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Avesta to host grand opening of Deering Place on June 22
Avesta Housing will host a grand opening celebration of Deering Place, a new 75-unit affordable housing development in downtown Portland, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 22. The event is free and open to the public.
New members appointed to Avesta, 75 State Street boards
Avesta Housing has appointed new members to the Avesta Housing Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees for 75 State Street, an affiliate of Avesta: Alice Kabore, multicultural and multilingual coordinator for the South
Deering Place wins MEREDA development award
Deering Place, Avesta Housing’s newest affordable housing development in Portland, has been named one of the top real estate developments in Maine by the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA). The award was presented
Bangor Savings Bank Gifts $50,000 to Avesta Housing
Bangor Savings Bank has awarded a $50,000 donation to Avesta Housing to support Avesta’s mission of providing safe, quality affordable housing in Maine and New Hampshire. As Avesta celebrates its 50th year, the need for
Lewiston approves contract zone for first Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment project
LEWISTON — The City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a contract zone Tuesday for a 74-unit downtown housing development, the first under the ambitious Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment plan. If the second reading is
For asylum seekers in a city with a housing crunch, finding apartments is not easy
Samuel Marhegane and Marthe Tshov searched for months for an apartment in Portland after arriving in Maine with their young daughter last November. The couple, who are asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the
New program helps Maine homeowners prevent foreclosure
On May 5, Maine lawmakers announced the $50 million Maine HomeOwner Assistance Fund to help homeowners in the state who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Avesta HomeOwnership Center (HOC) is helping to
Before retiring, Avesta Housing CEO Dana Totman has a lot on his to-do list
In more than two decades at the helm of Avesta Housing, Dana Totman has turned the Portland-based nonprofit into the region’s largest provider of affordable housing. It’s not quite an exit interview, but Mainebiz got
Application period open for 2022 scholarships
Applications are being accepted for the annual Avesta Housing scholarship. The educational scholarship is open to Avesta Housing residents who are enrolling in a secondary education program — such as college, graduate school, trade
