This is an exciting day for Cryptic. We've closed on 72 Main Street in Orono, which was formerly the Brookings Smith Funeral Home. This is one of the most beautiful historical buildings in downtown Orono and we're really excited to redevelop it as our corporate office.

In an effort to strengthen our corporate ESG (environmental, social, governance) policies, Cryptic is converting all of its properties to source electricity from renewable energy by leasing approximately 5% of Cianbro's community solar project in Hermon, ME. This was a natural next step for us after converting our 12 Westwood...

This is an exciting day for Cryptic. We've closed on 36-38 Main Street in Orono, which was formerly the Bear Brew Pub and Soma 66 night club. The building comes with a lot of deferred maintenance and is in desperate need of some updates. But we're committed to restoring and...

Cryptic has just closed on another rental property, 38 Middle Street in Orono. This building was built in 1800s and needs a lot of work but we're committed to restoring it and making it a vibrant place to live again. It’s a short 2-3 minute walk from the village area’s...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 37 Middle Street in Orono. This 2,500 building was built in 1800s and sits on a great piece of downtown real estate. It’s a short 2-3 minute walk from the village area’s many restaurants, shops, and bars, making it a...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 56 Park Street in Orono. This 3,500 sqft house was built in the 19th century. It’s in a fabulous location and is just a short 1-2 minute walk from the UMaine campus, making it a perfect college rental. We’re excited...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 22 Middle Street in Orono. This 2,000 sqft house was built in the 19th century. It's in a fabulous location and is just a short 1-2 minute walk from the village area’s many restaurants, shops, and bars, making it a...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 31 Middle Street in Orono. This 2,950 sqft house was built in 1860. It was owned by the same family for a century and is in excellent condition. It's in a fabulous location and is just a short 1-2 minute...

Eco friendly home? Check. It has solar panels and super efficient heat pump hot water and heating systems. High end kitchen? Check. Fabulous chandelier, granite countertops, built in kitchen table/island, and a bar overlooking the living room. Cute bathrooms? Check. Marble tile floors and all new sinks/toilets. Big bedrooms? Check....

We have just closed on a new property, 91 Mill Street in Orono. This 4,984 sqft mansion was built decades before the Civil War, and was maintained immaculately by the previous owners. Once we've completed our winter renovations of the property, Hill House will be the new home of Cryptic...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 35 Beech Street in Orono. This little 2,002 sqft gem was built in 1886 and sits on a fabulous plot of downtown real estate. It’s a short 1-2 minute walk from the village area’s many restaurants, shops, and bars, making...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 40 Middle Street in Orono. This 3,800 sqft brick building was built a few years before the start of World War I. The house sits atop a small hill in downtown Orono, and because of the stone wall surrounding the...

Cryptic House LLC has just sold our 46 Island Avenue duplex today. After renovating the downstairs and increasing the rents by 45% we put the house on the market and sold it quickly for a significant profit. The funds raised by the sale will be reinvested in the upcoming renovations...

Today we retrofitted our old Victorian mansion at 33 Bennoch Road to be more energy efficient. We started by replacing all of the incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs in the building with highly efficient 5 watt LED bulbs. This reduced our maximum energy consumption for lighting from 1283 watts/hour to...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 33 Bennoch Road in Orono. This 4,300 sqft Victorian mansion was built a decade before the Civil War, with bones that are made of monstrously huge post and beam timbers. The mansion has been an icon of downtown Orono life...

Today we implemented some quick and easy energy efficiencies at our 46 Island Avenue property. We started by replacing all of the incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs in the building with highly efficient 5 watt LED bulbs. This reduced our maximum energy consumption for lighting from 430 watts/hour to 177...

Cryptic House LLC has just closed on another rental property, 46 Island Avenue in Orono. It was built in 1840 and the structure of the building is in excellent shape, although the exterior needs some work. Since all the units are already rented, this property was a great investment and...

This week we took another small step forward in our goal to improve the energy efficiency of our new 44-46 Main Street property. We replaced all of the incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs in the exterior stairwells and upstairs apartment with highly efficient 5 watt LED bulbs. This reduced our...

This week we took the first step towards improving the energy efficiency of our new 44-46 Main Street property. We replaced all of the incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs in the basement common areas and ground floor apartment with highly efficient 5 watt LED bulbs. This reduced our maximum energy...

This is a big day for Cryptic House LLC. We've closed on our first commercial property, 44-46 Main Street in Orono. It's a late 19th century structure, built from huge wooden beams and a massively thick foundation. This diamond in the rough has housed dozens of families and vibrant downtown...