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It is the largest city in the state of Maine and is well-known for punching above its weight when it comes to high quality restaurants and bars. Now Portland, Maine is building, and union carpenters are on site with some projects that should increase the city’s already considerable popularity.

Maine Medical Center is working with Turner on the latest phase of a $1 billion master plan to expand one of the region’s largest hospital networks.

The $400 million “Malone Family Tower” is a 265,000 square food building which will add operating and patient rooms to the hill-top central campus. It’s the latest in billion-dollar master plan. Carpenters have been putting the finishing touches on the windows and exterior siding as well as working on the interior.

An earlier phase completed by Suffolk Construction consisted of a five-story building and a connected, five-story garage. Turner’s work began by adding two stories to each.

Union carpentry subcontractors Marguerite Concrete, Manganaro Drywall, ECI, IBC, CCB, Heyward Baker, JGA and Allen Interiors have all been involved in the work at Maine Medical.

Another project turning heads (upwards) in Portland is the Aucocisco Apartments project at 201 Federal Street. Early work involved a tower crane, which is not surprising, given the 18-story 200-foot building is officially the tallest in Maine. It was a rare occurrence that it and two others at Maine Medical were operating at the same time in Portland.

The building will provide 263 units of housing listed as market rate but targeting working class people.

Union employers Marguerite Concrete, North and South Construction Services and Genex Construction Group have worked on-site.

Work also started on phase 2 of Hobson’s Landing, an upscale condo building with near-waterfront views and loaded with amenities in the Old Port Neighborhood. The project is creating 64 one-to-three-bedroom condos with several having roof decks.

Marguerite Concrete and North & South Construction Services have put union carpenters to work on the project.