To be on the cutting edge of new technologies in construction is always a goal for us at Hardypond. When we can couple that with building in a sustainable and cost-efficient way, then we’re really in our sweet-spot. We recently had just such an opportunity when constructing the Cutts Avenue Apartments in Saco. Hardypond Vice […]
As many Portland and southern Maine businesses cautiously return to the office, it is important that their commercial work spaces are configured properly to help reduce the risk of Covid-19 spread. Along with all the recent changes to our work-life, it can feel like the whole office equilibrium is out-of-whack. Hardypond Construction can help get […]
Harydpond began an exciting, multi-phase renovation on Lyseth Elementary School last summer. With a highly choreographed work schedule, we continued work through the winter, laying foundations and erecting steel structures for the new gym and library. Despite unexpected challenges, we made great strides over the last year adding overhead beams and pouring the new structural […]
Last year we shared news about our work on Saco’s Notre Dame de Loudres Church Apartments, an innovative project that garnered an honor from Maine Preservation. On the same development site in downtown Saco, we recently completed a new 31,000 square foot building, the Cutts Avenue Apartments. Utilizing a podium construction technique, this new building […]
This summer, Hardypond started work on a multi-phase project to rejuvenate Lyseth Elementary School in Portland. The Summer Phase (work on classrooms and other interior spaces) wrapped up before the start of the school year so that the students and faculty could enjoy their educational environment, and Phase Two is officially underway! Phase Two focuses […]
In July of 2019, we shared the news of Hardypond’s work on the Notre Dame de Lourdes Church at 20 Cutts Avenue in Saco. This unique project involved the metamorphosis of a beautiful 100-year-old church into 19 modern studio apartments. Last month, Maine Preservation recognized our dedication to maintaining the original character of Notre Dame […]
iBec Creative, a Portland-based web-design and development agency focused on ecommerce and digital marketing, had been looking for a new office space for their growing business for over a year-and-a-half. “It was about finding the right space at the right price, where I knew we could have an awesome office space for iBec,” says iBec […]
In May 2019 Hardypond Construction was selected unanimously by the Portland school board to be the contractor for the Lyseth Elementary School renovation project. The two-year project includes renovating 10 classrooms this summer and more the following summer, adding a new gym and library, putting in an addition to the entryway, and updating mechanical and […]
In recent years, emphasis has been put on high school students pursuing a college education vs a technical or vocational career which has led to declining enrollment in vocational training. Currently, there is a shortage of skilled workers in these fields and it is having an impact on businesses ability to complete jobs and grow […]
As churches are closing due to dwindling congregations and limited resources, the empty church structures are being redeveloped into unique apartments. Hardypond Construction has recently completed another project that converted the former Notre Dame des Lourdes Catholic Church in Saco into 19-unique studio apartments, with larger additions being built on either side for a total […]
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