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V O L . X X X I N O. X I I ยง 2 J U N E 2 , 2 0 2 5 20 F irehouse Village is an innovative, adaptive reuse of a former public safety facility into a vibrant, self-contained community modeled after a traditional Maine village. Tenants include a Rosemont Market, Harbor Fish Market, a res- taurant, a dry goods store and a community room. It is adjacent to a 31-unit affordable housing com- plex for ages 55 and older. Village Commons was built to Passive House standards for air tightness and exceeds the American Institute of Architects' 2030 carbon emission goals. Firehouse Village is a model of sustainable and inclusive development that benefits both the com- munity and the environment. e mix of retail and housing offers a respite from the busy U.S. Route 1 commercial corridor, and is an example of an infill, mixed-use development. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F K A P L A N T H O M P S O N A R C H I T E C T S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F K A P L A N T H O M P S O N A R C H I T E C T S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F H A R BO R F I S H M A R K E T A drone shot of Firehouse Village Commons in Scarborough. Firehouse Village Commons is on U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. Harbor Fish Market shares space with Rosemont Market. Firehouse Village SCARBOROUGH DEVELOPERS: Scarborough Firehouse Ventures and Avesta Housing CONTRACTOR: Hebert Construction ARCHITECT: Kaplan Thompson Architects ENGINEERING TEAM: Acorn Engineering Inc. (for civil) and Thornton Tomasetti (structural) OTHER PARTNERS: MRLD Landscape Architecture + Urbanism, Owen Haskell Inc. (surveying) FUNDING PARTNERS FOR AVESTA: CREA, Town of Scarborough, Scarborough Housing Alliance, Cumberland County HOME Consortium, Maine Community Bank, MaineHousing, Avesta Housing Silver Hearth Fund, Cumberland County Government, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston MEREDA 2024 NOTABLE PROJECTS