Kittery, ME - Former Brothel to become Townhomes

Yes, you read that correctly--I did write brothel!  For more than two decades the sleepy town of Kittery, Maine, ignored, or maybe I should say, "turned a blind eye" to the Danish Health Club.  I remember moving to the area and a friend telling me it was "more" than just a health club" but I never really believed.  Well, I guess the "talk" was the truth as the club, which opened in 1984, closed last year after an IRS raid in 2004. 

To put the scandalous history of the building behind them, the town has approved the demolition of the former Danish Health Club building and eight new 2,300 square foot townhomes will be erected overlooking the Piscataqua River near the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge.  Each unit will have a one-car garage, three bedrooms and two and a half baths.  The new structure will also have one or two commercial units and waterfront decks overlooking Portsmouth, NH.  Demolition is scheduled to begin this week and the project should be completed by early 2008.