A proposed affordable housing development for seniors in Kennebunk cleared an important hurdle on March 5. A ballot question asking voters to approve a contract zone for the project, Referendum Question A, appeared alongside the presidential primary ballot, the results of which aligned with the vast majority of contests held on Super Tuesday. The affordable
Voters in Kennebunk said “yes” to a change that will allow new housing to be built for seniors. Kennebunk Savings Bank is donating land to build two 35-unit apartment buildings on Alewive Park Road as well as more than $500,000 for construction. The bank is also donating an additional 12 acres to the Kennebunk land
Avesta Housing has secured almost $1.5 million in federal funds for our proposed Site-based Housing First development in Portland. If the development is fully funded and approved, it will provide new homes with 24/7 support services for the chronically homeless on the former Oxford Street Shelter site. We are extremely grateful to Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Avesta Housing Senior Property Manager Hilary Glaus, left, and Kaplan Thompson architect Cara Bionde accept the Sustainability Award for West End at South Portland Middle School. Avesta Housing and Kaplan Thompson Architects recently received the Sustainability Award for West End Apartments as part of the 2023 South Portland Business Awards, presented in a ceremony Feb.
Strategic partnerships and creative solutions are needed to address the current housing crisis. As part of our efforts to engage our community and seek collaborative solutions to this unprecedented challenge, on February 14, Avesta Housing partnered with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce to host a roundtable discussion on the affordable housing crisis with area business
Air-source heat pumps are gaining traction in Maine. In 2019, Gov. Janet Mills set a goal to install 100,000 units — in homes, businesses and public buildings — by 2025, along with enhanced rebates through Efficiency Maine and a low-income heat pump program at MaineHousing. The target was exceeded two years early with 104,000 installations.
FARMINGTON — Selectmen Jan. 23 approved a Community Development Block Grant application for an affordable senior housing project. Lauren Turner, project manager with Avesta Housing said CDBG is one source of funding for the Edgewater project. To move forward with the second round, board approval is needed, she noted. “It’s going to be a two-story,
On January 19, Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield served on a panel on affordable housing before Maine state legislators. Organized by the Maine Development Foundation at the University of New England in Portland, the forum provided an opportunity to talk about the state’s housing landscape and Avesta Housing’s work on this issue. The
KENNEBUNK — A plan to construct more affordable housing in Kennebunk secured a win on Jan. 9. The Kennebunk Select Board decided that a proposed contract zone agreement will appear on the March 5 ballot. If approved by voters, the proposal would allow Kennebunk Savings Bank to use land it owns on Alewive Park Road
Avesta Housing has received a $400,000 grant from the KeyBank Foundation to enhance services for residents of the nonprofit developer’s affordable housing properties. The funds, to be awarded over four years, will be used to expand staffing and ensure residents have access to health care, meals, and educational and employment opportunities such as job training, professional
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