Falmouth retirement community expands with 37 new all-electric units
A new apartment building at OceanView at Falmouth, the first building to be completed as part of the retirement community's 37-unit electric expansion that is currently underway. (Courtesy of Mitchell DeBortoli)
Oceanview at Falmouth is expanding with 37 new units that are fully electric, the first all-electric housing for the upscale retirement community with over 250 residences. The project, which started construction in April 2025, opened its first building this summer and is expected to be completed in early 2027.
“We’re so proud to begin this new chapter for our community,” said John Wasileski, owner of OceanView at Falmouth in a news release. “The project has been carefully planned to meet the continued growing demand, while also reflecting our commitment to environmentally responsible development.”
The expansion includes three two-story apartments, adding 20 independent living units to the community. The first building was finished in July, and residents have started to move in, said Shireen Shahawy, OceanView’s marketing director. Two other buildings being completed this fall. The new neighborhood, called Evergreen Commons, also includes three new cottages expected to open early next year.
Another apartment building in the expansion, dubbed Blueberry Commons, stands at four stories and includes 14 independent-living units. It is expected to open later this year or at the start of 2027. The project is also adding underground parking and resident community spaces.
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OceanView is netting 27 more units with the expansion, as the project is replacing 10 of the retirement community’s oldest units, said OceanView Sustainability and Operations Manager Mitchell DeBortoli. The residents moving in will all be new to OceanView.
The apartments all have heat pumps and all-electric stoves. OceanView and its sister community Highland Green in Topsham owns solar farms in Topsham and Andover. The sustainable power from the farms offsets the emissions used by the retirement communities, said DeBortoli.
“We would be providing an all-electric building, but making sure that that electricity is coming in a sustainable way,” said DeBortoli.
OceanView has invested more in sustainability over the past several years, adding rooftop panels to 38 Falmouth cottages and installing electric car-charging stations and food waste recycling programs.
“(Residents) see that climate change is a thing. The world is changing around us, and they want to be part of a solution,” said DeBortoli.
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Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her. More by Sophie Burchell
