Jackson Laboratory revises plan for employee housing December 16, 2020 on News
BAR HARBOR The Jackson Laboratory has unveiled a revised plan for a 24-unit apartment complex specifically for lab employees on land across from the organization’s main campus.
The workforce housing project would consist of two 12-unit buildings that are three stories high and located on the western side of Route 3 on a 36-acre lot owned by the laboratory. “We’ve always wanted the location to be easy walking and biking distance to work [and] close to downtown Bar Harbor,” said the lab’s Director of Engineering and Capital Projects Kelly Doran. She said that the desired location was the closest the lab could get to downtown Bar Harbor.
It looks like a war zone: Minneapolis developers shy away from city projects after unrest and calls to defund the police Print this article
Developers have long had challenges navigating the aggressively liberal agenda of the Minneapolis City Council, but for some, the move to cut police funding was the last straw.
Since violent unrest broke out over the summer, local developer Kelly Doran said he estimates around 10% to 20% vacancies in downtown apartment buildings that had just 2% to 3% vacancies in the last five years. Newer, modern buildings in the downtown area are also at 20% vacancy rates.
As the city grapples with rising crime rates, along with droves of police retirements, and a council vote to reimagine parts of traditional public safety, Doran believes a full economic recovery for Minneapolis will be slow.