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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 7 A plan to invest $9 million to transform an old sardine cannery into a hotel, residen- tial units, retail and event space in Eastport is on track. Developer Jonathan Arnold of the Kansas City-based Arnold Development Group and Linda Godfrey, an Eastport resident who is one of the owners of the property, said 15 Sea Street is still expected to open in June 2018. e plan was fi rst intro- duced in January. e former American Can Co. build- ing, which has been vacant for a number of years, is already undergoing interior preparations, though the bulk of the construction remains, says Godfrey, who is part of the partnership Dirigamus LLC. She says she's already had numer- ous inquiries about the residential and retail units, as well as hotel stays. "Quite a bit is already happening," Godfrey says. " ere's a lot energy around the project." Once open, 15 Sea Street will have 26 hotel rooms, 16 residential units, event space with seating for up to 104 people, a wine bar, catering kitchen, gathering space and a concourse for exhibits. e concept architect is Peter MacKenzie of Comeau MacKenzie in Saint John, New Brunswick. e 15 Sea Street redevelopment would also serve as shot in the arm for a city that, like many places in Maine, has shown progress in reinvent- ing itself, despite limited population growth and its location at the extreme end of Maine and the United States. e latter is both a challenge, being at the end of the road, and a selling point, surrounded as it is by water and views of Campobello Island in Canada. The developer's unique connection to Maine Arnold, who was contacted by Godfrey and her group after his redevelopment of the Mill at Dover-Foxcroft, oversees a fi rm with signifi cant reach in its home- town of Kansas City. Arnold Development Group is developing Second and Delaware, a $70 million, 330,000-square-foot complex with 276 housing units in the city's River Market neighborhood. It is an urban in-fi ll project that will provide residential units in a walkable neighborhood. It is also the largest passive house-certifi ed structure in the world, and will consume 90% less energy than comparable build- ings in the area, Arnold said. Twenty per- cent of housing is reserved for workforce housing, meaning at aff ordable rents. R E N D E R I N G / C O M E A U M A C K E N Z I E A R C H I T E C T S P H O T O / RO B E R T G O D F R E Y / O L D S OW P U B L I S H I N G P H O T O / P E T E R VA N A L L E N Lean construction, sustainable legacy Developer Jonathan Arnold takes on Eastport project B y P e t e r V a n A l l e n F O C U S R E A L E S TAT E / C O N S T R U C T I O N / D E S I G N " " " " Colors Pantone 2747 Pantone 1807 IT Solutions Designed for Your Business Finding the right IT partner is one of the most important decisions your company can make. At WGTECH, making information technology work for your business is our core competency. We develop individualized solutions that help you grow your business, improve operations, and boost efficiency. We're Northern New England's resource for advanced technology – we'd like to partner with you. www.WGTECH.com 207.856.5300 Build a Better Technology Environment C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » 15 Sea Street, which is expected to open by summer 2018, will include a hotel, apartments, meeting space, retail and other amenities. The American Can, building in Eastport, as it looked in 2004. Jonathan Arnold, a Kansas City developer with an affi nity for Maine, redeveloped the Mill at Dover-Foxcroft (pictured here). He now has his sights on a former sardine cannery in Eastport.

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