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The demolition of 142 Free St. is a key part of the Portland Museum of Art's planned $100 million expansion. But Greater Portland Landmarks argues: “It is critical to maintain the integrity of the district and the buildings within it."
A luxury tree house resort gets props, DeStefano & Associates binges on fast-food locations and a Biddeford elected official takes a parking garage to task for not limiting payment options.
Every Thursday in the Mainebiz Real Estate Insider a list of commercial leases is published. Here is a roundup of the commercial leases that ran in September 2023.
The planned facility would be located in a historic downtown building, at 185 Water St.
“We have a bunch of leagues ready to go in South Portland,” said owner Charlie Mitchell. Aiming to hit the ground running, “People have expectations of Bayside Bowl.”
Every week in the Tuesday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate sales. Here is a compilation of sales published in September 2023.
The firm relocated from Hallowell to quarters large enough for a minimum of 14 office spaces plus conference and meeting rooms.
Business leaders are worried about the impact of a protracted federal shutdown on some sectors and the state's economy as a whole.
Stay Bar Harbor Hotel Group operates 263 rooms in Bar Harbor with another 63 under construction or renovation. It's also expanding outside of Bar Harbor, with 100-plus rooms in the pipeline.
Sam Hight, dealer-principal at the Hight Family of Dealerships, has in recent years turned his attention to economic development and affordable housing.
Significant professional accomplishment: Creating 615 new units of affordable housing in Maine, with another 234 in predevelopment.
Casey Prentice is a community-minded developer with dreams of building a world-renowned hospitality school in Portland.
Even with the doors open at the McGoldrick Center at the University of Southern Maine, donations of all sizes continued to flow in — from Maine banks, businesses and a hospital operator.
The median home price on Mount Desert Island in 2022 was $646,125, while the median household income on MDI in 2022 was $75,889 — less than half of what would be needed to afford such a home.
The business dates back to before the Exit Realty name, when Jane Thomas’s father was known to hold office hours in front of the Sanford Trust Co. building.
The contest aims to inspire creativity among children of all ages.