DEVELOPMENTS IN PROGRESS
POST APARTMENTS, burlington
CHT and our development partner Evernorth are redeveloping the site of the Howard Plant VFW Post 782 on South Winooski Avenue in downtown Burlington. The new five-story building includes 38 new affordable apartments, and two nonprofit commercial spaces on the ground floor – a new home for the VFW Post 782, and a space for Burlington’s Community Justice Center.
• 38 affordable apartments – 8 studio, 26 one-bedroom and 4 two-bedroom apartments
• Amenities include community laundry, and fifth floor community room and rooftop deck
We received temporary Certificates of Occupancy (CO) in March, and residents are moving in. Outstanding exterior work including paving, painting, and landscaping are taking place in May and June.
To learn more about the property, please see: https://www.getahome.org/listings/postapartments/
100 Cambrian, Burlington
CHT and our development partner Evernorth are constructing a new five-story building at Cambrian Rise.
• 40 permanently affordable 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom apartments
• Amenities will include community laundry, and fourth floor community room and rooftop deck
Construction is continuing well. We are currently at 50% construction completion and working towards a late September completion 2026.
Feeding Chittenden, Burlington
CHT is working with CVOEO to build a two-story addition to the Feeding Chittenden building at 228 North Winooski Ave. in Burlington. CHT owns the building, but CVOEO has operated a hot meals program, emergency grocery distribution and job training from the building since 1994. In 2022, they welcomed the Community Resource Center to the space to provide a warm (or cool) place for people experiencing homelessness to access food, clothing, computers, emergency housing resources, essential services and support in accessing public benefits, shelter and permanent housing.
The building is a constant hive of activity and desperately needs to be expanded. The construction project will add 2,000 square feet for expanded dining and resources center space and administrative offices. We also plan to reconfigure the parking lot to make it safer for pedestrians.
Construction is nearly complete!
DDHI at 322 St. Paul Street, Burlington
Our region’s lack of affordable housing is even more profound for adults who require supportive services – in fact, a 2023 report identified the need for more than 600 homes statewide to meet the needs of adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) seeking independent living in safe, service-supportive housing.
That’s why a group of more than 120 Vermont parents created the Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative (DDHI) to advocate for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
In 2022, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 186, establishing a pilot program with State funding for planning and developing new, inclusive housing options throughout Vermont.
Champlain Housing Trust received one of the three pilot grants and collaboratively developed a model for 10 affordable, permanent service supported apartments on St. Paul Street in Burlington for adults with IDD.
In developing and designing these homes located in a neighborhood close to parks, public transportation, educational and medical facilities, as well as shopping, and entertainment, CHT along with DDHI, Duncan Wisniewski Architecture, Howard Center and Champlain Community Services, is creating a new, innovative housing model that will be the first of its kind in Vermont.
Construction started in spring 2026. Completion is anticipated in January 2027.