Two community groups that have collaborated on past projects are again working together to address housing needs for homeless people in Portland. This time, however, they are taking a long-term approach. Avesta Housing and Preble Street are teaming up on a plan to create “site-based Housing First permanent Housing” at the former Oxford Street Shelter,
A new project in Portland is aimed at providing apartments to people who are chronically homeless. Avesta Housing is buying the land that used to house the Oxford Street Shelter, and they plan to build brand new apartments for the homeless. Avesta Housing and Preble Street say it’s appropriate that this project will be built
Avesta Housing and Preble Street have unveiled a proposal to build what’s being called “Site-based Housing First” — permanent housing with on-site support services for chronically homeless people — where the former Oxford Street homeless shelter stood in Portland. Avesta, a Portland-based nonprofit that operates 100 affordable properties, more than 3,000 apartments and two assisted
PORTLAND, ME — Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, and Preble Street, a nonprofit social work agency serving the most vulnerable people in Maine, have announced plans to provide Site-based Housing First permanent housing with on-site support services to chronically homeless people on the site of the former Oxford
WESTBROOK (WGME) –- As the housing crisis continues, more units are going up in Maine. Tuesday morning, New Ventures with Avesta Housing hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing community in Westbrook. The Maple Grove housing development will be a mixed-income community for adults aged 55 and older. Maple Grove is expected to have
WESTBROOK, Maine — A new development in Westbrook is looking to put a dent in the city’s housing needs as the housing crisis in the state deepens. A study estimates the state needs to come up with nearly 80,000 homes by 2030. New Ventures LLC and Avesta Housing are partnering to build a 186-unit mixed-income housing community
A unique workforce housing complex in Westbrook is underway, which will add 186 units to Maine’s overstressed housing market. Now, residents like police officers, teachers and nurses — who earn between $50,000 and $70,000 annually — can qualify for workforce housing. Residents who meet that criteria are in a tough spot. They can’t afford to
WESTBROOK, Maine — On Tuesday, New Ventures, led by real estate developer Jack Soley and builder Tim Hebert, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new apartment complex in Westbrook called Seavey Terraces. The development will be built on 3.25 acres of land at 35 Seavey Street in Westbrook. The groundbreaking will mark the start
Our real estate development is going full throttle, with several properties expected to be completed this fall and several more in the design or construction phases. Porter Station in Portland and the first phase of River Turn in Conway, N.H., are both 80% complete and are expected to be finished in October. At Porter Station,
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has named the recipients of its 2023 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
