Fathom Cos.

Newcomers to Congress Street include a collectibles and trading card store, two coffee shops and a vendor of magazine titles from around the globe.

The 15-room, five-story Evalina Hotel, housed in a circa 1854 building, will be managed and operated by Fathom Cos.

The fee that hotel developers are assessed in lieu of building affordable housing will double, from $4,831 to $9,520 per guest room.

A trio of hotel developers debunked the myth that Maine's largest city has too many hotels and touted economic benefits from visitor spending to employment.

Panelists for the Nov. 18 event will include Portland Planning Director Kevin Kraft, Marieke Thormann of Fathom Cos. and Will Savage, principal at Acorn Engineering. 

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is making $3.9 million in funds available to transform five properties in Portland and Westbrook — including housing developments, a hotel and a child care center.

Storefront vacancies in the Congress Street corridor reflect the economic costs of the city's homeless problems, but some new businesses are also moving in.

Jim Brady's Fathom Cos. hopes to have a new hotel opened in the historic Fidelity Trust building on Congress Street in Portland by summer of 2027.

To find out what’s trending across the state this year, Mainebiz checked in with city officials, real estate professionals and others in the know.

Westbrook's affordable housing pipeline includes 471 units recently completed, underway or planned to meet demand in the face of rising housing costs.