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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I V N OV E M B E R 1 , 2 0 2 1 22 BUILDING BUSINESS BY PETER BY PETER VAN ALLEN VAN ALLEN MAINE'S TALLEST BUILDING BREAKS GROUND, OTHERS TAKE SHAPE What will be Maine's tallest building is officially under construction. Landry/ French Construction, of Scarborough, broke ground in October on the 18-story 201 Federal St., which will be at the corner of Federal and Temple streets in Portland. e 180,000-square-foot building will have 263 apartments, including 27 that will be rented as workforce housing. e first floor will be retail space. e $64 million project will create 250 construction jobs and be completed by fall 2023. e developer is Jonathan Culley of Redfern Properties. PROJECTS UNDERWAY AROUND MAINE Ledgewood Construction, of South Portland, has the framing and some sheathing on the $13 million, 28,000-square-foot Brunswick Fire Station, at 119 Pleasant St. (U.S. Route 1, at Webster Street). Bangor-based WBRC Architects Engineers designed the structure with Mitchell Associates Architects, a nationally recognized expert in fire station design based in Voorheesville, N.Y. e new station will replace the century-old fire station on Town Hall Place, which was designed when firefighting equipment was horse-drawn, WBRC says in its project description. Mechanical and electrical consulting was handled by Winthrop- based Hewett & Whitney Engineers. e structural consultant was Portland- based Casco Bay Engineering. Warren Construction, of Freeport, is refurbishing and expanding the Lemont Block, a historic building in downtown Brunswick. It will include a renovated Lemont Hall and five luxury residences. e developer is Aaron Turkel, who co-owns the site with Cleo Vauban, the project's design director. Other firms involved include Portland-based Barba + Wheelock Engineering, Portland-based Sebago Technics and Brunswick-based Lincoln/Haney Engineers. The Penobscot Co., of Rockport, is coming down the home stretch on the Citizen, a Brunswick residential project that will have eight luxury condos. Vitalius Real Estate Group, of Portland, is the developer. Great Falls Construction, of Gorham, has a range of projects underway. It is working on the Windham Public Safety Building. It also recently broke ground on the ren- ovation and addition of the Presumpscot School, Benchmark's Solaris condo building in Portland and an Aroma Joe's coffee shop in Scarborough. Great Falls also rebuilt the transfer sta- tion on Peaks Island, after the island's previous refuse station burned down. It also built a new regional transportation building in Westbrook. Landry/French Construction broke ground on a Portland project eponymously known as 201 Federal St. At 18 stories, it will be Maine's tallest building. HancockLumber.com/Employment "Hancock Lumber is the best fit for me! Working here keeps me in Maine and provides me with an opportunity to be a part of a sustainable and growing industry. I work with great people, which the company works so hard to attract and re- tain—that is my number one favorite thing about working here. My career also offers a wonderful work-life balance." —Brian Dolloff TEAM HANCOCK EMPLOYEE HIGHLIGHT: BRIAN DOLLOFF FINISH PRODUCTS MANAGER ENGAGED. EMPOWERED. TEAM HANCOCK. P H O T O / P E T E R VA N A L L E N P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY The makeover of the Lemont Block in downtown Brunswick is being managed by Warren Construction of Freeport.

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