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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
What is social housing, and why does a Portland city councilor think it could help solve the housing crisis?
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes ran with social housing at the center of her platform and has mentioned it for months around City Hall. Now she's hoping to put together a task force to try to explore getting the program off the ground.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2024
Federal bill could ease housing crisis in rural Maine
Towns want and need more housing but say they lack the developers and the money to make it happen.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
Can luxury apartments actually help solve Maine’s housing crisis?
Despite pervasive 'supply skepticism,' the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Old Army hospital on Great Diamond Island could become condos
Portland is selling the last city-owned property at Fort McKinley to a developer who plans to restore the building and create 9 condos.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2024
Hotel development in Portland booming as city seeks to amp up winter tourism
Portland has at least 750 hotel rooms in various stages of the planning process, and there are more than 400 in the works in the surrounding area.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2024
Mobile home park proposed for site of former Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre
The town's Planning Board discussed preliminary plans Tuesday for a 32-lot mobile home park during a pre-application review.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Second part of Brunswick Landing development underway
The Atlantic Pointe development at 10 Townsend Lane is now starting the second phase of its project as it begins renting out available apartments.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Biddeford’s Five Points Shopping Center to become entertainment complex
The developer had proposed housing there, something the city sorely needs. But this plan, which will include indoor golf, pickleball, bowling and more, presents a different opportunity, he said.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
State approves new Lake Auburn watershed boundary line
The Maine Drinking Water Program said a conservative boundary can be established with current data, but that further investigation would be needed to establish a boundary closer to Lake Auburn.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Photo Album: Breaking ground on Wedgewood development project
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