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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

October 15, 2025

November 18, 2025 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location: McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME About the Event:Please join MEREDA for a...

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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

October 15, 2025

November 6, 2025 – 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Portland Waterfront65 Commercial Street, Portland, ME About the Event: MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social returns on November 6! Mark...

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Notable Project Receipient Stacy M. Symbol Apartments

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

October 14, 2025

MEREDA Recognizes its 2024 Notable Project Award Recipients – Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate...

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Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

October 7, 2025

Colliers Portland’s downtown office market recorded a vacancy rate of 12.6% in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 2.3 percentage point increase year-over-year. The market posted negative absorption of...

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Join MEREDA for Breakfast on Feb. 25 for a Morning Menu Presentation: “Portland’s Arts District Garage: A Case Study of Private Parking Structure Development”

January 23, 2020

The five-story, 280-spaced Arts District Garage parking structure on the corner of Brown Street and Cumberland Ave was completed in the summer of 2019. The Arts District Garage project provides lasting...

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“Outlook Good”: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Calls for Continued Growth

January 21, 2020

Over 900 of Maine’s real estate and development professionals converged on the Holiday Inn by the Bay Thursday, each one on the hunt for the latest and greatest industry information...

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Safe Harbor Options for Taxpayers as the Solar ITC Begins to Sunset

December 24, 2019

By Mark Vitello, BerryDunn Read this if you are a solar investor, developer, or installer. The solar carve out of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been a great incentive...

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Perceptions of Housing in Maine

December 17, 2019

By: MaineHousing Staff Housing is a hot topic these days – from affordable housing challenges across Maine, to having enough housing for our communities and businesses to thrive, for aging...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

December 16, 2019

Tiffany Dembowski of Portland has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

December 13, 2019

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on the Motherhouse

December 10, 2019

In multi-part series, exclusive to the Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past year that are helping to...

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Reading the Real Estate Tea Leaves: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Takes Place January 16th, 2020

December 4, 2019

As the words “recession” and “downturn” try to tint rose colored glasses with shades of gray, more and more attention turns to the real estate sector to provide a realistic...

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Environmental DNA (eDNA): What is eDNA and How Can it Benefit the Development Community

December 3, 2019

By Gabe Pelletier, Project Technician and Jake Riley, Associate, Stantec What do human beings, Zebra mussels, and Atlantic salmon have in common? They all contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in each...

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Maine’s Coming Solar Expansion

November 12, 2019

On October 29th, a panel of experts gathered in Bangor to participate in MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast event titled, “What You Need to Know about Investing in Solar in Maine”. ...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on the Ballard Center

November 5, 2019

In multi-part series, exclusive to the Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past year that are helping to...

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2019 Greater Portland Mid-Year Office Market Survey

October 29, 2019

Prepared by Nick Malone, Malone Commercial Brokers The Portland economy has been expanding year after year putting this little big city on the radar for many businesses. The first half...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Opportunity Zones: What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond

October 21, 2019

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a bi-partisan tax incentive program based on economically distressed Opportunity Zones. Investors in Qualiﬁed Opportunity Zone businesses nowhave the ability to defer, and to some...

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Resolution of Disputes: The Pros and Cons of Arbitration and Litigation

October 15, 2019

By: Richard Gagliuso, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Disputes are a common, if not inevitable, byproduct of construction projects. Most commercial construction contracts anticipate that disputes may arise by providing a mechanism...

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Resolution of Disputes: The Pros and Cons of Arbitration and Litigation

October 15, 2019

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Developing in Maine for Nearly Two Centuries”

October 14, 2019

J.B.Brown & Sons was founded in 1828 and is one of the oldest and largest property owners in the greater Portland area. Join us for a MEREDA breakfast whereby our state...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Solar Power in Maine: What you need to know about investing in solar in Maine

October 3, 2019

In 2019, the Maine Legislature passed LD 91 which reset the state’s metering policy for solar and ensures that consumers who produce electricity from solar panels are fairly compensated for supplying...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors

October 2, 2019

Jason Howe, Partner at Preti Flaherty, and resident of Gorham, Rebecca Hatfield of Falmouth, VP of Real Estate Development and Management at Avesta Housing, and Ethan Boxer-Macomber of Portland, principal...

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Make Plans to Join MEREDA on 11/14 to Learn About J.B. Brown & Sons – One of the Oldest and Largest Property Owners in the Greater Portland Area

October 1, 2019

J.B.Brown & Sons was founded in 1828 and is one of the oldest and largest property owners in the greater Portland area. Join us for a MEREDA breakfast whereby our state...

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Join MEREDA in Bangor on 10/29 to Learn About Investing in Solar Power in Maine

October 1, 2019

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Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

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Join MEREDA for Breakfast on Feb. 25 for a Morning Menu Presentation: “Portland’s Arts District Garage: A Case Study of Private Parking Structure Development”

“Outlook Good”: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Calls for Continued Growth

Safe Harbor Options for Taxpayers as the Solar ITC Begins to Sunset

Perceptions of Housing in Maine

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on the Motherhouse

Reading the Real Estate Tea Leaves: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Takes Place January 16th, 2020

Environmental DNA (eDNA): What is eDNA and How Can it Benefit the Development Community

Maine’s Coming Solar Expansion

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on the Ballard Center

2019 Greater Portland Mid-Year Office Market Survey

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Opportunity Zones: What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond

Resolution of Disputes: The Pros and Cons of Arbitration and Litigation

Resolution of Disputes: The Pros and Cons of Arbitration and Litigation

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Developing in Maine for Nearly Two Centuries”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Solar Power in Maine: What you need to know about investing in solar in Maine

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors

Make Plans to Join MEREDA on 11/14 to Learn About J.B. Brown & Sons – One of the Oldest and Largest Property Owners in the Greater Portland Area

Join MEREDA in Bangor on 10/29 to Learn About Investing in Solar Power in Maine