Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine began construction on a new home last month, the second single-family home located at the Hope Lane subdivision on Harpswell Road.

Four houses are expected to be built on the private road located near Bowdoin College and Maine Pines Racquet Club, with one home nearly complete.

“Habitat is always looking for new homes, especially in town … and it’s harder and harder to find open land. This parcel that was negotiated was doable for a subdivision,” said development director Kathy Smith.

Construction for the subdivision’s first home, the Veteran’s Build, began last fall and is expected to be ready for prospective owner Ben Leeman and his three young children by the end of this month.

Smith described the houses as “modest, but current and very livable.”

The Faith Build, Hope Lane’s second building, is named for the support it has received from local faith communities and Mid-coast churches which have done fundraising for the project and volunteered at the site.

The event lasted over a course of four days, and 60 volunteers contributed 450 hours of service to complete the frame and sheath the exterior walls and roof of the building.

“The house was completely framed and on Monday morning, the inside was dry,” Smith said.

Volunteers from eight different faith communities worked during the blitz, including a group from the Coast Guard Station in Boothbay Harbor and crew members working on the USS Zumwalt at Bath Iron Works.

From here on, local volunteers and travelers are expected to work on the home’s interior throughout the summer.

Smith said they hope to have the house ready for prospective home owner Christina Colon and her two children by October.

This week, 11 volunteers from a youth group from St. Mary’s Parish in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, are currently on site until Saturday, installing ceiling strapping and insulation on the Faith Build site.

“We all picked it up pretty quick,” said volunteer Rachel Connolly. “And we’re all working together, so that makes it easier too.”

Site supervisor Chris Turner commended the young group of volunteers on Thursday afternoon.

“This is a great crew. It’s really fun to coach and then watch them go,” he said. “They’re really quick to learn.”

“We’re all exhausted and sore, but because it’s a good thing, doing it all pays off,” said volunteer Grace Morelli.

To find out more, or to get involved, contact Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine at 504-9333.

VOLUNTEERS FROM eight different faith communities worked during a recent building blitz, including a group from the Coast Guard Station in Boothbay Harbor and crew members working on the USS Zumwalt at Bath Iron Works.