PORTLAND, ME (September 7, 2017) — On Tuesday, September 12 at 10am Avesta Housing and Preble Street celebrate Portland’s third “housing first” program, Huston Commons. The apartment building is now home to 30 formerly homeless individuals with chronic health challenges. “The men and women at Huston Commons have not known stability or security for much

Portland city councilors voted Wednesday to approve zoning incentives for low- and middle-income housing developments in certain areas of the city. The incentives will especially help developers of nonprofit housing compete for funding from the Maine State Housing Authority by reducing per unit construction costs — a major issue in Maine’s largest city. “I think

SOUTH PORTLAND — A plan to revitalize the West End that highlights improved streets and sidewalks, new recreational opportunities and keeping the area affordable was presented Monday at a City Council workshop. The plan encompassing the Redbank and Brick Hill neighborhoods and parts of Westbrook Street and Western Avenue includes an earlier public-private proposal to

Avesta Housing’s $10 million Deering Place would be available to residents with incomes of $20,000 to $40,000, a response to affordability concerns in Portland’s red hot real estate market. Maine’s largest affordable-housing developer wants to build 82 apartments — mostly for low-income residents — in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood, adding badly needed units at below-market rates

PORTLAND, Maine, July 19, 2017 — Avesta Housing in Portland has received a $10,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation for its NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center. Avesta’s mission is to improve lives and strengthen communities by promoting and providing quality affordable homes for people in need. KeyBank’s funding will help Avesta to provide free financial counseling and

A City Council committee will discuss the recommended proposals for Bayside and gather public views at a hearing Wednesday. For 178 Kennebec St., one of the six parcels open to development, the city staff is recommending a proposal for housing above space for retail shops or artists. Seventy units of housing, a business incubator and

A new type of energy-efficient construction is drawing attention in the U.S. It’s called “passive housing” — residences built to achieve ultra-low energy use. It’s so efficient that developers can eliminate central heating systems altogether. Imported from Germany, it’s been a boutique building style until recently, with eco-minded home owners making costly upfront investments to

Bayside Anchor Apartments is aptly named, bringing new stability to its Portland, Maine, neighborhood. The 45-unit development delivers needed housing opportunities to the poorest census tract in the state and serves as the social hub for the area with large community spaces, a Head Start preschool program, and community policing offices on the ground floor.

Affordable Housing Finance has selected 36 developments as finalists in its 13th annual Readers’ Choice Awards competition. Competing in 10 categories, they represent some of the best affordable housing developments completed in 2016 and 2017. The finalists were selected based on their impact on their community, creative problem-solving, sustainable and inventive design, and innovative financing,

PORTLAND — Bayside Anchor was touted as a model of mixed-income, mixed-use housing at a grand opening June 7. The 45-unit, four-story building at the corner of Boyd and East Oxford streets has 36 units of low-income housing and the new home of the Portland Community Policing Station. “It is very much a blessing, I