the Downs

Lewiston-based Hebert Construction is consolidating building time on a 61-unit affordable senior housing project on Seavey Street in Westbrook.

The ever-evolving 577-acre mixed-use community between Route 1 and Payne Road in Scarborough currently has under construction new condominiums, a Market Basket grocery store and an Intermed outpatient facility.

The Portland-based company has put shovels in the ground for its fifth facility, its first in decades, at the Downs mixed-use devekopment.

Scarborough’s recent designation as the fastest growing town in Maine, has a large faction of long-time residents urging town officials to pump the brakes on development. 

Opening day for the Bungalow, a new tap room at the Downs mixed-use development, will be Aug. 2.

Fitness centers have been proliferating, but this one has a bit of a twist, offering personal training for ages 50 and older.

Three commercial buildings in the Town Center will add 144,400 square feet of retail and restaurant space anchored by Market Basket.

A.R. Building Co. is creating 120 market-rate apartments near Scarborough's busy Eight Corners neighborhood.

The independent Portland practice is partnering with two medical real estate giants on the project at the Downs mixed-use development.

A roundup of construction news that includes sites in Portland, Scarborough, Biddeford, Sanford and Kittery.