Garnham said that the proposal for the Kittery outlets likely won’t draw the same level of public outcry, since the proposal involves a site that’s already developed rather than forested wetland. The development would have occupied an 82-acre stretch of previously undeveloped land west of the Maine Turnpike and could have increased Kittery’s population by over 20%. Kittery residents spiked a similar, but larger proposal last summer.ĭennett Landing, a 900-unit project with a $300 million price tag, was designed to provide much-need housing around the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, while also adding a brewery, about 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space a medical or office building a laboratory or life sciences building an assisted-living center a day care center and walking and biking paths. Still, the size of some mixed-use development projects has sometimes provoked resistance. Related Developer proposes mixed-use project with 900 housing units in Kittery “(Mixed use development) is perceived as having a good potential for shifting the use of these types of properties to sort of solve both problems.” “What we understand at the macro level is that retail and office sectors have been taking hits for quite a while, and at the same time there’s an almost infinite demand for housing,” he said. Garnham said it’s likely more of these developments will pop up. Over in Westbrook, Rock Row, the 2.7 million-square-foot, open-air campus of shops, restaurants, offices and residents centered around a 400-foot-wide quarry, is already taking shape.Īnd a concept plan to transform the 90-acre Maine Mall property in South Portland into a village center, complete with housing, shopping, a street grid and recreational spaces, was named the 2020 Plan of the Year by the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association. Plans call for hundreds of housing units, a community center, recreation center, restaurants, breweries, stores, office buildings and more. In Scarborough, developers are building The Downs, a planned “town center” near the former harness racing track grandstand. Town officials there are trying to reshape the outlet-centered Main Street into a bustling hub, complete with walkable streets, local shops, nightlife, an arts scene and ample housing. The proposal allows the developers to “dip their toe in the water” to see if the project is even feasible.įreeport’s downtown is in the middle of a rebirth. Jason Garnham, the town’s director of planning and development, stressed that the redevelopment of the Outlets at Kittery is still just a concept. Outlet malls and shops span a mile-long stretch of Route 1, anchored by the Kittery Trading Post and including The Outlets at Kittery, The Kittery Outlets, Kittery Premium Outlets, the Maine Outlet Shopping Center and others.Īccording to property records, the Outlets at Kittery property at 283 Route 1 has an appraised value of $7 million, about $4 million of which is the value of the land. The mall is also the site of a former Bass outlet store. The outlet mall, which is one of more than a dozen in the town’s commercial shopping district, is currently a three-building complex that’s home to LOFT, Le Creuset, OshKosh B’Gosh and other merchants. Some of the apartments will be considered affordable housing. Route 1, would be razed and replaced by a four-story, 120-room hotel and a 100-unit apartment building, with 10,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. The Outlets at Kittery, a 6.4-acre retail plaza on U.S. Subscribe - Holiday Gift Subscriptions Sign In My Account Logout Primary Menu ☰ X
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