Portland, ME – cPort Credit Union purchased 285 Forest Avenue (the former Arby’s restaurant) for its second Portland branch location. Construction is scheduled to begin in October. The branch will open in late spring 2012.
The new branch will be designed and constructed by the same team that did the new Augusta branch: Gawron Turgeon Architects for architecture, interior design and landscape architecture; and Landry French Construction as construction manager.
The branch will feature energy efficient design and pedestrian and bike-friendly access on traffic-heavy Forest Avenue.
Its location will also be convenient to travel from all directions; it is located yards away from 295 exits and accessed easily from east-west travel on Forest Avenue.
“We’ve designed a conference room for the branch that also will be available to local community groups as a presentation and meeting space. ‘Community’ is one of our core values, and we’re proud to incorporate that commitment into the branch design,” said Board Chair Scott Paquet.
