A new hotel in Waterville, workforce housing in Bar Harbor and a planned condo development in Yarmouth highlight recent construction projects in Maine.
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From successful completions to groundbreakings, the construction industry continues to be busy in Maine.
On the “completion” side, Jackson Lab opened its new Hemlock Lane workforce housing development in Bar Harbor. It has 24 units. JAX worked with three Portland firms on the project: Wright-Ryan Construction for construction management, Ryan Senatore Architecture and Woodard & Curran for civil engineering and permitting services.
On the “new construction” side, Barrett Made, the Portland-based design-build firm, has its construction trailer in place and a fence around the site where it will build 298 Main, a 15-unit condo development on Main Street in Yarmouth. It will consist of one- and two-bedroom condos, starting at $399,000. Financing was provided by Kennebec Savings Bank. First thing’s first, though: The project will kick off with demolition of the aging buildings now on the site.
Across the street from the Barrett Made project, Zachau Construction of Freeport has the exterior and windows on the “barn” portion of 317 Main Community Music Center’s expansion. The nonprofit raised money through a capital campaign and Gorham Savings Bank also provided financing. The addition will include a concert hall, classroom space, cafe, recording studio and other features.
Lajoie Brothers Inc., which has offices in Augusta and Brunswick Landing, is in the latter stages of building a mixed-use complex on U.S. Route 1 in Cumberland Foreside. The project involved extensive site work in bedrock, but construction is now coming down the home stretch.
Just north of there, ground has not been broken yet, but the sign for the Mark at Cumberland Foreside has gone up on U.S. Route 1. Plans call for a 45-unit development, featuring high-end one- and two-bedroom condos. The developer is Mark McClure of Miami-based GenX Capital Partners. He was part of the team (along with Paula Wallem and Ronnie Goddard) that developed the Cottages at Pine Meadow in Saco. Others involved in the project include Tom Landry and Benchmark Real Estate, Mark Mueller Architects, Gronk Fitness Equipment and Shinberg Consultants.
In April, McClure and GenX Capital announced plans to acquire 27 lots with an option to buy 22 more at Clark’s Point in Wiscasset. That deal was for $12.7 million. McClure has Maine roots: he is a graduate of Fryeburg Academy and University of Southern Maine, according to his LinkedIn profile.