Site PlanConditions required879 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

879 Congress Street Mixed-Use Development

Portland

Description

The board was scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposal for a seven-story, roughly 45,000-square-foot mixed-use building with 54 fully deed-restricted affordable units and ground-floor retail space.

Impact summary

Replaces a two-story, five-unit building and gravel lot with 54 affordable apartments near Maine Med, plus new streetscape, trees, and underground stormwater treatment.

Applicant

Name: Portland Housing Development Corporation
Address: 879 Congress Street, Portland, MaineSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jul 28, 2026

Planning Board - Jul 28, 2026

A seven-story, ~45,000-square-foot mixed-use building with 54 fully deed-restricted affordable units, ground-floor commercial space, and a public plaza. Approved 5-0 with conditions for a public easement and a lobby transit display.

Related issues (1)

54-unit all-affordable development proposed at 879 Congress Street

Portland Housing Development Corporation's seven-story, fully affordable project near Maine Med adds 54 deed-restricted units, ground-floor retail, and a public plaza to a corridor that already has large parking garages and heavy traffic.

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