Gorham, ME

[Island Frye]

I was surprised I couldn't find an existing Gorham thread but here we are--two recent articles from the Press Herald related to some major development in the center-ish of downtown Gorham. On the residential front:

Gorham’s Robie Street development poised to grow to 565 units

The impact on schools is unclear. The first of the previously approved 44 single-family homes for Phase 1 are under construction.

www.pressherald.com

Gorham’s Robie Street development poised to grow to 565 units​

A large housing development in Gorham Village is one Planning Board step away from a green light following its action on Feb. 2 granting preliminary approval.

Developers Vincent Maietta and Gorham native Kendrick Ballantyne, of KV Enterprises, are seeking to build 565 housing units on 131 acres behind Village Elementary School at 12 Robie St. The project calls for 91 single-family lots and 474 multifamily units in eight buildings, each four or five stories tall.

The project will be built out over five phases.

The first phase with 44 single-family homes, approved in November of 2024, is under construction now. Gorham Planner Carol Eyerman said at the meeting 521 more units are proposed in the next steps.

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And on the industrial side, a large Amazon site is being proposed:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02...azons-proposed-distribution-center-in-gorham/

What to know about Amazon’s proposed distribution center in Gorham​

The project could have far-reaching impacts, especially for residents right next door and in neighboring Westbrook.

 

[Dr. StrangeHat]

I was surprised I couldn't find an existing Gorham thread but here we are--two recent articles from the Press Herald related to some major development in the center-ish of downtown Gorham. On the residential front:

Gorham’s Robie Street development poised to grow to 565 units

The impact on schools is unclear. The first of the previously approved 44 single-family homes for Phase 1 are under construction.

www.pressherald.com

Does anyone want to make a bet on what those apartment buildings will look like?

Because my money is on this design, which was been like a weed around here for the last 10 years:

 

[nomc]

Does anyone want to make a bet on what those apartment buildings will look like?

Because my money is on this design, which was been like a weed around here for the last 10 years:

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[Island Frye]

That's what is currently included in the planning docs--I couldn't find any side profile photos but here is a link to the complete plan filing: https://www.gorhammaine.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4456/f/agendas/item_1_plans_1.pdf

 

[cneal]

Because my money is on this design, which was been like a weed around here for the last 10 years:

Those quadruple-triple deckers have 12 units each, and the Gorham proposal calls for "474 multifamily units in eight buildings, each four or five stories tall." So those buildings will have elevators, and probably double-loaded corridors, with an average unit count of 59 apartments per building.

Also, site work for this project is visible on the latest Google Earth imagery. I appreciate how they're expanding the village street grid, although I do think it would have been better with one more north-south street connection to the elementary school: