OtherPending879 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

Social Housing Pilot — 879 Congress Street / PHA-PHDC Model

Portland

Description

A second pilot model: city-financed and city-owned rental units added within a Portland Housing Authority or PHDC development, with 879 Congress Street as an immediate case study.

Impact summary

Leverages an already-approved PHA project to get city-owned affordable units built faster and cheaper — but timing and financing rules make it complicated.

Applicant

Address: 879 Congress Street, Portland, MaineSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 7
Total mentions: 1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 28, 2026

City Council - Sep 28, 2026

The city would co-invest and own roughly 20 added units on top of a Portland Housing Authority project already in the works across from Maine Medical Center, sharing land and development costs to make the housing financially work.

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