Northland Enterprises continues effort to bolster neighborhood

Leavitt & Sons Deli is helping to build a neighborhood feel in the Bayside section of Portland.

(Portland, Maine) Leavitt & Sons Deli (www.LeavittAndSons.com) recently opened in Portland’s burgeoning Bayside neighborhood, at 200 Kennebec Street, across the street from Century Plaza.

Kennebec Street is the second location for Leavitt & Sons. In 2017 Northland Enterprises, LLC, a commercial real estate development company based in Portland, redeveloped the building and reached a lease agreement with owner Peter Leavitt, whose first location is just off U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth, at 37 Depot Road. Josh Benthien, a partner at Northland, said the addition of Leavitt & Sons advances Northland’s effort to help the neighborhood and the city revitalize Bayside.

“The deli is really doing well, and I’m glad to see it,” Benthien said. “The entire Bayside neighborhood is really coming along, and this is one more locally-owned enterprise. As we looked for the right tenant, we felt that was an important factor for the character of the area. Leavitt’s definitely adds some local charm.”

The deli joins other businesses that Northland has attracted to the neighborhood, including Chipotle, Orange Theory Fitness, and a T-Mobile retail store. Benthien said he has also recruited Coastal Pharmacy to the neighborhood, another locally-owned business that he expects to be open in late January or early February.

Northland Enterprises has been managing and re-developing commercial real estate since 2001, in Maine communities and several others in the northeast Unites States. It is based in Portland, Maine.

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