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Allied Cook Construction is renovating Avesta housing complex in Sanford

Avesta Housing is refurbishing a 40-unit affordable apartment complex in Sanford known as Patriot Place. The $9.6 million renovation is being managed by Scarborough-based Allied Cook Construction. Located at 24 Patriots Lane, the 40-year-old development has been owned by Portland-based Avesta Housing since 2006. The complex consists of three garden-style apartment buildings, designed for both individuals

May 13, 2026

Is a Portland rule requiring affordable units slowing down real housing growth?

Six years ago, Portland adopted strict development regulations in an effort to boost affordable housing production in a city grappling with high rents and low inventory. A new report suggests the policy may have done the opposite, and city councilors are now moving toward rolling back or amending the changes to the inclusionary zoning policy approved by

May 8, 2026

How a landmark 2022 law set the stage for increased interest in ADUs in Maine

Jamie Berry-Brennan was skeptical when his wife suggested they build an accessory dwelling unit for his parents on their Peaks Island property. But he also knew he wanted them closer. His three young kids were growing up fast and rarely got to see their grandparents, who lived 100 miles away in Troy. “It was just

May 5, 2026

Avesta and Boys & Girls Clubs partner for Portland’s youth

Artists’ renderings of the campus expansion at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine (left) and Avesta Housing’s new affordable housing development at 15-19 Cedar St., Portland Earlier this year, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine announced that it was donating land on Cedar Street in Portland to us as part of our strategic

April 22, 2026

NH residents facing homelessness find new homes with Avesta

Avesta Housing Resident Service Coordinator Jen Stilwell, left, with Sheena, a new resident at River Turn in Conway, N.H. Late last year, residents of a low-income apartment complex in east New Hampshire had to find new places to live, and quickly. The nonprofit association that ran the complex had dissolved, and the property was

March 26, 2026

Avesta Housing names four new board members

Avesta Housing, the Portland-based nonprofit, has appointed four new members to its board of directors. By May, once the changes are complete, the nonprofit will have 16 board members. Click here to read the full article

March 23, 2026

Avesta Housing adds director of development with experience from Alaska to Maine

Portland-based nonprofit Avesta Housing has hired John Egan as its director of development, replacing Patrick Hess, who has been promoted to vice president of real estate. Egan will lead Avesta’s real estate development team in creating and preserving affordable rental housing in Maine and New Hampshire. He comes to the position with nearly four decades

March 17, 2026

Avesta Housing names new director of development

Avesta Housing has hired John Egan to be its new director of development. In his new position, John leads Avesta’s real estate development team in developing and preserving affordable rental housing in Maine and New Hampshire. He has nearly four decades of community development experience in Maine and Alaska as a developer, lender, investor and

March 16, 2026

‘Buy America’ rule killing Maine affordable housing, developers say

Maine’s largest affordable housing developers are at a loss. Ten projects that would add more than 400 sorely-needed units to the state’s low-income housing stock are fully permitted and ready to go. But none can break ground because of a new federal rule designed to boost American manufacturing. The Build America Buy America Act, signed by

March 12, 2026

Building Business: Innovative condo project slated for Freeport

The Domus development team plans to break ground this spring on a mixed-income condominium complex in downtown Freeport, which is designed to be a near-copy of what the company is currently building in Westbrook. The concept behind the projects is that the design can be replicated in multiple locations, reducing project timelines and costs. The

March 9, 2026

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