Optimum Construction

There's a particular kind of pride in handing back a building that's stood on Commercial Street since 1854, better than you found it.

The Granite Block is finished. After a careful, five-story restoration, this Old Port landmark is now home to the Evalina Hotel, a 15-suite boutique hotel where historic windows, exposed masonry and original granite lintels sit right alongside everything a modern hotel needs.

This one tested us in the best way. Buildings this old don't give up their secrets until you're inside the walls, and every secret was a chance to Build Better. Our team and our subs solved those problems shoulder to shoulder, and the finished space speaks for itself.

That's the kind of project we live for. Thank you to owner Scott Lindsay and the team at Fathom Cos. for trusting us with a piece of Portland's history, and to every sub who put their hands on it. When a building like this comes back to life, everyone's life benefits from the work we did together.

Fathom Companies

Today was a good reminder of why we work in construction. We spent the day with Bring Back the Trades Inc at the South Portland Skills Expo, talking with high schoolers who are curious about a career in the trades. We listened to their questions, shared what a day on a job site really looks like, and met the next generation of tradesmen and tradeswomen who'll be building New England long after us. Construction is a relationship business — and that starts well before anyone ever signs a contract. Grateful to the organizers, the teachers, and every student who came by to talk with us.