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W

ith the rebound in the real estate market over the last 12 months, real estate agents
across Maine have had the good fortune of marketing and selling some truly exceptional
properties. While I always tell people new to this industry that our jobs are less about
architecture and design and more about negotiations, strategy, and client service, none of
us will deny the joy we take from marketing a one-of-a-kind property. We are pleased to
share that joy with you and present you with the first ever edition of RE/MAX By The Bay’s
Signature Collection.
When our team began compiling the properties to feature in this book, we were struck by a
common thread that ran among them. While these properties are as varied as the contours
of our coast, they share traits which speak to our surroundings. Even in the most ornate
details and highest quality finishes, there is a sense of place and purpose. Nothing seems
unnecessarily opulent. There is a Maine-ness to each of these properties, a presence to each
home that speaks to the ethos of our state. Mainers have long valued quality of life above
pretense. The quality, character, and elegant comfort of each of these homes reflects those
priorities.
We see this manifested differently in each property. The rustic-chic designs of Nicola
Manganello incorporate beams, stones, and granite slabs from farmhouses and homesteads
long-ago abandoned. She creates an aesthetic that tells a story of the land’s past within the
comfortable confines of a modern home. The seaside estate at 57 Zeb Cove Road in Cape
Elizabeth invokes the grandeur of earlier times. Its impressive facade and stately grounds
act as a tribute to its former owners, Hollywood stars Bette Davis and Gary Merrill. All
the while, the main house, designed by renowned local architect Joseph Waltman, seems
perfectly at home among the rocks and the waves. 29 Bowdoin Street, a John Calvin Stevens
mansion, is a living artifact from Portland’s mariner past. This landmark West End property
has been masterfully refurbished, blending new and old world elements with exceptional
craftsmanship.
A wind-surfing hut converted to a remarkable seaside home, a 1927 Tudor estate in Maine’s
most sought after neighborhood, finely appointed and picturesque lakefront homes in the
Sebago Lakes region, a former naval power plant renovated into a stunning island home—
these are but a few of the properties we are thrilled to feature in this edition.
Lastly, I want to thank our clients for entrusting us with the sale of their properties, our
agents and staff for providing innovative approaches to real estate, and my marketing and
management team—Erika Rioux, Ana Paprocki, and Teddy Piper—for conceptualizing,
planning, and executing this publication.

Michael Banks
Managing Broker