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It’s been only two months since the Portland Housing Authority opened Bayside Anchor , its first new housing development in decades. But already, the low- income housing provider is poised to file plans for two additional projects , totaling more than 155 units of housing at a time when a dearth of affordable housing in Maine’s largest city is reaching crisis levels . “This is the continuation of our effort to be a part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis in Portland,” said Jay Waterman, the housing authority ’s development director. The authority is looking to build a 55- unit apartment building at 58 Boyd St. in the city’s East Bayside neighborhood . The site is practically across the street from Bayside Anchor , a highly energy- efficient PHA apartment building at 81 Oxford St. with 45 units that opened in June. A public meeting about the East Bayside proposal has been scheduled for Monday, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 47 Smith St. Meanwhile, about 2 miles away, t...

Back in July 2015, we announced a new project, 351 South Jackson Street by Gables Residential , proposed near the recently completed 360 South Monroe project . However, 351 South Jackson Street is the third and final phase Gables has planned for this area and we never covered the second phase. If you have been around Colorado Boulevard and Alameda Avenue recently, you may have noticed a tower crane and busy construction site . This is the project site for the second phase, named Gables Cherry Creek II . To better orient you, here is an aerial with the project site outlined . Gables Cherry Creek II will feature 140 apartment units contained in an eight-story building. In comparison to 360 South Monroe , this new building will have larger floor plans and outdoor spaces as you can see in the renderings below. These renderings are courtesy of Smith Jones Partners , the project developer . The materials for this building will mimic its neighbor, 360 South Monroe , with a brick, glas...

465 North Park is a 48-story, 444- unit apartment tower under construction at 465 N Park Dr in Streeterville. The building has nearly 12,000 square feet of ground- floor retail space and 181 resident-only parking spaces. The building is targeting LEED Silver certification . The groundbreaking ceremony for the building was held in September of 2016. First occupancy is slated for the summer of 2018. Jupiter Realty is the developer with Pappageorge Haymes as the architecture firm and Power Construction as the general contractor. The apartments The unit mix includes studios , convertibles, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and nine two-story townhomes on the fourth and fifth floors. Kitchens will feature high-end appliances and cabinetry, and all units will have walk-in closets and full-size washers and dryers. The top two penthouse floors will feature top-of-the-line kitchens. Views . The building’s floor plate, based on angled ellipses, orients windows toward view corridors. M...

East Putnam Avenue in Riverside. Photo: Ridberg And Associates / Contributed" class="landscape" /> East Putnam Avenue in Riverside." src="src" /> Photo: Ridberg And Associates / Contributed Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Artist rendering of the proposal for J and J Greenwich’s mixed-use building, planned for the corner of Sheephill Road and East Putnam Avenue in Riverside. Artist rendering of the proposal for J and J Greenwich’s mixed-use building, planned for the corner of Sheephill Road and East Putnam Avenue in Riverside. Photo: Ridberg And Associates / Contributed Clock ticks for Greenwich P&Z decision on Sheephill apts Back to Gallery GREENWICH — Although there is still time to tweak the controversial apartment complex plan on Sound Beach Avenue before Planning and Zoning votes yea or nay, J and J Greenwich’s application for a mixed-use building at the corner of Sheephill Road and East Putnam Avenue has been closed an...

Ascent Med Center apartment project next to a 357-room hotel. Ascent will offer units from 339 square feet, with students in mind, to large three-bedrooms aimed at higher-income renters. Photo: Medistar Corp." /> Photo: Medistar Corp. A rendering shows the Ascent Med Center apartment project next to a 357-room hotel. Ascent will offer units from 339 square feet, with students in mind, to large three-bedrooms aimed at higher-income renters. Oil's going for less than $30 a barrel. The high- end housing market is on the skids. And companies are unloading gobs of office space they no longer need. Yet some developers want to keep building. Greystar, an apartment developer with multiple projects under construction here, recently said it would move forward with a plan to build another one: a soaring glass and brick tower of 375 luxury units on a 1.3- acre parking lot next to the Texas Medical Center . "It is a little contrarian, isn't it?" Greystar's David ...

High- density proposal in El Pueblo Viejo District draws opposition from historic preservationists , Anacapa School unit apartment building is proposed for 800 Santa Barbara St . in downtown Santa Barbara . The project would include eight studios, 10 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units; commercial space; and underground parking for 29 vehicles." height="667" width="1000" id="upsize" /> A three-story, 23- unit apartment building is proposed for 800 Santa Barbara St . in downtown Santa Barbara . The project would include eight studios, 10 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units; commercial space; and underground parking for 29 vehicles. (Hochhauser Blatter Architecture & Planning rendering) A three-story, 23- unit apartment complex with an underground parking garage has received a key approval for its proposed construction at the corner of Santa Barbara and De la Guerra streets , near El Presidio de Santa Bá rbara State Hist...

Demolition crews are at work tearing down part of the the Atherton Mill and Market shopping center , the first move in a new plan to bring more apartments and retail to the development. RCI Demolition will be at the site for about two months, demolishing the buildings and carrying out asbestos abatement. The demolition is on the southern part of the site close to Publix, not at the historic mill building . After the demolition is complete, work will begin on the new apartments. Crescent Communities is working with Atherton’s owner, Edens, to build 346 new, high-end apartments and tens of thousands of new feet of shops and restaurants. A Crescent- affiliated corporation acquired the multifamily part of the site for just over $15 million, in a deal that closed last month. Retailers at Atherton include Anthropologie , Free People, Alton Lane, and Warby Parker, with restaurants such as O-Ku and Luna’s Living Kitchen, as well as a market selling produce and prepared foods. The company h...

An artist's rendering of The Parker,a project from Townline in Vancouver. Supplied. [PNG Merlin Archive] PNG PNG Savvy buyers of new apartments in Metro Vancouver tend to do their research on who’s building them. Good reputations take years to develop and the people at Townline are using the company’s reputation for quality in their sales pitch for The Parker, a new 47-home development in the ever- popular Cambie corridor . Townline is a local operation that has been building homes in Vancouver since 1981. Back then, it was single-family homes, but the company has since branched out to building multi-family homes, mixed-use buildings, rental apartments and non- market developments in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. “Buyers in today’s market are increasingly choosing developments based on the reputation of the developers,” said Chris Colbeck, Townline’s vice-president of sales and marketing. “A big part of our sales pitch at The Parker is that we’re a local developer. W...