A grand opening ceremony is held at the 60-unit Joceyln Place.
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Project would mix housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments in Portland’s Bayside
The 3 adjacent buildings would be built on Cedar, Lancaster and Oxford streets at the site of the former Oxford Street Shelter.
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Portland complex to feature condos with attached studio apartments
Eighteen of the 90 condos in Stroudwater Commons include a studio that could house relatives or be rented out for extra income. Its developers say the project reinvents the starter home.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Preliminary plans for Cumberland subdivision get green light
David Chase wants to build 72 single-family condominium homes in West Cumberland, with half qualifying as affordable housing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety
A new report lays out in stark terms just how many low- and middle-income folks are being forced to move away from Martha’s Vineyard as its popularity with wealthy vacationers soars.
Posted inOpinion
The Maine Millennial: Immigrants have almost nothing to do with the housing crisis
We need people to come to Maine. And if they come from away – even from far away – so be it.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick senior housing residents complain of mold, while management says issue is resolved
Tenants at Pejepscot Terrace, a mainly low-income senior housing complex in Brunswick, moved in to live affordably amidst Maine’s growing housing crisis. Some tenants did not anticipate, however, having to spend their later years fighting mold for the first time in their lives.
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Developer proposes 7-story apartment building on Washington Avenue
The project would add over 300 apartments, including at least 80 workforce units, but requires a zoning change to allow for its height.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick Wilbur’s Woods project to proceed after appeal struck down
The Zoning Board voted unanimously to accept the Planning Board’s approval of the architectural compatibility of the apartment building planned for the second phase of the project.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
South Portland council hires consultant to help make Mahoney decision
The independent review will look at two possible options for the former middle school property: a municipal campus and affordable housing.