Category: Planning & Development

Land Bank Seeking to Accelerate Pace of Renewal

Request for Qualifications At the meeting of Sanford’s Land Bank Commission on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, members discussed responses that were received to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for real estate redevelopment services in the City. The RFQ was issued so that the Land Bank can have a short list of qualified firms which will be given the first opportunity to negotiate and propose redevelopment of City-owned tax-acquired houses and vacant lots, including both infill (new construction) and rehab projects.…
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Sanford Awarded $25M in Federal Funds for Downtown Revitalization Project

Press Release The City of Sanford announced this week that it will receive a federal award of $25 million for a necessary and much-anticipated revitalization of its downtown. The RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) Grant application was submitted by the City in collaboration with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT).  Dependent upon the final bid award, there will be a MaineDOT and local match of approximately $10M. The $25M project award will be used entirely for construction,…
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Dangerous Buildings Update: July 2022

In the past two years, the City Council has declared 13 properties in Sanford to be Dangerous Buildings under Maine state law. We reached out to Ian Houseal of the City’s Land Bank Commission for a brief update on each. 18 Winter St.: This duplex in the downtown has caused a lot of consternation for neighbors and the Sanford Police Department, as people were frequently breaking in and squatting in the property. After being declared dangerous, the City removed the…
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Cluster Subdivision Planned Off Sam Allen Rd.

At their first in-person meetings in more than two years, the Site Plan Review Committee and Planning Board this week heard plans for a new cluster subdivision off Sam Allen Rd. in South Sanford, on the site of a long-abandoned sand and gravel pit, very close to the Wells line. A cluster subdivision is one in which the houses are clustered together rather than scattered throughout the property. In the Rural Residential Zone, where this property is located, each single-family…
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Bright Future Planned for Mill Building

Sanford’s mill district is headed for a rebirth, as big plans are in the works for the building at 72 Emery St. Two of the building’s tenants, Isaac Ellowitz and Justin Graves, are teaming up with a business partner to purchase the building from Stone & Stone LLC, which has owned it since 2005. The closing is scheduled for next week. Mr. Ellowitz, who runs Westbrook Creek LLC, a medical marijuana cultivation business in the mill, says the partners’ first…
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