The Casco Explained

The Casco
Location:Portland, Maine, U.S.
Address:201 Federal Street
Owner:Redfern Downtown LLC
Coordinates:43.6583°N -70.257°W
Main Contractor:Landry/French Construction

The Casco is an eighteen-story apartment building at 201 Federal Street in Portland, Maine, United States. Upon its completion in 2023, it inherited the titles of the tallest building in Portland as well as the tallest residential building in Maine from nearby Franklin Towers, on Cumberland Avenue, which held the record since its completion in 1969. 201 Federal Street is,[1] which surpasses Franklin Towers by . It is the third-tallest building in the state, behind St. Joseph's Church in Biddeford and the Agora Grand Event Center in Lewiston.

A zoning amendment was granted by the City of Portland in March 2021, allowing the height to be achieved.

The first floor is commercial space; the other seventeen floors are residential, containing 266 apartments.

The building is owned by Redfern Downtown LLC, a subsidiary of Redfern Properties.[2] It was built by Landry/French Construction from Scarborough, Maine.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-02 . There's a new tallest building in the city of Portland . 2024-04-03 . newscentermaine.com . en-US.
  2. https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/01/maines-tallest-building-okd-for-downtown-portland/ "Maine’s tallest building OK’d for downtown Portland"
  3. Web site: Construction on Portland Maine's Tallest Tower Set to Begin 2021-07-20 Engineering News-Record . 2024-04-26 . www.enr.com . en.