Yarmouth, ME According to Cardente Real Estate, SEKA Properties, LLC has purchased Lower Falls Landing at 106 Lafayette St. for $5.4 million. The property was brokered on behalf of the sellers, Lower Falls Landing Associates, by Mike Cobb of Cardente Real Estate, and on behalf of the buyer by Jennifer Yilmaz of Applewood Realty.
This waterfront development includes a 40,931 s/f office and retail building, 7,836 s/f restaurant and 26 boat slips. Lower Falls Landing is situated on 5.1 acres. Occupied by a mixed group of tenants, this signature investment property is in one of Maine’s most desirable communities. Originally constructed as a cannery, the owners redeveloped the property, transforming it into high quality office space with retail on the first floor. The property is also home to The Royal River Grillhouse.
In another transaction, Hoyle Tanner & Associates, Inc. has leased 2,690 s/f of office space at 106 Lafayette St. This transaction was brokered on behalf of the landlord, by Mike Cobb of Cardente Real Estate, and on behalf of the tenant by Andrew Sturgeon of SVN The Urbanek Group.
The multifamily market in Maine’s major cities presents a diverse range of opportunities for investors. We looked at the potential benefits and unique characteristics of three major submarkets in the state: Portland, Bangor, and Lewiston-Auburn. The information below is based on research done in CoStar and county registries, and focuses on multifamily properties that have four or more units.
As we all know, interest rates have been changing drastically, with movement in both directions, depending on the type and term of financing. The Federal Open Market Committee has taken drastic action in efforts to curb abnormally high inflation, but it hasn’t controlled labor cost growth to the extent that was intended.