SCARBOROUGH — Development at the former public safety building site on 246 U.S. Route 1 will include affordable senior housing after the Scarborough Town Council voted to approve an agreement with Avesta Housing on June 30.

The project, a 31-unit senior affordable housing complex, will be a part of a village-like setting that developers told the Town Council they had envisioned for the project during a Jan. 26 workshop. Other businesses on the property could include a grocer, a bank and a fitness center.

Construction is scheduled to start in the spring of 2022 as long as all funding is secured, said Nate Howes, development officer, in an email to the Leader.