Thu, 05/20/2021 - 1:30pm
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BELFAST Waterfall Arts has received an anonymous contribution of $25,000 for their capital project, Waterfall Rising, as contractors finish the first phase for the new parking lot and landscape design at the former Governor Anderson School.
“We are so grateful to the donor for this gift,” said Executive Director Kim Fleming, in a news release. “We have received growing generous support from many wonderful donors throughout Belfast and New England,” she said, “and we are thrilled that this timely contribution has kicked off our summer fundraising.”
The current project, designed by OPAL Architecture, will rebuild and properly drain the parking lot and clarify the flow of foot and vehicle traffic. Farley, Inc, the contractor, began excavations in April, and has worked to ensure that the Friday Farmers’ Market has remained accessible and safe.
If it makes it through the planning and finance process, a new development of 48 affordable and market-rate rental apartments is expected to help fill the city of Belfast’s housing shortage.
Developers Collaborative of Portland has proposed the project on approximately 4.3 acres at 115 Congress St., in a zoning district that allows multifamily housing.
The site was formerly home to the city’s public works facility.
Environmental cleanup and demolition of the facility took place in 2020 in order to prepare the site for redevelopment. At that time, the mayor and City Council determined the highest and best use of this property was for workforce housing and entered discussions with Developers Collaborative, according to a post by the city on its Facebook page.
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 9:15am
BELFAST The City of Belfast is working to secure a grant from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Assistance Program on behalf of Developers Collaborative, a developer that is planning to construct new housing at the site of City of Belfast’s former public works facility at 115 Congress Street.
This program can award grants of up to $500,000 that can be used for the rehabilitation of occupied or vacant multi-family housing units and for the conversion of non-residential structures to multi-family housing, but which also can be used for paying for soft (non-construction) costs related to the construction of new housing for low- and moderate-income persons, according to an April 28 news release from the city’s economic development director.
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