Franklin Towers

The Franklin Tower seen from City Hall parking lot.

Franklin Towers is a 16-story high-rise building located in Portland, Maine, at the corner of Franklin Street and Cumberland Avenue. At 175 feet (53 m),^[1] it is the tallest building in the state of Maine^[A], making Maine 47th out of the 50 states in terms of tallest building per state. Construction was completed in 1969, and its primary use is residential.^[2]

It affords residency, administered by the Portland Housing Authority (PHA), to people who meet criteria such as retirement age, disability, and limited income. Through PHA, residents pay up to 30% of their adjusted income for rent.^[3]

Notes

A.^{^} St. Patrick's Church in Lewiston, Maine, at 220 feet to the top of its taller spire, is a taller structure, but not inhabited at the higher levels, and therefore does not fit the criteria for tallest buildings.^[4]

References

1. "Franklin Towers". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. Past its prime, still filling a need Portland Press Herald, September 14, 2009
3. Portland Housing Authority, Maine
4. "St. Patrick's Church". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

Coordinates: 43°39′41″N 70°15′22″W / 43.66152°N 70.25610°W