentation check to Avesta Housing staff at Woodsedge in Alfred (left to right): Claire Collin, property manager; Christine Martin, resident service coordinator; Dana Totman, president and CEO; Michael Rayder, associate director of development; and Ben O’Brien, maintenance technician. ALFRED, Maine — Partners Bank
Three years ago, as the city of Lewiston embarked on an ambitious process that officials hoped would result in a $30 million federal grant, researchers talked to a focus group from the Maple Knoll Apartments. The apartments, owned by the Lewiston Housing Authority, were 41 walk-up units in a four-story building that covered a city
CONWAY — “Lots conditionally approved and lots on the horizon.” That was Conway Town Planner Tom Irving’s assessment of commercial development going on in Conway. The town is advertising for a replacement for Irving, who arrived in 1999 just as the Walmart here was built. Click here to read the full article
The Maine State Housing Authority, known as MaineHousing, announced Tuesday it has allocated more than $30 million for nine affordable housing developments across the state. The investment consists of $26.2 million in state and federal tax credits that will generate close to $70 million in equity from private investors, plus a $4.2 million subsidy, to build
Many Maine seniors living in independent living apartments can’t drive or easily get a ride to a COVID-19 vaccination site. Others might find it challenging to navigate online registration or deal with an automated call center line. The Maine Immunization Program, part of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has launched a system
