Oak Street Apartments & Homes for Rent in Bangor, Brewer & Orono

Apartment Rentals

Find Your Next Apartment in the Greater Bangor Area

Canuck Investments has owned and managed rental homes in the Bangor area since 2009. We offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in Bangor, Brewer and Orono, both furnished and unfurnished, and a few single-family houses for rent in Orono. Availability changes often, so the fastest way to find out what's open is to send a rental inquiry or give us a call.

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Where Our Rentals Are

Bangor: our home base, close to downtown Bangor's restaurants, shops and the waterfront.

Oak Street Apartments (92 Oak Street)

Oak Street Apartments is Canuck Investments' main Bangor residential building and the home of our main office. Units here put you near downtown without living right on the busiest streets. Availability changes often, so send a rental inquiry or call 207-922-3120 and ask about Oak Street Apartments specifically.

Brewer: just across the Penobscot River from Bangor, with a quieter, residential feel and an easy drive into the city.

Orono: apartments and houses near the University of Maine, a good fit for faculty, staff, graduate students and professionals. See houses and apartments for rent in Orono. Our single-family houses are all in Orono; read houses for rent in the Bangor area for an honest picture of what we have and what to check before signing.

What Renting With Canuck Looks Like

• Locally owned landlord: you deal with the owner and a local team, not a faraway corporation
• Online tenant portal: pay rent and submit maintenance requests 24/7
• 24/7 maintenance: an on-call team for urgent issues
• Twice-yearly inspections: we catch small problems before they become big ones
• Thorough screening: we meet applicants to make sure each building is a good fit for everyone

Why Local Owners

• Owner-Operated

  Canuck Investments is owned and run by Philip Henry, serving the Bangor area since 2009.

• Based in Bangor

  Our main office is at 92 Oak Street in Bangor, close to the properties we own and manage.

• Straight Answers

  You deal directly with the people who make the decisions, not a national call center.

• Chamber Member

  A member of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. See our listing.

How to Apply

1. Send a rental inquiryTell us the town you prefer, bedrooms, furnished or unfurnished, and your move-in date.
2. Hear back about what's availableWe'll let you know what's open now and what's coming up that fits.
3. Tour and applySee the unit, complete the application, and we'll take it from there.

What to Expect Renting in Bangor

Renting in Bangor is not like renting in a big city. Much of the rental housing belongs to local owners and small companies rather than national operators, so when something breaks you are often calling someone who can drive over and look.

The trade-off is availability. Greater Bangor is a small market, so the number of units open in any given month is limited and good ones go quickly. If something fits, move on it rather than thinking it over for a week. Demand also clusters around the academic calendar and around hospital contracts, which is worth knowing if your dates are fixed.

We do not publish rents, because one number for the whole company would be misleading. Ask about a specific unit and you will get an answer for that unit.

Downtown or Outskirts? Choosing Your Part of Bangor

Bangor is compact, so the choice is less about distance than about what you want outside your door.

Downtown puts restaurants, the waterfront, the public library, the riverfront concert venue and the seasonal farmers market within walking distance. It also means street parking and older buildings with the quirks that come with them. If you want to walk to dinner without depending on a car, aim here.

The Tree Streets, West Broadway and Fairmount are the historic blocks just outside downtown: big old houses, mature trees, sidewalks, a mix of owner-occupied homes and small apartment buildings.

The West Side, Capehart and Stillwater feel more suburban, with yards, driveways and easier parking.

Brewer, across the Penobscot, has its own downtown and a quieter, more residential character: a few minutes from Bangor, and a good middle ground if you want to be near the city without being in it.

Orono is a separate consideration, about ten miles north and built around the University of Maine. Our Orono rentals page covers it, and our houses for rent page explains why our houses are there rather than in Bangor.

What Tenants Pay For: Utilities in Bangor, Brewer and Orono

What is included in rent varies by unit and is written into each lease, so treat any blanket claim with suspicion, ours included. Here is how utilities work here, so you know what to ask.

Utility	Provider in the Bangor area	What to ask
Electricity	Versant Power	Whether the account is in your name, and whether heat is electric
Natural gas	Unitil, where the street has a gas main	Whether the building is on gas or another fuel
Water and sewer	Bangor Water District, Brewer Water Department, or Orono-Veazie Water District	Whether water is included in rent or billed separately
Trash	City collection where it exists; a private hauler where it does not	Whether you set out a city bin or the building handles it
Heat	Depends on the building: gas, oil, propane or electric	Who pays, and what a typical winter costs
Internet and TV	Your own choice of provider	What service reaches that specific address

Maine winters are why this matters more here than in most places. A heat-included unit is worth a different rent than one where you carry the bill, and the gap is not small.

Lease Terms and the Paperwork

Leases here are written agreements, and the term depends on the unit and on what you need. Furnished apartments are rented with flexible terms, which is what makes them work for travel nurses on thirteen-week assignments and visiting faculty on a semester. A few points of Maine law apply to any lease signed here:

• Security deposits are capped at two months' rent for a residential dwelling (14 M.R.S. §6032).
• Deposits must be returned or accounted for in writing within the period the lease states (no more than 30 days), or within 21 days on a tenancy at will (14 M.R.S. §6033).
• Normal wear and tear cannot be deducted from a deposit.
• Buildings constructed before 1978 require a lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet before you sign.
• Deposits must be held separately from the owner's own money.

Read the whole lease before you sign, including the parts about guests, subletting, quiet hours and leaving early. If a clause is unclear, ask. A landlord who will not explain it plainly is telling you something.

The Application Process

1. Send the rental inquiryTell us the town, bedrooms, furnished or unfurnished, and your move-in date. Name a property if you have one in mind. The more specific you are, the faster we can answer usefully.
2. Hear back on what is openWe will tell you what is available now and what is coming up that fits. We will not send you a list of units that do not exist to keep you interested.
3. Tour the unitSee it in person, or arrange a video walkthrough if you are relocating from out of state. Ask about parking, laundry, heat, noise and neighbors while you are there.
4. Complete the applicationWe screen applicants, which includes meeting you. That is deliberate: it keeps buildings stable, and it means your neighbors were screened too.
5. Sign and move inWe will walk you through the lease, the deposit, any utility accounts you need to open, and the condition of the unit at move-in.

Pets, Parking, Laundry and Storage

Pets

Pet rules are set per property rather than as one blanket policy. Whether a unit works for a dog comes down to the building, the other tenants and the size of the animal. Tell us what you have, including breed and weight, and we will say honestly whether a property is a fit.

Parking

Parking varies by building, so ask how many vehicles the space fits. "Parking available" can mean one space and a household with two cars; settle that before you sign.

If you will park on the street, know Bangor's rules. Overnight parking runs on odd/even alternate-side rules rather than a blanket winter ban, but the city can still declare a citywide ban for snow clearing, when every vehicle must be off the street. Bangor runs overnight lots during bans.

Laundry and storage

Laundry and storage differ by building. If in-unit laundry is a dealbreaker, say so in your inquiry and we will point you to the right properties.

Snow, Ice and Winter in Bangor

Plan on real snow. Allow extra time in the first storm of the season while the city works through it. If your car is on the street, watch for citywide bans and move it; the city does tow.

Heat is the other winter cost. If it is included in your rent you are insulated from the worst of it; if not, ask what the unit cost to heat last winter.

If you are weighing renting against buying, our guide to selling a house as-is in Bangor covers what older Maine houses ask of an owner through the winter.

Getting to Work: Hospitals, the University and the Airport

Most people renting in Bangor are here for a job, a program or a contract. Commute matters.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center on State Street is the region's largest hospital: a short drive from our Bangor properties, a few minutes across the bridge from Brewer. It is why our furnished apartments are set up for travel nurses and medical staff on contract.

St. Joseph Healthcare on Broadway is on Bangor's west side, also a short drive from downtown.

The University of Maine is in Orono, about ten miles north via I-95, or fifteen to twenty minutes depending on traffic. Faculty and staff who want to be near campus should look at our Orono rentals; plenty of people commute either direction.

Bangor International Airport is on the west side off Union Street, close enough that a flight is not an ordeal.

Downtown employers are walkable from Oak Street and the Tree Streets. Work downtown and you can leave the car at home.

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