Ed Barrett, former Lewiston city manager and president of the board of directors of Community Concepts, stands Tuesday at the podium addressing the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Gauvreau Place on Blake Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A woman and her daughter check their mailbox Tuesday in the lobby of Gauvreau Place, the day it officially opened on Blake Street in Lewiston. They immigrated from Angola and lived in Portland before moving to Gauvreau Place. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Gov. Janet Mills, at the podium at right, addresses the crowd Tuesday at the ribbon-cutting for Gauvreau Place at Blake and Pine streets in Lewiston. The four-story building has 35 apartments and is named after Paul Gauvreau, a well-known Lewiston attorney and state legislator who served more than 20 years in the Office of Maine’s Attorney General. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A crowd gathers Tuesday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Gauvreau Place, a four-story, 35-unit apartment building on Blake Street in Lewiston. The building is named after Paul Gauvreau, a well-known Lewiston attorney and state legislator who served more than 20 years in the Office of Maine’s Attorney General. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lewiston Police Detective Joe Philippon talks Tuesday with state Rep. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston, before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Gauvreau Place on Blake Street. The project was spearheaded by Community Concepts and funded by numerous state, local and city agencies, along with private businesses. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Photos of Paul Gauvreau adorn a wall Tuesday at the main entrance to Gauvreau Place on Blake Street in Lewiston. At right is a photo of the former building at 82 Pine St. where the new apartment complex is located. Gauvreau’s father had an office at the site before it burned, along with several other buildings on the block. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A kitchen in one of the three-bedroom units at Gauvreau Place on Blake Street in Lewiston is typical of the majority of the 35 units in the four-story building. It was officially opened Tuesday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal