Tag: Housing Needs

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine announces expansion of Cumberland Avenue location, a strategic partnership with Avesta Housing

PORTLAND – Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, a cornerstone of the community for over 115 years, plans to expand its Cumberland Avenue location as part of a proposed Greater Portland Youth Campus. Building on previous public announcements, BGCSM is advancing planning efforts that include renovations to the existing site and the development of

January 2, 2026

How a Maine couple used Avesta resources to achieve their dream of owning a home

Jason and Megan did everything they were supposed to do to achieve the American dream. Get a good education. Check. Obtain jobs with promising career paths. Check. Be frugal and save. Check. But when it came time to purchase a home, they hit a wall. One that seemed almost insurmountable. “I started saving for a

December 1, 2025

Let’s make homelessness in Maine brief and rare

Jennifer Hawkins is president and CEO of Avesta Housing, which provides affordable homes to thousands of Mainers, including those from 638 households who were previously homeless. Dean Klein, MSW, is executive director of the Maine Continuum of Care, which secures HUD funding for housing and essential support services. Everyone in Maine knows we’re facing a housing crisis. The data proves

November 29, 2025

Domus development group breaks ground on its first condo project for mid-income, first-time buyers

With a focus on building homes that allow the middle-income, first-time buyer to get a leg up in Maine’s very challenging housing market, a trio of developers are launching a series of projects to be built over the next few years — starting with a 45-unit condominium complex in Westbrook which broke ground last week.

November 19, 2025

‘Teacher, carpenter, nurse’ housing: Workforce condo project breaks ground in Westbrook

A 45-unit condominium complex targeting middle-income, first-time homebuyers broke ground this week in Westbrook — adding to a growing neighborhood of new housing projects off Seavey Street. The project, dubbed Clover Terraces, is slated for completion in late 2026. It marks the first project for Domus, a new development group based in Portland. The dwellings

November 14, 2025

Maine Gov. Janet Mills helps celebrate 1st Domus workforce housing development

Maine Gov. Janet Mills helped celebrate a new path for homeownership for middle-income Mainers on Nov. 12 at a groundbreaking ceremony for Clover Terraces in Westbrook, the first development by a new partnership created with the expressed purpose of addressing the need for attainable workforce housing in the state. Located at 21 Clover Lane, Clover

November 13, 2025

New housing development breaks ground in Westbrook

A new housing development is coming to Westbrook. Governor Janet Mills joined local leaders and community development partners on Wednesday to break ground on Clover Terraces, a new 45-home condominium project. Clover Terraces is the first development of Domus, a collaboration between Avesta Housing, developer Jack Soley, and Hebert Construction. The project is part of

November 12, 2025

Westbrook breaks ground on workforce housing project

Gov. Janet Mills lent a hand Wednesday in a groundbreaking ceremony in Westbrook for an affordable workforce housing project, Clover Terraces, near the city’s downtown. The project at 21 Clover Lane, off Seavey Street, is a 45-unit condominium building developed to help ease the city and state’s affordable housing shortage. According to a press release, “Clover Terraces

November 12, 2025

New housing development breaks ground in Westbrook

November 12, 2025

In Westbrook, pre-fab panels speed construction on Seavey Crossing project

By using prefabricated wooden panels for walls, elevator shafts, floors and roofing, Lewiston-based Hebert Construction is consolidating building time on a 61-unit affordable senior housing project in Westbrook. The system allows the building to be closed in faster with less exposure to weather, minimizing mold risk. “Less time is spent with snow removal, and subsequent

November 12, 2025

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