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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 31 J U LY 2 8 , 2 0 2 5 B U I L D I N G B U S I N E S S Scarborough car dealership was built on relationships — and persistence B y T i n a F i s c h e r M aine's first Acura dealership, in Scarborough, took close to six years to bring to fruition. At a cost of $15 million. At 22,000 square feet, it's one of the largest Acura dealerships in the U.S. Owner Adam Arens, who also owns Patriot Subaru in Saco, did not have an easy time finding a suitable building parcel. The 15-acre property, at 101 Haigis Parkway, had been owned by a customer at his Saco Subaru dealership, a fortunate coinci- dence. Arens bought the parcel in 2019. But the land needed specialized fill, neces- sitating a costly and time-consuming fix. Then COVID hit and construction slowed. The chaos of COVID had an upside for Arens' businesses though, in that some of the tens of thousands of new Maine residents were car-less city dwellers who needed an automobile. South Portland-based Sebago Technics provided the engineering and permit- ting and the site contractor was Grondin Corporation, headquartered in Windham. The build was orchestrated by Jewett Construction Co.'s Fremont, N.H., office. CONSTRUCTION NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE f The DeWitt affordable housing complex is under construction in Lewiston at the corner of Pine and Bates streets, across from Kennedy Park. Two new build- ings will provide 104 apartments and four commercial spaces over 96,000 square feet. The DeWitt is being devel- oped by Portland-based Avesta Housing for the Lewiston Auburn Area Housing Development Corp. Portland-based Kaplan Thompson is the architect and Falmouth-based Penobscot General Contractors is the builder. f Gorham-based Great Falls Construc- tion is developing and building a mixed-used project on an eight-acre parcel across from town hall in Ber- wick, called the Edge. The complex will add 265 housing units and 30 commercial spaces to the downtown. Phase one site work was performed by South Berwick-based SJ Cantwell Inc. Sebago Technics, with offices in South Portland, Sanford and Bridgton, is the project's civil engineer. Design- ers included Portland-based Ryan Senatore Architecture. Structural Integrity, located in Portland, has handled structural engineering to date. f The Neighborhood Housing Trust has broken ground on its second develop- ment for working families and seniors in the Kennebunkport region. Landon Woods will provide six homes on a 4.7-acre parcel off of Beachwood Ave. The $27 million project is funded by MaineHousing, the Genesis Fund, Bangor Savings Bank and private donor s. Sanford-based PATCO Construction Inc. is the builder. f Portland Housing Authority is under- taking a $58 million rehab and expan- sion of the Riverton Park neighbor- hood, which will include renovations to 141 apartments and a new four-story building with 64 affordable units. The 500-square-foot health clinic will be enlarged to 2,000 square feet. CWS Architects, based in Scarborough is handling design. Freeport's Zachau Construction is the builder. PROUDLY PARTNERING TO BUILD M A I N E ' S S PAC E S ON TIME. IN FULL. IN EVERY WAY. IT'S IN OUR ROOTS. ENVY CONSTRUCTION Private Residence TINY HOMES OF MAINE Private Airbnb MAIN ECO HOMES Queen's Head Pub LAJOIE BROTHERS CORPORATION Liberty Commons Apts 2025_0716_MeBiz_RELEASE.indd 1 2025_0716_MeBiz_RELEASE.indd 1 7/10/25 3:52 PM 7/10/25 3:52 PM P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y PAT R I O T A C U R A The new Patriot Acura dealership in Scarborough is 22,000 square feet.

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