Hot real estate market draws PODS to Gardiner business park

Maine is one of the fastest-growing markets for PODS, a containerized storage and moving company, which broke ground on a new warehouse in Gardiner on Tuesday in the Business Park at Libby Hill.

GARDINER —By the time that next year’s moving season has begun, a PODS facility will be open in Gardiner’s Business Park at Libby Hill.

The expansion of the containerized storage and moving company into central Maine comes as demand for residential real estate remains strong across the region.

“This is one of our fastest-growing markets on a per capita basis,” Daniel Knafo, director of real estate, said Tuesday.

Knafo was among the people gathered at the construction site on Enterprise Drive to mark for an informal groundbreaking ceremony.

The company has a facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, and Portland. The Portland operation is now exceeding its capacity, Knafo said.