The Portland planning board has approved nearly 100 new apartments, including units intended to serve chronically unhoused people, in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. The project, developed by Avesta Housing and Reveler Development, will have 28 Housing First units at the site of the city’s former Oxford Street shelter. And it will offer both housing and
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston has earmarked $23.5 million for the development or preservation of 456 units of rental housing in Maine, it said this week. The funding will go toward Augusta, Bath, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Kittery, Lewiston, Portland, Scarborough and South Portland. The grants and loans will be used to help pay construction, acquisition or
Avesta Housing has been named Best Property Management Company in the Portland, Maine Best of 2024 Awards. Winners were chosen by the public via online voting, which is further testament to the hard work, dedication, and skill of the property management staff as well as other departments across the organization. Click here for the full
Avesta Housing has named the recipients of its 2024 educational scholarships. The $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to Avesta Housing residents who are enrolling in a post-secondary education program — such as college, graduate school, trade school or certificate program — in the next 12 months. This year’s recipients are: Gertrude Armelle Akimfura, Westbrook: Gertrude
A local developer planning to create specialized housing for chronically homeless people in the city’s Bayside neighborhood is collaborating with another developer who would build affordable and market-rate apartments as part of the same project, for a total of 123 units. The proposed project, a collaboration between Avesta Housing and Reveler Development, would total three
PHOTO: Dawn Pendergrass hugs Avesta President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield following Pendergrass’ speech at the grand opening celebration of Village Commons in Scarborough on June 18. Pendergrass spoke about how Avesta helped her father with an affordable home at Village Commons after he lost his life savings in an internet scam. SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Avesta
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 older. The energy-efficient design includes solar panels, and there are amenities such as laundry facilities, on-site parking and a community
Kaplan Thompson Architects has been awarded an AIA Maine Design Award for its work on West End Apartments, an Avesta Housing affordable housing development for all ages in South Portland. “We value the effort and thought taken into consideration to create a dignified design for affordable housing,” the awards jury noted in its remarks. “The
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 St. John Valley neighborhood. Apartments in the five-story building range from efficiencies to three-bedroom units. Portland-based Avesta, the largest nonprofit
PHOTO: Joseph, a resident of Porter Station, speaks during the grand opening celebration on May 2. Avesta Housing celebrated the opening of Porter Station, its latest affordable housing development in Portland, with a grand opening celebration on May 2. Located at 200 Valley St., Porter Station cost $22 million to build and provides 60 safe,
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