In South Portland, PM Construction is preparing to open one of southern Maine’s largest-scale apartment developments in recent memory this fall. Meanwhile, Great Falls Construction of Gorham is going “five for five.”
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One of greater Portland’s largest-scale apartment developments in recent memory will open the first of four buildings this fall.
PM Construction Co. of Saco is managing the large-scale construction of the Latitude at South Portland. The apartment complex will consist of four buildings — each 68,500 square feet — a total of 256 units, mainly one- or two-bedrooms. Each building includes a lounge, conference room and fitness center. There will also be two outdoor kitchen/grilling spaces on the property. Design is a collaboration with Archetype Architects of Portland. Northeast Firestopping Solutions was the firestop contractor at the Latitude.
Elsewhere, PM Construction is managing construction of the Samuel L. Cohen Households at the Cedars, senior-housing housing in Portland, at 620-640 Ocean Ave. It also has some non-residential projects in the works:
- Supermarket renovations at the Hannaford in Elm Plaza in Waterville. Work includes a new façade and upgraded departments and décor.
- Renovations at the Moody Beach RV Campground in Wells. Updates include adding brand new shower/restroom facilities and additional office space.
- School renovations in Biddeford at three locations in the district with a focus on lobby and vestibule upgrades.
Projects underway throughout Maine
Great Falls Construction of Gorham is finishing what it calls its “5 in 5” accomplishment, construction of five maintenance and public works facilities in five years. The most recent is Saco’s Public Works Facility, which will be 30,000 square feet. It will be completed this fall.
The other four builds were in Windham, a vehicle maintenance facility of 27,000 square feet; MDOT’s maintenance-and-operations facility at the International Marine Terminal’s Eimskip site; South Portland’s municipal services facility, 82,000 square feet; and Westbrook’s 33,500-square-foot facility for public services, school transportation and fleet maintenance.
That’s not all. Great Falls is also building fire stations for South Portland and Lewiston. In Casco, it’s doing a school addition and renovation. In Old Orchard Beach, it’s building an administrative facility for the wastewater treatment facility. Finally, it’s building the York Toll Plaza at mile 8.8 of the Maine Turnpike.
DeStefano & Associates Inc. and CWS Architects have completed the design and construction of the Main Beach Bathhouse, offering public facilities in Ogunquit. It’s 2,500 square feet and includes 700 square feet dedicated for lifeguard use. DeStefano is based in Portsmouth, N.H. CWS is based in Scarborough.
Jewett Construction promoted Alain LeBlanc to director of field operations. He has 16 years of experience in construction. He’ll oversee field ops and staff for all projects from Maine and New Hampshire offices. Jewett is based in Raymond, N.H., and has an office in Scarborough.
