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V O L . X X X I I N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 9 , 2 0 2 6 18 C O M M E R C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T F O C U S 'Housing for shipbuilders' Bath Iron Works and housing officials broke ground on "housing for shipbuild- ers," a project designed to ease the hous- ing shortage for workers at the Bath shipyard. e development, at 150 Congress Ave., will include three buildings with 84 apartments. BIW contracted with Developers Collaborative in Portland to develop and manage the complex. Apartments are expected to be available in mid-2027. e $20 million project has funding from the U.S. Navy and BIW's parent company, General Dynamics, as well as financing arranged by Developers Collaborative. e site is a 20-minute walk to the shipbuilder's main yard on Washington Street and to downtown Bath. "Helping make housing more attain- able will help us retain and attract a world-class team and benefit the com- munity of Bath as well," Charles Krugh, BIW's president, has said. BIW employees will have first priority for leasing. Unused capacity will be available to Navy personnel, then the community. It's expected the apartments will be most helpful to new employees and long-distance commuters, with market-rate rents priced to be attainable for shipyard workers. 'Net zero' Zero Energy Homes, a startup that develops modular homes for the affordable housing market, contracted design/build firm Knickerbocker Group to manufacture modular units for a single-family home at 12 Fairway Vista Road in Trenton. » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E FOLLOW US — FACEBOOK —INSTAGRAM —LINKEDIN AFTER The Boat School — Eastport, Maine BUILDING ON OUR PROMISE 33 Sheridan Drive, Fairfield Maine 04937 • Phone (207) 453-9311 • Fax (207) 453-2820 WWW.SHERIDANCORP.COM DESIGN BUILD • GENERAL CONTRACTING • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • ENGINEERING BEFORE 2023 • 2024 • 2025 Sheridan Construction and Butler Manufacturing have the right re-roof system for your facility. DURABLE • LOW MAINTENANCE • 45 YEAR SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE | INTERIOR DESIGN | PLANNING LISTEN. INNOVATE. DESIGN. www.GTDArchitects.com Reach out to hear about our latest work and how we can help with your next project. THE MOORING OF KENNEBUNK | KENNEBUNK, ME R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y A C E T O L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E + U R B A N D E S I G N R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y A C E T O L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E + U R B A N D E S I G N P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y G E N E R A L DY N A M I C S B AT H I RO N WO R K S Developers Collaborative will develop and manage the complex of three buildings with 84 apartments. Representatives from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, BIW labor unions, Developers Collaborative, the city of Bath and Bath Housing ceremonially break ground on the 84-unit housing development at 150 Congress Ave. in Bath. Billed as "Housing for Shipbuilders," the development at 150 Congress Ave. in Bath is about a 20-minute walk to the shipbuilder's main yard on Washington Street.

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