Dougherty Commons will be a welcoming neighborhood development of mixed income housing in the Libbytown Neighborhood in Portland adjacent to the Dougherty Fields. The site has three separate projects:45 Dougherty, Dougherty Condos - Phase 2, and Dougherty Condos - Phase 3.
Phase 1: 45 Dougherty - Affordable Apartments 45 Dougherty: 63 apartments, 70% affordable to households earning less than 60% of Area Median Income (AMI), and 30% market rate, developed by The Szanton Company. Construction started March 2024 and is expected to be completed Summer 2025.
Dougherty Condos - Phase 2 :20 affordable 1 and 3 bedroom condo homes, affordable to households earning 100% of Area Median Income (AMI). The project started construction in March 2025, and is expected to have occupancy in October 2025.
Dougherty Condos - Phase 3 of Dougherty Commons: 42 condos with 1-3 BRs and community spaces affordable to households earning 100% of Area Median Income (AMI). This project is targeted for completion the second half of 2026.
Phase 2: Dougherty Condos - Phase 2 Application period open June 18 at 6pm, move in November 2025
Maine Cooperative Development Partners is pleased to offer Dougherty Condos: 20 brand new, zero energy ready, 1 and 3 bedroom condos priced to be affordable to households earning 100% of Area Median Income, built on land formerly owned by the City of Portland at 57 and 65 Dougherty Court, Portland, Maine.
The homes have tremendous recreational and transportation access. The Dougherty Fields complex which 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.
57 Dougherty Court, Units 1-4, are four connected two-story townhomes, with
4 three bedroom, 1.5 bath, 2 story homes on the 1st and 2nd floors for 3-6 person households .
65 Dougherty Court, Units 101-108 and 201-208, are 16 homes total, connected townhome units in a three story building, with
1 one bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor accessible home for 1-2 person households
7 one bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor homes for 1-2 person households
8 three bedroom, 1.5 bath, two story homes on the 2nd and 3rd floors for 3-6 person households
Prices & Household Size: 1 Bedroom Homes: Estimated $268,800 + $97 Monthly Condo Fees (based on the projected budget), 1-2 people
3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath Homes: $325,000 + $224-$228 Monthly Condo Fees (based on the projected budget), 3-6 people ($228 is for the 3 BR homes that are in two story buildings) This project is publicly funded by Maine Housing and the City of Portland and will not be paying commissions to real estate agents.
Price and Income Restrictions Income restricted means buyer households must earn up to 100% of Area Median Income (AMI) when they purchase the home (see the chart below). In the future, households can only sell to other households that are at or under the 100% of Area Median Income (AMI). 2024 Maine Housing Income eligibility form
Price restricted means that the sale price of the home can only increase to the extent that the Area Median Income has increased. City of Portland housing office will calculate what condos can be sold for in the future.
Energy Efficient: The homes are energy efficient, all electric, with heat pumps, and will achieve DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Certification, and have a HERS index of 40-47%. Constructed by Backyard ADUs.
Thursday, June 5, Zoom Q&A - Watch Video Recording Monday, June 9, Zoom Q&A - Watch Video Recording Please click the button below if you are interested in being on the interested parties list for a condo; this form collects your contact information and income estimates but does not create any obligation. People on this list will be sent regular updates. Questions? Contact [email protected]
Phase 3 will have 42 price restricted and income restricted condominiums that will be built in 2026. This phase will include 2 bedroom homes, accessible 3 bedroom homes, as well as community spaces.
Dougherty Condos Phase 2 Images
Dougherty Commons Site Plan
The site plan above shows current site plan. Douglass Street is along the bottom of the plan; Congress Street is to the right, and to the left is the new playground planned by the City of Portland, and beyond that is the Dougherty Fields. The large building at the top is Szanton's 45 Dougherty affordable apartments; the square buildings in the middle and the long building at the left will be Dougherty Phase 3 Condos. The square buildings are 10 apartment Community Flats buildings with a social lobby and either a function room, gym, or office; one has a guest suite, and one has a studio as a 11th unit. All Community Flats buildings have a 2BR and 3BR on the first floor and the uppers floors each have two - two bedroom and two one bedroom units. The buildings along the bottom of the plan are the 20 Phase 2 condos; the smaller building to the left are 4 Townhomes, each with a two story 3BR home. The long building on the bottom right are Rowhomes condos; they have 1BR homes on the first floor, and 3BR homes on the second and third floors.
Background 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, received updated approval for April 2023. The site is adjacent to the Dougherty Fields complex which has a playground, outdoor swimming pool, skate park, playing fields, and basketball court, and is near the #1, #4, #5, #7 & #9 Metro bus lines, and a ten minute walk to the Portland Transportation Center, which has Amtrak Trains, Concord Coach South to Boston and New York, and north to Bangor via Midcoast or Central Maine, and the Breeze bus to Yarmouth, Freeport, and Brunswick.
Public Meetings
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, June 11 Peaks Island Home Start Open House 4:30-6:30pm RSVP 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 Logistics: there are ferries leaving Portland Casco Bay Lines at 4:30pm and 5:35; it’s a 20 minute ferry ride and 10 min walk to the site at 18 Central on Peaks Island. Ferries depart for Portland at 5pm, 6pm, and 7:45pm. We imagine most people will take the 4:30pm ferry over and return on the 6pm. There will be light refreshments provided.
Check back for future meetings as they are scheduled. We look forward to you joining us!
Can't attend a meeting? email us with your feedback.
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.
