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Avesta Housing officially opens Firehouse Village 55-plus housing site

Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, held a grand opening for Village Commons, which includes 31 affordable homes in Scarborough for adults 55-years-old or older. The housing complex is part of Firehouse Village, a 2.6-acre development on the site of the town’s former public safety campus in the Oak Hill

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‘Avesta Housing saved my dad’

Dawn Pendergrass’ father lost his life savings in an internet scam and was running out of options when he found a home with Avesta Housing at Village Commons, an affordable housing community for older adults in Scarborough, Maine. Dawn spoke at the grand opening of Village Commons in June 2024; the unedited transcript of her

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Avesta Housing celebrates grand opening of Village Commons

PHOTO: Dawn Pendergrass hugs Avesta President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield following Pendergrass’ speech at the grand opening celebration of Village Commons in Scarborough on June 18. Pendergrass spoke about how Avesta helped her father with an affordable home at Village Commons after he lost his life savings in an internet scam. SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Avesta

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Avesta to unveil $7M affordable housing development in Scarborough

Avesta Housing is ready to unveil Village Commons, a $6.97 million affordable housing development at 246 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. The three-story, 23,750-square-foot building has 31 studio and one-bedroom apartments for people age 55 or older. The energy-efficient design includes solar panels, and there are amenities such as laundry facilities, on-site parking and a community

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New affordable housing development in Scarborough offers sustainable living for older adults

Avesta Housing, a nonprofit organization committed to providing affordable housing solutions, has opened its latest project. Village Commons, a new affordable housing development in Scarborough that caters to individuals aged 55 and over, is now accepting applications. Only applicants who fall within income guidelines are eligible. Village Commons is part of Firehouse Village, a redevelopment

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Affordable housing for older adults takes root in Scarborough’s Firehouse Village

Avesta Housing, a nonprofit organization committed to providing affordable housing solutions, has unveiled its latest project, Village Commons, as part of the broader Firehouse Village redevelopment initiative in Scarborough. Located on Route 1, Village Commons replaces the former Oak Hill public safety complex and is described as energy efficient. It offers 31 one- and two-bedroom

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Why Scarborough is in the middle of a housing boom

Scarborough, the beach-lined Maine town just south of Portland, is permitting more new buildings than any other municipality in the state. Between 2017 and 2022, the town issued 1,717 building permits, according to data from the United States Housing and Urban Development Department. That is 83 more units than were permitted in Portland, a city with

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More than 150 Avesta homes on schedule to open this year

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,

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