Scarborough says the law is “a recipe for disaster” that overrides local zoning, prohibits town growth caps and will add financial and administrative burdens to municipalities.
A multi-million-dollar renovation is planned. The potential tenant market has a lot of options because of clear interior heights and building geometry, said the RAM Cos.
Casco Bay EyeCare has signed a lease for 5,000 square feet at 33 Gorham Road, Route 114, in Scarborough, which will give the practice more space and more parking than at its current location in town, at 7 Portland Farms Road.
A software program that tracks shopper activity shows that Maine's only Costco brought more traffic to nearly 1,000 area businesses during its first year in operation.
"We've never had a space of our own to just open the doors and host guests, so by adding this incredible space to our operation, our goal is to add events throughout the year right here in our home," said Amy Caramante, who heads up communications for Big Tree.
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.