New Housing Developments Planned for Kittery, Brunswick

Submitted by MrsBeansAppleSnaps t3_z2rjrj in Maine

https://www.multihousingnews.com/jones-street-secures-nearly-180m-for-3-properties/

Looks like 181 units in Brunswick, 282 in Kittery. I would give these a 28.6% chance actually coming to fruition given both towns well established NIMBY tendencies (Kittery killed a 900 unit project not long ago, and Brunswick put a 180 day moratorium on all development earlier this year). Time will tell I guess.

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Bywater t1_ixhzevl wrote

I like the optimism but 28.6? Bud, no way they are that good. Last I heard Brunswick was trying to buy the land off the developer to keep it from getting developed, I can't imagine Kittery is any less NIMBY.

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Stonesword75 t1_ixjg141 wrote

Wasnt the Brunswick land purchase because the development could harm aquaculture sites nearby?

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BuggerPie81 t1_ixloih3 wrote

Yes. Clam bed was toasted this summer. Lots of dip shits still fertilizing their lawns.

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OustedStrongman t1_ixi41fc wrote

Kittery is way more nimby. Brunswick is actually pretty good but that site has some challenges. I believe that the Brunswick moratorium was to give them time to craft affordability requirements.

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raella69 t1_ixm9meg wrote

Kittery came down with a case of affluenza.

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dancingowlonthemoon t1_ixs7elz wrote

Live here, and yes, it definitely leans that way. Don't even get me started on the insanity around leash laws on Seapoint Beach. I really think the town would benefit from affordable housing, currently overpaying for a below market apartment in the village and would love to see us embrace a healthier mindset around rents that aren't the same cost as a mortgage.

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King_O_Walpole t1_ixigh9f wrote

Why does anyone care if they are building on the base? That’s is the perfect area for development….

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AssumptionLivid6879 t1_ixjbzec wrote

“The water pressure”

“The traffic flow”

“Loss of open space”

“Deforestation”

“Non-SFHs ruin the town”

  • Typical democrat/republican NIMBYer
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OustedStrongman t1_ixjghut wrote

I don't think anyone cares about that site. The one where the town is buying the site is close by Maquoit Bay. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/23/news/midcoast/brunswick-maquoit-bay-purchase/

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King_O_Walpole t1_ixlnsyt wrote

Thank you.

As a midcoast Mainer I thought priority group owned nearly all the land on the base and is the group in charge of developing it or selling/leasing for development.

I think even Brunswick residents would agree the base is the perfect place for new multi-family housing.

I mean just in the past few years a whole condo complex sprung up just as you enter off bath road. Looks like another is on its heels too!

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_ixke951 wrote

Sure would be sweet to get a 1 bed under $1400-1600 but that won’t happen

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BuddyBear17 t1_ixm3m7q wrote

2024 delivery sounds like they consider the entitlements process to be achievable despite the usual hysterics from abutters. Still, Katniss hand symbol

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