PORTLAND (WGME) – The push for new housing in Maine continues, as housing groups and developers are chipping away at the state’s desperate shortage of available and affordable housing. Avesta Housing celebrated the opening of an affordable development in Portland Thursday. Porter Station on Valley Street is a 60-unit complex with 48 affordable apartments. For
Avesta Housing says the apartments at Porter Station range in size from efficiencies to three-bedroom units. Click here to view the news report
PORTLAND, Maine — Porter Station is a five-story new build located at 200 Valley Street in Portland. The street runs parallel to Saint John Street. Residents moved in months ago, but Thursday they celebrated the grand opening. Those who attended the grand opening Thursday were able to tour some of the apartments, which range from
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, will unveil its latest development today. Porter Station, at 200 Valley St. in Portland, has 60 affordable rental homes. The $22 million project was managed by Landry/French Construction. Design was by Ryan Senatore Architecture. A grand opening ceremony was scheduled for 2 p.m. on
PORTLAND (WGME) — Avesta Housing showed off 60 new affordable units in Portland’s St. John’s Valley neighborhood this week. The downtown development is Porter Station and is currently full. This is the latest affordable housing project from Avesta, and the 60-units cost $22 million to build. It’s the former site of the historic Union Station
Mariam arrived in Maine from Djibouti with her four children with no money, no job, and nowhere to stay. She was literally starting over again from scratch. They stayed in a Portland shelter and then a hotel before eventually renting a market-rate apartment in the city. But the rent was barely affordable for Mariam, and
In March 2023, Kayla and her 4-year-old son became unhoused. They couched surfed for a bit before moving into her sister’s home in Waterboro. Kayla took a job at Starbuck’s in Windham – the 5 a.m. shift, the only one available – and spent most of her free time commuting, with little left for her
When Pedro and Alice first came to Portland with their family, they stayed at the city’s family shelter and spent much of their free time walking around the Bayside neighborhood. “We would say to each other, ‘This is a great neighborhood. Hopefully one day, we can live here,’” Pedro said. The couple arrived in Maine
When Alain was told he and his family had a new home with Avesta Housing, he was so excited, he couldn’t wait to move in. So he called a friend and asked him to take him to Walmart so he could buy an inflatable mattress and sleep there that very night. “I told my wife,
Avesta Housing plans to turn the former Oxford Street homeless shelter in Portland into permanent housing. Avesta has reached an option agreement to buy the 1/3 acre property and is considering plans to develop a mixed-income community, including Site-based Housing First and multifamily residential housing with approximately 30 to 50 affordable apartments. Avesta Housing plans
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