Community Housing of Maine (CHOM) hosted a three-hour grand opening celebration at Campbell Creek Village on September 26. Representatives from several agencies responsible for the rehabilitation of the former West Harbor Pines on Andrea Lane, Boothbay Harbor, were in attendance.

Campbell Creek Village offers 36 units in 7 buildings. Extensive work was done to the buildings and grounds.

Following a barbecue lunch, short speeches were given by: Cullen Ryan, Executive Director of Community Housing of Maine (CHOM); Erin Cooperrider, Development Director at CHOM; Peter Merrill, Deputy Director of MaineHousing; Jan McCormick, Vice President of Northern New England Housing Investment Fund; Holly Stover, Director of Maine Department of Health and Human Services Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and the Rev. Dr. Sarah Foulger from Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, who opened the ceremony with a prayer.

The Campbell Creek Village provides affordable housing for families and seniors. The community has undergone significant renovations in 2012 and early 2013 to completely remodel apartment interiors and exteriors. The project was an occupied renovation, which required significant collaboration and relationship building between the developer, construction management, property management, and Campbell Creek Village residents in order to ensure the project was undertaken and carried out in an expedient and respectful manner.

“We are very pleased to be able to breathe new life into this important housing project,” said Cullen Ryan, Executive Director of CHOM. “These residents now have a proud place to call home, and are no longer at risk of losing their housing and the stability that goes with it.”

The renovations were designed and supervised by CWS Architects, with support from Bennett Engineering, L&L Structural Engineering, and Mitchell & Associates Landscape Architects. Thornton Thomasetti provided energy modeling assistance, and Horizon Energy provided blower door testing. Summit Environmental Consultants provided testing and remediation advice. The General Contractor was Great Falls Construction.

MaineHousing, USDA Rural Development, and the Genesis Community Loan Fund provided construction and permanent financing for the project.

CHOM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that as its core mission provides advocacy, supportive housing, community inclusion, and stability for homeless and special needs populations across the state. CHOM is celebrating its 20th year of housing Maine's most vulnerable populations. Find out more about CHOM at: www.chomhousing.org