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How Portland’s Bayside Plans to Cope With Increased Flooding Caused by Climate Change
Climate change poses a threat to property and infrastructure up and down the East Coast, and in Portland, residents and planners are starting to devise a response. The latest installment of our occasional series “Beyond
Resident’s View: Chomba Kaluba Shares How Home is a Foundation
Chomba Kaluba, a resident at Avesta Housing’s mixed-income development 409 Cumberland in Portland, Maine, sat down with Affordable Housing Finance to discuss what home and community mean to him. Kaluba also is an Avesta Housing
Affordable Senior Housing Development Breaks Ground in Hampton Falls
HAMPTON FALLS, NH — Construction has begun for the Meadows at Grapevine Run, an affordable senior housing development in Hampton Falls by Avesta Housing, and will be available to rent next summer 2017. With financing
NeighborWorks America selects new green-designated organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — Fifteen nonprofit community development organizations were recognized today for their excellence in sustainable business and housing practices that are designed to save people money by NeighborWorks America. To date, 95 network members
Green home design takes off in Maine
SEARSMONT — What’s coming off the assembly line at Ecocor looks a bit like a really fat, firm box spring, 18 inches thick, swathed in high performance fabrics, framed with wood, so solid that even
Much-Needed Seniors Housing Completed in Maine
Much-needed affordable housing for seniors has opened in the rural community of Gorham, Maine, in the southern part of the state. Ridgewood at Village Square, developed by Portland, Maine-based Avesta Housing, provides 24 one- and
The only unacceptable resolution to Maine’s senior housing stalemate is inaction
A year ago, Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a $15 million bond to help pay for construction of low-income housing for Maine seniors. One year later, a growing number of Maine seniors are on waiting lists
Rehab complete at affordable housing on Park Street in Portland
PORTLAND — Mike Lyne stood in the basement of Rosa True School on Monday, admiring the new boilers. “This is the stuff I love,” he said, as he described the boost in efficiency to 90
New downtown district hopes to improve Portland’s energy efficiency
PORTLAND — Vin Veroneau said he is not quite sure what to expect of the new Portland 2030 District, but is eager to see how it can affect his bottom line and the world around him.