LEWISTON — The city will begin regular code inspections of apartments rented to General Assistance clients. The move comes after repeated concerns from a downtown landlord led officials to review the policy. Jay Allen, a Lewiston landlord, has called the city’s lack of inspections of the units “incredibly wrong,” and said it was hypocritical of […]
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Lewiston Planning Board receptive to Pineland Lumber development
LEWISTON — More details emerged this week about the proposal for a 240-unit apartment complex at the former Pineland Lumber Co., as the Planning Board gave the project a warm reception. Gene Beaudoin, a representative from developer Saxon Partners, presented the initial plans to the board Monday night, which would place two, four-story buildings along […]
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Lewiston to get first look at 240-unit development proposal
LEWISTON — The former site of Pineland Lumber Co. on the Androscoggin River could soon be home to more than 200 apartments. The Planning Board on Monday was set to receive its first look at the development proposal from Massachusetts-based Saxon Partners, which would place 240 single-bedroom efficiency apartments at the property off Avon Street. […]
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Lewiston landlords clash over rental registry
LEWISTON — After just one meeting of a new housing committee looking at creating a rental registration program in the city, landlord Jay Allen quit. Allen, whose Six Sigma Properties operates roughly 32 rental units in Lewiston, had previously spoken in favor of a registration program, which would charge multiunit property owners annual fees to […]
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Committee will look at rental registry in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A new committee will go back to the drawing board on a proposed rental registration program in Lewiston, after some landlords questioned the initial framework during a City Council workshop last month. The council voted unanimously last week to create an ad-hoc advisory committee on rental registration, a system that would charge multiunit property […]
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Report confirms that Maine’s rental market among nation’s least affordable
Maine’s rental market is among the least affordable in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday that places it alongside high-housing-cost states such as California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Hawaii. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report showed the gap between an average renter’s wage and the wage needed to comfortably afford a […]
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Compromise in Augusta includes $4 million for program to deal with lead paint
AUGUSTA — A budget deal worked out among legislative leaders Monday includes a $4 million lead abatement program that would significantly boost efforts to combat a health issue that is especially severe in Lewiston and Auburn. “I’m pretty pumped” to learn the program made the cut, said Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat who has […]
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Bates College: There grows the neighborhood
The college currently owns and pays taxes on 60 houses and apartment buildings around the campus — as part of its plan to secure a long-term and expandable future for itself.
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Auburn housing project picks up state funding
An aerial view of the area where a 53-unit workforce housing development is being proposed in Auburn behind the Auburn Public Library, right. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal file photo) AUBURN — Construction will begin this year on a 53-unit housing development on Hampshire Street after the project recently secured funding from the Maine State Housing Authority. […]
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Three Maine housing companies with ties to Michael Liberty file for bankruptcy
Three Maine companies that own apartments that lease to the elderly, disabled and low-income residents have filed for bankruptcy. The companies are all seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which will allow them to try to reorganize their debts and then resume normal financial operations. The holdings of the companies – Pine State Housing, Montfort Housing […]