A 41-unit permanent housing facility intended to combat homelessness in Bangor is finally opening nearly six months after its ribbon-cutting ceremony .

Tenants will start moving into Theresa’s Place next week, according to the nonprofit that’s been overseeing the project.

“They’re going to be moving in new residents imminently,” City Manager Carollynn Lear said in a City Council workshop Monday, adding that move-ins will be staggered over the next few weeks.

The long-awaited opening of Theresa’s Place means 30 people will be able to move into the facility amid an affordable housing shortage that has made it difficult to find solutions for people facing housing instability.

Penquis CAP, a Bangor nonprofit, initially planned to open the building by the end of 2024. Bangor delayed

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