Developer seeks funding to turn former Saco church into affordable housing
Published by Saco Bay News | by Liz Gotthelf
The City of Saco is applying for funding to help a non-profit developer transform a former church to affordable housing.
In 2019, the city purchased a former Methodist church building built in 1878 at 12 School St. for $240,000, with the intention of rehabbing it for a teen center and community space. In 2023, the city decided this plan was cost prohibitive, and went on to pursue other city space for a teen center. The City Council and staff determined that a better use for the building would be affordable housing.
Project Home has proposed a plan that would transform the former church into seven apartments – four studio apartments and three one-bedroom apartments. Project Home is a non-profit based in Portland focused on providing stable, affordable housing.
