“We have created a new award to recognize responsible real estate development in Maine. MEREDA’s leadership chose five most notable development projects for 2011 that were deemed noteworthy and significant and we’d like to continue to do this annually because projects such as these are the embodiment of what MEREDA stands for,” Lea said in a news release.
Honored were Opechee Construction Corp. for the Hampton Inn/Sebago Brewing in Portland; Waterfront Maine for Merrill’s Wharf/Pierce Atwood Building in Portland; Mattson Development LLC for the MaineGeneral Medical Center Musculoskeletal Center in Augusta; Community Housing of Maine for Maine Hall, Affordable Housing for Seniors in Bangor; and Developers Collaborative for Gilman Place in Waterville.
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