The former American Journal building, unused for more than two decades, will be razed.
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Biddeford faces a smokestack dilemma as it moves past its ‘Trash Town USA’ rep
City officials ponder whether the revitalized city should demolish or decorate the towering remnant of its trash-burning past — with ideas as far-ranging as a climbing wall or even adding a restaurant on top, like Seattle’s Space Needle.
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Standish holds joint workshop on comprehensive plan
The designers of Standish’s new comprehensive plan, the first in nearly two decades, answered questions from the Town Council regarding its implementation.
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Portland development could add 100 apartments for low-income Mainers
The Prosperity Place project in Nason’s Corner would be the first housing development for Prosperity Maine, a nonprofit that assists immigrant, refugee and low-income families.
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Portland condo complex of ‘new age starter homes’ gets green light from city
The 156-unit development is thought to be Maine’s first large-scale project to take advantage of a landmark law that increases density by allowing accessory dwelling units on single-family lots.
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Scarborough affordable housing project potentially dead in water
The Town Council voted to reject a Credit Enhancement Agreement for a 50-unit affordable housing project for seniors 55 and older.
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With Midtown project legal battle over, Portland mulls future for Bayside lots
It cost the city $15 million to settle 3 court cases with a Florida developer, but Mayor Mark Dion believes the land is valuable enough that the city will come out on top.
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2 controversial housing projects in Greater Portland headed to auction
The Mark in Cumberland and a proposal for Hope Avenue in Portland are tied to the same developer, GenX Capital Development, and have run into financial issues.
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Portland to pay $15M to move on from failed Midtown housing project
The City Council voted Monday to buy 3 vacant lots for nearly $13 million more than the original purchase price and put almost a decade of litigation behind it.
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What to know about the failed ‘Midtown’ housing project in Portland
The City Council will decide whether to pay $15 million to end a legal battle and buy back vacant land it sold to a developer that promised to build hundreds of apartments.