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Welcome to our new neighbors, coming soon!!
A historic building in downtown Bangor is getting a new lease on life, with plans to turn its upper floors into 14 studio apartments right across from Mix Maine Media’s WKIT 100.3.
According to the Bangor Daily News, Pike Project Development purchased the Pearl Building at State and Harlow streets this spring and is renovating the second through fifth floors. The Bangor-based company hopes to have the apartments ready by next summer, though rental prices haven’t been determined.
Built after the Great Fire of 1911, the building once housed offices, including the Pearl & Dennett Co., an insurance and real estate business. Its upper floors have largely sat unused for years.
The renovation involves extensive repairs, including replacing a leaking roof and restoring damaged masonry. Developers also plan to preserve original features, including the building’s distinctive curved windows at the corner.
The ground floor includes Log Jam Vintage, which opened in 2025, along with another vacant commercial space.
Pike Project Development has worked on several other historic downtown properties, including buildings at 33 and 24 State St. The company hopes the new apartments will provide much-needed housing while bringing more residents downtown to support local businesses.
Pike said giving older buildings new life is rewarding and believes adding more people downtown will help create a stronger, more vibrant community.
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