The 43 & 91 Douglass Street parcel was chosen by the city in 2019 for redevelopment as mixed rental and ownership homes affordable to a range of incomes and household sizes. Maine Cooperative Development Partners and The Szanton Company put forward a proposal for the site that was selected by the city in 2020. The project received planning board approval in May 2022, and updated approval for April 2023.
The homes have tremendous recreational and transportation access at the adjacent Dougherty Fields. The complex has a playground, outdoor swimming pool, skate park, playing fields, and basketball court are next door. The #1, #4, #5, #7 & #9 Metro bus lines, and the Portland Transportation Center are a short walk away. The Transportation Center offers access to the Amtrak Downeaster train and Concord Coach buses. These services run south to Boston and New York, and north to Bangor via Midcoast or Central Maine. Metro's Breez bus also runs from the Transportation Center offering routes to Yarmouth, Freeport, and Brunswick.
Phase 2: 57 & 65 Dougherty Court - Condominiums For Sale 20 affordable 1 and 3 bedroom condominiums, affordable to households earning 100% of Area Median Income (AMI). The project started construction in March 2025, Completed November 2025. For Sale Page.
Phase 3: 32, 38, 44 & 51 Dougherty Court - Coming in 2026 42 condominiums which will include 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom homes, 3 bedroom homes, (some of each accessible) as well as community spaces affordable to households earning 100% and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). This project is targeted for completion the end of 2026.
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Previous Events & Materials
Wednesday, Aug 6 3:00-4pm Dougherty Set Watch Party We invite you to come by the playground at Dougherty Fields to watch as the 8 boxes coming from the KBS factory in South Paris, Maine are lifted by crane and set on the foundations to assemble the first four-condo building at Dougherty Condos You can watch anytime 7am-6pm, from the playground, and Liz Trice from developer MCDP and Chris Lee from builder Backyard ADUs will be there to answer questions from 3-4pm. Map link. RSVP to [email protected]
Wednesday, June 11 Peaks Island Home Start Open House 4:30-6:30pmRS Come walk through an affordable 3 unit house that's just been completed by our builder, Backyard ADUs. It will give you the feel and quality of high performance, affordable, modular construction funded by Maine Housing. Backyard ADUs and Peaks Island non-profit Home Start are hosting an open house this coming week!
What: Home Start / Backyard ADUs Open House on Peaks Island When: Wednesday, June 11, 4:30-6:30pm Where: 18 Central Street on Peaks Island, Portland, ME RSVP
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Planning Board Vote on Changes to Site Plan The changes include increasing from 62 to 66 units and increasing some of the buildings from 2 stories to 3 stories.
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 7:30pm Libbytown Neighborhood Association Meeting We presented changed plans with lower building height as a result of feedback at the last neighborhood meeting.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Planning Board Meeting We were scheduled to present at this meeting but had our presentation tabled so that we could take time to incorporate neighborhood feedback.
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 10am Special Libbytown Neighborhood Association Meeting We shared our plans to increase some buildings from 2 to 3- story and number of units from 62 to 66 in order to accommodate increases in interest rates and building costs. At the meeting we reviewed plans, collected feedback, and decided to delay our planning board application in order to change one of the buildings to be lower.
May 24, 2022 Planning Board Final Vote and Approval.
May 10, 2022 Planning Board Workshop Dougherty Commons
March 22, 2022 Planning Board Workshop Dougherty Commons
March 9, 2022 at 7pm. Meeting to collect feedback from neighborhood on the proposed site plan.
Nov 17, 2021 at 7pm LNA Monthly Meeting This month's Libbytown Neighborhood Association meeting will be held on Wednesday November 17th at 7pm via Zoom, and will feature an update on the Douglass St. Coop housing site plan!
Aug 3, 2021 at 7pm In Person Neighborhood Meeting In-person neighborhood meeting at the Jewish Community Alliance at 1342 Congress Street in Portland to discuss the proposed zone change from R5 to R5-A.
