Planning Board Meeting, August 10, 2026
Recommends approval: Development review for Phase 3 Martell School Apartments at 860 Lisbon Street, unanimous
What happened
On August 10, 2026, the Planning Board recommended approval of Development review for Phase 3 Martell School Apartments at 860 Lisbon Street (unanimous).
The Lewiston Planning Board approved a development review application (6-0) for Phase 3 of the Martell School Apartments at 860 Lisbon Street—a 44-unit, four-story senior (55+) apartment building (9,860 sq ft footprint) on 2.76 acres by the Lewiston Housing Authority—subject to s…
- Jurisdiction
- Lewiston, ME
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Continuance of election of secretary
Board voted to continue the election of secretary until a meeting when all current board members are present; no date certain set, item to be added to next agenda. Vote 6-0.
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Key Decisions (5)
Continuance of election of secretary
Development review for Phase 3 Martell School Apartments at 860 Lisbon Street
Extension of Martell School Apartments Phase 2 approval at 860 Lisbon Street
Extension of Soleil Apartments Phases 1 and 2 approval at 61 Ash Street
Appointment of member to forestry board
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Development Activity (3)
Martell School Apartments Phase 3
Residential
Martell School Apartments Phase 2
Residential
Soleil Apartments Phases 1 and 2
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Strong demand for senior (55+) one-bedroom rental housing in Lewiston,…
Commercial Demand
Board members expressed concern about oversupply of new ground-floor commercial…
Infrastructure
Stormwater treatment in urban Lewiston is constrained by land value,…
Sentiment
Lewiston Housing Authority projects are advancing on competitive 9% LIHTC…
Who spoke
9 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Applicant, 4 Board Member, 1 Witness, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant, 4 Board Member, 1 Witness, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Penn Lindsey, Applicant.
8 more identified names in Pro: 4 Board Member, 1 Witness, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (11)
59 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (5 timestamps)
- approved (9 timestamps)
- commercial (19 timestamps)
- zoning (8 timestamps)
- residential (3 timestamps)
- overlay district (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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