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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 17 M A R C H 5 , 2 0 1 8 F O C U S H E A L T H C A R E 1. Blackstone Depot Road, Falmouth Developer: Avesta Status: Recently completed Description: 20 existing units in newly renovated 1970s-era building; new addition will have 19; One- and two-bedroom apartments for ages 62 and up and those with disabilities. Cost: $723 to $1067; 50% to 60% of area median income for affordable units 2. Fox school building 10 Market Place, Paris Developer: Avesta Status: Property recently closed on Description: 12 700 to 800-square-foot units planned in former school; possible addition with 16 more units Cost: $400 to $600 based on income 3. Unnamed Avesta proposal 977 Brighton Ave., Portland Developer: Avesta Status: Proposed for Avesta-owned property Description: 40 units for those 55 and older; 24 reserved for people earning less than 50% of area median income and 10 for people earning less than 60% of the area median income. ($29,000–$35,000) Cost: Based on income 4. OceanView at Cumberland 290 Tuttle Road, Cumberland Developer: Sea Coast Management Status: Before town boards Description: Single-family homes for those 55 and older; 50 in first phase, 45–50 in second phase Cost: Market rate 5. Motherhouse 605 Stevens Ave., Portland Developer: Sea Coast Management/ Developers Collaborative Status: Ready to rent by end of year Description: 88 apartments in the existing building, 66 of which of low or moderate- income renters; second phase to include new building, up to 161 units Cost: $700–$1,100 6. St. Ignatius Apartments 6 Saint Ignatius St. Sanford Developer: DBH Management II (nonprofit run by Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland) Status: Opened in November Description: 65 one-bedroom, one studio; low-moderate income units in former school Cost: Based on income 7. Unnamed Community Housing of Maine proposal Stevens Common, Winthrop Street, Hallowell Developer: Community Housing of Maine Status: Before city boards; tentative completion 2019 Description: 29 units for those 55 and older; 13 studios and one-bedrooms for those with less than 50% of area median income; remaining for less than 60% area median income ($21,700–$29,760); homeless veterans have preference to up to 20% of units. Cost: Based on income 8. Merici Woods Former Mount Merici convent, 172 Western Ave., Waterville Developer: Merici Woods LP Status: Planning board in November granted 1-year extension Description: 28 units Cost: Based on income S O U R C E : Developers, media reports "Years ago, we tended to build garden-style apartments," says Dana Totman, president and CEO of Avesta Housing, northern New England's larg- est nonprofi t housing agency. "People had their own door, they'd park in front, go in and that's it. Now we're purposely building more hotel-type housing, with one general entrance, common mail- boxes and laundry area, so there's more traffi c fl ow and more mingling. "We want them to connect," he says. "More common areas make for more of a sense of community." Community is one of the things that helps people age in a more healthy way, both physically and mentally. "At the same time, folks in Maine are very independent," Totman says. Some don't want to mingle. "But C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » Partners to Maine's Heal t hcare Community For More Than 40 Years. Portland (207) 774-7000 Lewiston (207) 777-5200 From regulatory compliance and professional liability to real estate transactions and tax planning, put our expertise to work for you. Learn more at nhdlaw.com Join us for our 40th Anniversary Celebration Brick South Thompson's Point, Portland REGISTER TODAY learn more at ceimaine.org PLANNED OR RECENTLY FINISHED SENIOR HOUSING PROJECTS 2 6 7 8 4 3 5 1

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