Housing construction projects dominated our real estate coverage in 2025, as municipalities and developers worked to address the critical shortage being felt across the state.
We also followed news of impactful commercial projects, innovative housing initiatives, emerging construction techniques and a few projects that couldn’t get off the ground due to escalating costs and zoning constraints.
Here’s just a sampling of the real estate and construction stories we covered in 2025.
A proposal for unified ‘Old Port Square’ would include build of Maine’s tallest building
Housing crunch: With a need for 84,000 housing units by 2030, Maine chips away at the challenge
List of Maine’s 10 ‘hottest’ towns for real estate has some changes, surprises
In Gorham, construction on up to 390 housing units starts at Robie tract
Mass timber expands building options in Maine
Rumford’s Black Mountain to see modular construction condos
Lewiston-Auburn punches above its weight to tackle housing shortages
In Scarborough, dozens of condos are under construction at the Downs — with more on the way
Jagger Mill redevelopment is one of several housing projects underway in Sanford
Developers get creative to build more affordable and ‘missing middle’ housing
Biddeford housing market continues to expand with 250 new apartments at the Eddy
High Tide Capital creates housing in historic properties rather than building new