Great Falls Construction

After six years of planning, the town of Hollis broke ground this week on a $7.5 million town hall, with funding coming from tax-increment financing and American Rescue Fund money.

From groundbreakings for the Roux Institute building and an Auburn mixed-use site to the unveiling of the Woods & Waters welcome center, here is construction news from Portland to Coburn Gore.

The building, at 186 Main St., will feature 18 market-rate residential units and two commercial spaces — a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and a 1,200-square-foot retail space.

A roundup of Maine construction news includes three coffee shops for South Portland-based Aroma Joe’s, support for Preble Street's Housing First programs, and other developments around the state.

In Corinna’s former station, built in 1952, one truck would only fit sideways. Larger stations have more bays, storage, room to expand and modern decontamination areas.

The cost was funded by the town along with $1.8 million in Congressionally Directed Spending.

About 115 units of affordable housing will be added to the Westbrook market in late summer and early fall, with Westbrook Development Corp.'s Stacy M. Symbol Apartments complex and the Stroudwater Apartments.

The relatively snow-free winter weather has been a challenge for outdoor recreation sites, but construction firms are making good use of the milder weather.

The 4,900-square-foot building will have bays for emergency engines and utility emergency response equipment use and storage, and a modern decontamination room.

Prospective homebuyers are frustrated by higher rates and tight inventory; Great Falls Construction moves ahead on Berwick development; Avesta Housing gets grant from Gorham Savings.