The town’s planning board clears the way for the new Maine Medical Partners building at its Route 1 campus.
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Half of historic Maine island once known as ‘Ellis Island of the North’ is sold
Portland entrepreneur Noah Gordon has purchased 12 acres on House Island for $4.5 million and plans to turn it into “the premier private island hospitality event venue in America.”
Program matches preservation-minded buyers with historic Maine properties
Protect and Sell, which is run by Maine Preservation of Yarmouth, has facilitated six sales thus far.
Maine home sales set record in September
Sales of existing single-family homes increased by 11% from a year earlier, while the median home sales price increased by 6.4% to $228,750.
Portland housing report shows progress, but gap in affordability persists
City policies have boosted the amount of new housing in the city, but rents and home prices remain unaffordable for about half the city’s residents.
Purchase of Brian Boru building gives insurance company control of key piece of downtown
The workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC has now secured a full block of property in the heart of Portland.
Six-story garage proposed as first piece of major project in downtown Portland
The company behind the development near the Old Port wants to build the garage with space for stores, apartments and offices.
Our View: Maine’s way of life is attracting out-of-staters
Most housing searches for the Portland area come from out of state, and that’s good news.
Portland waterfront lands another major employer as Sun Life announces move
Sun Life U.S., the domestic arm of a Canadian financial services firm, says it will relocate its 500 employees in Scarborough and South Portland to a new building on the former Portland Co. site.
Majority of home shoppers interested in Maine come from out of state
Many big-city dwellers, particularly millennials and those with a connection to Maine, are looking for more affordable areas such as Portland to settle down and raise their families.