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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 7 A t one time, the West Bayside neighbor- hood was a rundown industrial area of scrap yards and warehouses. ere's still some of that, but the neighborhood may be turning a corner. A growing number of retail and residential o erings are attracting visitors and prospective residents to the area between Congress Street and Marginal Way. e latest testament of transformation was the March ribbon-cutting on Bayside Bowl's ,-square-foot expansion, giving the bowling- and-live music space a total of , square feet. It was made possible by owners Justin Alfond and Charlie Mitchell's purchase from the city of an adjacent salt-and-sand shed property, for ,. Total investment in that purchase plus build-out was . million, says Alfond. e venue, which rst opened at Alder St. in , added eight lanes to its existing . In addition to its existing main bar and restaurant, it now has a mezza- nine with full bar, old-school arcade, rooftop bar with a taco truck and re pit, and roof-mounted solar pan- els. Employment is expected to increase from to . "One piece is that permanent residents are coming here for the rst time in a long time," Alfond says. at includes restaurants like Isa and Bayside American A L D E R S T R E E T S O M E R S E T S T R E E T M A R G I N A L W A Y P R E B L E S T R E E T P A R R I S S T R E E T P O R T L A N D P E N I N S U L A C A S C O B A Y M A P A R E A A L D E R S T R E E T A L D E R S T R E E T P A R R I S S T R E E T Your Commercial Building Solution Honored to be the 2016 Maine Family Business Award Winner "Bowman Constructors of Newport won the People's United Bank Innovation and Technology Award. This multigenerational family business has distinguished itself, in an industry that does not always make innovation easy, by developing creative solutions that save … clients money and by creating a unique, replicable and efficient model for senior living." - Portland Press Herald www.bowmanconstructors.com (207)368-2405 F O C U S C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » 1 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 West Bayside's emergence Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St.: Opened in 2010; owner recently invested $3.5 million on expansion, adding space for both bowling and live music. Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset St.: West Bayside got a big boost in 2007 with the opening of a store from Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods. Century Plaza, 45 Marginal Way: Retail space anchored by Chipotle and T-Mobile. Trader Joe's, 87 Marginal Way: The Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery chain opened here in 2010. Eastern Mountain Sports, 87 Marginal Way: The Meridian, Conn.-based outdoor outfitter is next door to Trader Joe's. Portland Architectural Salvage, 131 Preble St.: Another early entrant, the multi-level emporium has been here since 2004. Apothecary By Design, 141 Preble St.: Maine's fastest-growing company, the specialty pharmacy opened in 2008. 117 Lofts, 117 Preble St.: The former Schlotterbeck & Foss manufacturing site is now 55 apartments. Fork Food Lab, 72 Parris St.: A collabora- tive kitchen founded in 2016. 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 The sun rises on West Bayside Development progresses, but more needed

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