Lambert Woods Cooperative 2281 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, will be a Limited Equity Cooperative (LEC) neighborhood using the HUD 213 program priced for households at or under 100% of Area Median Income. First occupancy is expected in 2026.
See our current presentation about Lambert South and Dougherty Commons
Lambert Woods North at 2280 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, will be 72 affordable apartments financed by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program administered by Maine Housing by MCDP in partnership with Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a non-profit affordable housing developer who will be the long term manager and owner. Construction is expected to start June 2025 and be completed late 2026. Most recent Site Plan
Background 165 Lambert, 622 Auburn and 0 Gray Road (in Falmouth) are three of five parcels chosen by the City of Portland, Maine in 2019 to be redeveloped as mixed income, multigenerational housing. This land in Portland’s North Deering Neighborhood is almost 31 acres of wooded land, of which about half is wetlands, and only about 5 acres will be disturbed; the remainder will be conserved and made available to the public through trails. The sites are on either side Washington Ave Extension between two busy arterial roads, adjacent to residential areas and light industrial uses, and about a quarter mile south of the Falmouth Spur highway. The site is ¾ of a mile from the Falmouth Crossing shopping area, and 1.3 miles from Lyman Moore Middle School. The site is the farthest point of the Metro Bus #9 loop, which provides frequent service to all the middle and high schools, services, and downtown area. The project received site plan approval in February, 2023, and will have two separate housing communities.
Lambert Woods South Reservation process:
Step 1. Pre-Qualification Survey. This survey expresses initial interest and confirms rough income and household size eligibility. People whose self reported income is close to the eligible range will be invited to pay a $500 refundable deposit and sign a Reservation Agreement. Income verification and unit selection will happen at a later point in the process.
This site plan shows both Lambert Woods North Apartments at the top/right and Lambert Woods South Housing Cooperative to the bottom/left. The road through the middle is Washington Ave Extension, with Auburn Street on the far right, and Lambert Street on the left. The square buildings are 10 and 11 unit Community Flats buildings, each with a social lobby, and community amenity, and a 2BR and 3BR on the first floor; the uppers floors each have two two bedroom and two one bedroom units each. The long buildings are Rowhomes; they have 1BR homes on the first floor, and 3BR, 1.5 two story homes on the second and third floors. There an additional parking lot on the far left side of Lambert North site, show in the black and white site plans.
Studio, 1, 2, and 3 Bedroom Floorplans
Neighborhood & Resident Meetings
Upcoming Events:
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.
Past Events and Materials:
Monday, March 17, 2025, City Council votes to retain ownership of the parcel between Lambert Woods North and the 295 spur that is located in Falmouth, as requested by the developer. The original RFP for Lambert Woods North included two parcels, one in Portland, and one in Falmouth; there are significant wetlands and other development barriers for the Falmouth parcel; the Falmouth may be redeployed as a separate RFP as the city believes there is a possibility of some small development on the upland portion. Lambert Woods South and North are unaffected by this change.
Feb 28, 2023, Amendment to Major Site Plan Approval Details
Saturday, Oct 29, 2022, 10:30 amPortland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Neighborhood Walk Audit The Portland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is coming to the Summit St/ Lambert neighborhood on Oct 29th to work on a walking audit of the area. The start time is at 10:30AM and will meet at 501 Summit St.
Portland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee advocates and educates on bicycle, transit, and pedestrian issues, including handicap accessibility, with support from the city’s Healthy Portland office, and in collaboration with other offices and organizations including the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Portland Trails, PACTS, the Department of Public Services and the Planning Department. The committee will work on an audit of the neighborhood and submit it to the city with recommendations.
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 Planning Board Meeting, Site approval.
Thursday, August 4, 2022 6pm Neighborhood & Future Residents Meeting Location: In Person or by Zoom. In person: Town and Country Federal Credit Union's branch office at 3 Auburn Street in Portland. The location is on the Northeast Corner of Auburn and Allen, near Shaws and TD Bank at Westgate shopping center. We will have light refreshments We have submitted a site plan for approval by the planning board. At this meeting, we plan to review the site plan briefly, and to review possible pedestrian improvements that could happen along Washington Ave Ext. We hope to work with neighborhood residents and the city to enact some pedestrian improvements. Your participation and advocacy can help make it safer to walk in the neighborhood.
Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:30pm Neighborhood & Future Residents Meeting via Zoom and phone to review draft site plan updates. This is an official meeting noticed to abutters.
Monday, July 26, 2021 6-8pm at PelotonLabs, 795 Congress Street, "Drink & Crit" : Portland Society of Architecture, MCDP, and PelotonLabs invite the design community and other interested parties to provide feedback on the plans to date.
Thursday, April 8, 2021 7pm: Neighborhood Zoom and Phone Meeting to discuss a proposed zoning map and text amendment to meet the Lambert Woods neighborhood goals to provide housing and conserve habitat.
Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 2pm: Neighborhood Site Walk Corner of Lambert and Washington; please wear a mask and plan to maintain 6 feet distance from others.
