Franklin Towers is a 16-story high-rise building located in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

, at the corner of Franklin Street

Franklin Street (Portland)

Franklin Street is a four-lane street in Portland, Maine. It began as Essex Street in the 18th century, but changed to Franklin Street by 1823. It is a major corridor for traffic from Interstate 295 to Portland's downtown, and to other neighborhoods located on the Portland peninsula.- History...

 and Cumberland Avenue. At 204 feet (62.2 m), it is the tallest building in the state of Maine, making Maine 48th out of the 50 states in terms of tallest building per state. Construction was completed in 1969, and its primary use is residential.

It affords residency, administered by the Portland Housing Authority (PHA), to people who meet criteria such as retirement age, disability, and limited income. Through PHA, residents pay up to 30% of their adjusted income for rent.