The Winter Landing development opened last month, welcoming 19 new residents, many of whom had spent more than 180 days at the city’s homeless shelter and were disabled or 62 and older.
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In a region known for quaint downtowns, a community without one builds from scratch
One year in, the town center of The Downs development in Scarborough is taking shape as the project’s planners engineer a community hub in one of Maine’s oldest towns.
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Portland Planning Board to reconsider Munjoy Hill condominium project
The project at at 19 Willis St. was approved unanimously in 2021 despite concerns that the building wouldn’t fit with the character of the neighborhood and could drive up rental prices.
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Concerns remain over proposed development in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
At the Planning Board’s second workshop on the project, which would combine housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments concerns remained over the location of the project in Bayside neighborhood and the lack of green space it would bring to the neighborhood.
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Kennebec Valley Community College hopes new lodging expands pool of students
The Fairfield-area college secured 25 double rooms at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel with the idea of attracting students from other parts of the state.
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Scarborough, Comfort Inn face housing discrimination lawsuits
Two people who lived at the Route 1 hotel when it was used as temporary subsidized housing during the pandemic claim they were wrongfully evicted when the town required the hotel to resume short-term stays.
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Despite moratorium, Biddeford council allows Pepperell Mill condo conversions
The six-month moratorium the council passed last month remains in place for other projects.
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Old Orchard Beach voters approve mobile home rent control ordinance
The voter-approved ordinance will ensure lot rents for mobile home park residents can only increase by 5% yearly, except under special circumstances.
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Kennebunk begins work on housing needs
The Kennebunk Select Board and Planning Board met last week to discuss the town’s housing needs moving forward. This year, the town released three action plans: a Climate Action Plan, an Economic Development Plan, and a Housing Needs Plan. Chris Osterrieder, Kennebunk Town Engineer, said the Housing Needs Plan identifies where the gaps in housing […]
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UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.