Hotel Hive project on hold; developer may seek deadline extension
THE HOTEL HIVE project slated for two vacant properties on Westminster Street is on hold due to the pandemic, with the developer considering asking for an extension on deadlines in agreements with the city. / COURTESY ABDO DEVELOPMENT PROVIDENCE – A controversial tax deal inked between the city and a hotel developer may need to be revised due to the pandemic. Jim Abdo, the D.C.-based developer behind the $39 million Hotel Hive Providence project, told Providence Business News on Monday that COVID-19 has stalled plans for the combined hotel, microloft and cowork space…
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The City of Wilkes-Barre demolished a longtime eyesore Thursday in the southern section of the city. A demolition crew from Brdaric Excavating made quick work of the two-story home at 101-103 Westminster St. The city redevelopment authority purchased the home at a 2001 tax sale for $5,900, and the property had been a problematic eyesore for several years â as far back as 2005, according to Citizensâ Voice archives. The city acquired the property in 2015, according to Luzerne County assessment records. An engineer deemed the property uninhabitable in February 2020, at which point city officials started a process with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for demolition approval, according to Mayor George Brownâs office. Brdaric, based in Luzerne, was the lowest responsible bidder for the project at $13,700. The project was funded through a HUD Community Development Block Grant.
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LEWISTON The owners of JAR Cannabis Co. need more stock to open more stores, so they’re investing $3.18 million to turn warehouse space on Westminster Street into a recreational grow facility and eventual company headquarters.
Joel Pepin of Auburn, one of the three partners, said Wednesday that the size, zoning and utilities, as well as all three owners’ local connections, made the space a great choice.
Joel Pepin stands inside JAR Cannabis Co.’s Windham medical marijuana storefront.
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“For us, the past couple of years, the company’s undergone tremendous growth,” Pepin said. “We’re really proud to be in the position that we’re in, certainly lucky to be doing this in Maine at a time adult use is launching, so it certainly is a culmination of being at the right place at the right time.”