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Properties that help define the Portland area's culture and history are going without maintenance or being demolished, putting the sites and entire neighborhoods at risk, according to Greater Portland Landmarks.
Shovels are in the ground at job sites across the state, while Maine's building businesses are making news.
Betts takes over the president role at Knickerbocker Group from Steve Malcom, who remains CEO. Knickerbocker is now part of a roster of Maine design-build firms led by women.
The money will be used for historic revitalization, preservation and other upgrades of historic downtown buildings. It’s expected to spur private sector investment that in turn will increase the value and use of historically significant properties.
Companies that have been operating remotely are now exploring hybrid models, with physical space for people to meet while allowing them to keep working from home if they can and want to. No size, it appears, fits all.
We’ve seen a number of real estate trends over the past 18 months, but one thing is constant: change.
A three-alarm blaze on June 11 destroyed the headquarters of Design Concepts in the East Deering neighborhood. But Design Concepts has reopened in temporary space, and is raising funds to help neighboring businesses that were damaged.
Turner Farm, which dates to 1784, has been undergoing historic restoration since Sussman purchased the property in 2008. It will continue to function as a working farm under the ownership of the American Farmland Trust.
Maine Law and the University of Maine System graduate offices make the temporary move to 300 Fore St. official; Maine Preservation says good-bye to director Greg Paxton and hello to Tara Kelly; Kennebec Land Trust brings its holdings to 7,200 acres.
A proposal by Fathom Cos. to renovate the Time & Temperature Building as a luxury hotel is scheduled to go before the Portland Historic Preservation Board Wednesday night.
The former Grant department store at 31 Centre St. is among the last of an 18-building portfolio to be sold, and Sean Ireland, of Windward Development, is hoping the community can help make the property an important part of downtown.
The donation for the nonprofit Children's Center, from Charlie and Nancy Shuman, will help fund a planned expansion project expected to break ground this year.
The Rhode Island-based 1772 Foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, has awarded $100,000 to 18 organizations across Maine that will "leverage considerable local resources and opportunities," the foundation said.
Tara Kelly, an executive with the Municipal Art Society of New York, replaces Greg Paxton, who has led the Yarmouth-based organization since 2008.
The 18,000-square-foot facility will include strength and conditioning and athletic training space, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, an e-sports arena and and a viewing area. The complex is due to open by fall 2022.
At College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor and the Ecology School in Saco, new facilities are designed to meet the world’s most rigorous standards for energy performance and sustainable construction techniques.