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Resident profile: Oscar & Ruth

Oscar & Ruth moved into their Avesta home in South Portland five years ago with their young daughter. Since then, they have flourished – Oscar, who has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, works full-time as a machine operator, and they have welcomed two sons to their family. Both Oscar & Ruth have obtained U.S.

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Mission Possible: Avesta Housing 2024 Community Impact Report

In 2024, Avesta Housing provided 3,072 affordable homes to more than 4,600 people in Maine and New Hampshire. But these numbers only tell part of the story.  You can learn more about how we are investing in the people in our communities by reading our 2024 Community Impact Report, which includes real estate development news,

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Avesta’s River Turn gets affordable housing grant

Avesta Housing’s River Turn project is one of the recipients of a Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBank Boston) Affordable Housing Program, which recently awarded a total of $52.5 million in grants, loans and interest-rate subsidies through to support 40 affordable housing initiatives in New England and beyond. These projects will create or preserve

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Avesta’s River Turn II gets affordable housing grant

CONWAY — Avesta Housing’s River Turn II project is one of the recipients of a Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBank Boston) Affordable Housing Program, which recently awarded a total of $52.5 million in grants, loans and interest-rate subsidies through to support 40 affordable housing initiatives in New England and beyond. These projects will

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Meeting Place campus named Avesta Property of the Year

Meeting Place staff (L-R): Compliance and Policy Manager (formerly Regional Property Manager) Molly Duda, Property Manager Allison Conboy, Senior Property Manager Jessica Young, Resident Service Coordinator Melissa LeBrun, Leasing Specialist Amy Stanganelli, and Maintenance Technician Gavin Peacock. Not pictured: Senior Maintenance Technician Denis Ledoux and Accounting Specialist Chris Gray. Avesta Housing has named the Meeting

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Avesta Housing unveils first phase of affordable housing community in New Hampshire

Avesta Housing, the Portland-based nonprofit developer of affordable housing, on Tuesday unveiled the River Turn Apartments, Avesta’s first community in the Mount Washington Valley region of New Hampshire. The first of four planned buildings, River Turn features 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The three-story building has been Passive House-certified, meaning it has passed a rigorous

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Avesta celebrates River Turn with speeches, tours

CONWAY — About 50 people gathered at a tent outside the River Turn Woods apartment building at 36 Council Drive on Tuesday to celebrate bringing 40 affordable housing units to Conway. The event featured speeches from Avesta and state officials, plus refreshments and a tour of the property. The developer, Avesta Housing of Portland, Maine,

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Avesta celebrates grand opening of River Turn Apartments

Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield speaks at the grand opening celebration of River Turn Apartments in Conway, N.H., on Sept. 17. CONWAY, NH — Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in Northern New England, held a grand opening celebration on Sept. 17 for River Turn Apartments, an affordable housing development for

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Portsmouth seeks housing plans — with and without demolishing Sherburne School

The City Council voted to authorize the release of a request for proposals to four finalists selected by the city as potential partners to redevelop the former Sherburne School property into below-market-rate housing. The council voted unanimously to allow City Manager Karen Conard to draft and release the RFP, which will seek two redevelopment proposals from each finalist,

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