Rendering / Courtesy Invivid, Cornerstone Building & Restoration
A “living roof” design includes a pergola with space heaters, a lounge and fire pit, and a grill/kitchen and dining area with seating for eight.
October 15, 2024
Luxury condo building planned for Portland’s West End
Rendering / Courtesy, Invivid, Cornerstone Building & Restoration
Aurora Condos at 64 Pine St. in Portland is planned to have nine high-end units.
A plan is in the works to construct a high-end condominium building at 64 Pine St. in Portland’s West End, on the site of a former café, Aurora Provisions.
The nine-unit project, called Aurora Condos, has already been approved by the Portland Planning Board and city permits are expected in the coming weeks, developer Tom Landry told Mainebiz.
He expects construction to begin late this year or in early 2025 and to take 18 months.
The architect is Invivid Architecture in Portland. A cost estimate hasn’t been worked out yet, but financing will come from a combination of equity partners and local banks, he said.
Prices for the units are expected to start at the mid-$2 million mark.
The project involves tearing down the existing structure and putting up a four-story building, with each of the nine units measuring about 1,900 square feet with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
Aurora fan
Landry owns Benchmark Real Estate and CornerStone Building & Restoration, both in Portland.
CornerStone is at 72 Pine St., just a couple of doors down from Aurora, which was established in 1997 as a gourmet store and cafe. It closed in 2018.
“I was a fan for the 20-odd years that they were open,” Landry said.
In 2019, Landry bought 64 Pine St. with a couple of investors. A catering business soon leased the building, but closed during the pandemic.
The group was faced with the decision of whether to seek another tenant or redevelop the property, he said.
“It’s one of the last big lots in the West End, surrounded by beautiful, preserved historic properties,” he said. “We decided to be really ambitious and build a modern structure, beautiful and high-end.”
Development projects
Over the past 30 years, Landry’s development work in Portland has included high-end single-family restorations, conversions of warehouses to housing and new construction that included condo projects 30 Lofts and Cumberland Flats.
In 2023, he cut the ribbon on the Solaris, at 130 Morning St., which has seven condo units. The project includes more than 70 solar panels on the roof, a building envelope said to be super-efficient, garage parking with an electric vehicle charging station at each spot, an elevator, storage and private decks.
“That sold out in 2023,” Landry said.
Aurora Condos
The design for Aurora Condos includes high ceilings, triple-pane windows, an open concept living that includes the kitchen and dining area with a gas fireplace, and laundry and storage.
A “living roof” design includes a pergola with space heaters, a lounge and fire pit, and a grill/kitchen and dining area with seating for eight.
Other planned amenities include an infrared sauna, Scandinavian-designed gym equipment, a tool storage area, exterior racks for recreational equipment such as canoes and kayaks, garage parking for two vehicles per unit and self-lifting bike storage with e-bike charging.
The goal is to attract a café to the ground-floor unit, Landry said.
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Anonymous
October 17, 2024
We don't need luxury condos, we need affordable housing. The city isn't going to have a workforce if you keep pushing the actual workers out.
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