The planned housing complex along the Presumpscot River is 1 of 5 projects to receive federal brownfield cleanup grants or low-interest loans through the Greater Portland Council of Governments.
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Portland Housing Authority executive director resigns after 2 years
Brian Frost stepped down July 31 and a permanent successor is expected to be hired by Jan. 2.
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Portland Housing Authority has new vouchers for youth exiting foster care
For the last four years, the authority has been circulating 17 housing vouchers for young people aging out of foster care. Now they are getting an additional 13.
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Portland families saddened by closure of Boys & Girls Club programs
When the closures were announced in August, families were told their kids could attend after-school programming at the club’s central location on Cumberland Avenue, but some families have opted not to.
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City cuts ribbon on East Deering affordable housing redevelopment
Portland Housing Authority’s 105-unit project replaced 50 public housing units that were built on a landfill in 1971.
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Portland’s Franklin Towers was added to the National Register of Historic Places. But not for the reasons you think.
The 16-story apartment building, which is home to about 215 low-income elderly and disabled people, has been plagued with health and safety problems for years. The designation could lower the cost to renovate it.
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Portland Housing Authority vacating Bayside apartments after serious mold complaints
The building’s manager says his complaints were ignored until he posted photos online, leaving families living in unsafe conditions for months. The housing authority’s executive director admits that the agency took too long to address the problem at 25 Boyd St.
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Riverton Park housing complex to undergo major renovations, add affordable units
The $62 million project could get underway next year and includes construction of a new neighborhood center and a 59-unit apartment building, as well as upgrades to existing townhouses.
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Full power restored to Franklin Towers
Residents on floors seven through 16 had been living with limited access to electricity for nearly a month.
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Electrical repairs at Franklin Towers are done, but inspections are needed before power is fully restored
The Portland Housing Authority is not offering a new timeline for when residents on the upper floors will be able to use their stoves or air conditioners.