LEWISTON — It would begin with a large statue of Muhammad Ali, placed in a newly landscaped park off Main Street alongside the canal. Then, visitors would make their way through the Bates Mill Enterprise Complex, where every few hundred feet they would see a sculpture or installation from one of a series of artists. […]
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Tom Platz hopes to redevelop Bates Mill 5, one half at a time
LEWISTON — When prospective tenants tour the Bates Mill Complex — and at least three companies have in the last month — Tom Platz asks how soon they might like to move in. Six to eight months, Mill 2 could work. Ten months to a year, maybe Mill 1. If they’ve got two years, he […]
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Cleanup grant important step for Bates Mill No. 5 redevelopment
Update: Central Maine Heathcare says no to Bates Mill, lays off 28 LEWISTON — Before developers can begin construction on the $70 million redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5, some cleaning needs to be finished. According to City Administrator Ed Barrett, the city recently applied for a $200,000 federal cleanup grant to help address the environmental […]
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Developer says Lewiston Bates Mill No. 5 ‘moving right along’
LEWISTON — Developer Tom Platz said Thursday that Bates Mill No. 5 is a 30,000-square-foot commitment away from going after financing. Work could start on the building in about a year, if all moves along as he hopes. Signing those next leases and securing funding would be a significant milestone in a yearslong effort to redevelop […]
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Is Mill No. 5 alive?
YMCA announcement boosts optimism for mill’s revitalization LEWISTON — Developer Tom Platz would like firm commitments to fill more than half of Bates Mill No. 5 by this summer in order to move ahead with a $25 million bare-bones renovation that could see life, and thousands of jobs, return to the massive 100-year-old landmark. He’s […]