PORTLAND, Maine– Drew Sigfridson, president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization for commercial real estate professionals, has announced the 2012 recipients of awards presented at MEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Spring Conference on May 22nd.

Annually, MEREDA recognizes the most noteworthy and significant Maine commercial development projects from the previous year, all of which embody MEREDA’s belief in responsible development. For 2012, MEREDA’s leadership chose to recognize six notable development  projects that were deemed “noteworthy & significant” by MEREDA’s leadership.

Honorees included:  Ocean Properties, Ltd. for the West Street Hotel in Bar Harbor, Avesta Housing for Oak Street Lofts in Portland, Park Street School in Kennebunk, and Emery School in Biddeford, The Szanton Company for The Lofts at Bates Mill in Lewiston, and the University of New England for the Harold Alfond Forum in Biddeford.