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8 developers from Seacoast to Boston make pitch for Portsmouth housing project
PORTSMOUTH — City staff have narrowed the number of firms interested in partnering with the city of Portsmouth to create permanent below market rate housing at the former Sherburne School site from eight to four.
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Avesta presents Mission Champion Award to Kennebunk Savings
PHOTO: Avesta Housing presents its Mission Champion Award to Kennebunk Savings. L-R: Douglas Stockbridge, board member, Avesta Housing Board of Directors and vice chair, Kennebunk Savings Board of Directors; Rebecca Hatfield, Avesta Housing president and
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Commentary: Scarborough’s Firehouse Village project is a case study in cooperation
Located in the Oak Hill neighborhood in Scarborough, Firehouse Village celebrates the site’s history by renovating the existing fire and police station into a mix of uses including a local grocery store, a fish market,
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Unity Gardens resident celebrates 100th birthday
Barbara Tolman and her daughter, Laurel Parker Unity Gardens, Avesta Housing’s affordable housing community for ages 62 and older in Windham, can now count a centenarian among its residents! Barbara Tolman celebrated her 100th birthday
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Avesta to unveil $7M affordable housing development in Scarborough
Avesta Housing is ready to unveil Village Commons, a $6.97 million affordable housing development at 246 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. The three-story, 23,750-square-foot building has 31 studio and one-bedroom apartments for people age 55 or
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Norway Savings delivers $40k to Avesta Housing
Representatives from Norway Savings Bank delivered a check for $40,000 to Avesta Housing in Portland earlier this month, part of a multi-year commitment by the bank to an organization that continues to accelerate the creation
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Norway Savings Bank delivers $40,000 check to Avesta Housing
PORTLAND — Representatives from Norway Savings Bank proudly delivered a check for $40,000 to Avesta Housing in Portland on May 1, part of a multi-year commitment by the bank to an organization that continues to
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Building Business: Portland’s housing stock gets boost from Avesta project
Avesta Housing teamed up with Landry/French Construction and Ryan Senatore Architecture on the development, construction and design of Porter Station, with 60 apartment units. The $22 million project, which was unveiled May 2, is at 200 Valley St. in Portland’s
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NSB delivers $40K to Avesta Housing
PORTLAND — Representatives from Norway Savings Bank proudly delivered a check for $40,000 to Avesta Housing in Portland on Wednesday, May 1, part of a multi-year commitment by the bank to an organization that continues