At the site of a former dormitory converted into affordable apartments at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont, housing leaders and local officials released the annual Building Homes Together campaign scorecard documenting the number of homes and apartments created throughout Chittenden County in 2023. The data showed continued housing production shortages – especially those which […]
On September 27th, Champlain Housing Trust, in collaboration with Pomerleau Real Estate, the State of Vermont, the City of Burlington and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) hosted a press conference to describe an ambitious stormwater management project that will improve the health of Potash Brook and Lake Champlain. Once completed, this new gravel […]
United States Senator Bernie Sanders headlined a groundbreaking event today in Burlington marking the beginning of construction of 38 permanently affordable apartments, a new Veterans’ Center, and space for Burlington’s Community Justice Center. The Howard Plant VFW Post 782 sold the property to the Champlain Housing Trust this past year. “I don’t need […]
October 23, 2023 – During a press conference in Williston, Vermont at a motel newly-converted into permanent housing, leaders of the Building Homes Together campaign issued its annual report card on progress towards reaching housing production and affordability goals for Chittenden County. As housing costs continue to escalate and rental vacancy rates consistently fail […]
The new Braeburn Apartments on Williston Road in South Burlington are poised to open at the end of September. Crafted out of the former Ho-Hum Motel, these 20 apartments will soon be home to people who previously had no permanent housing as part of our efforts to address the significant homelessness challenges Vermont faces. CHT […]
Next week, 38 people who are currently unhoused will start to move into new homes at Zephyr Place, a former hotel in Williston. And in a few months, an additional 34 affordable apartments will be ready in a second building at this same location. “We purchased this property one year ago and we are excited […]
The commentary below was co-authored by Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust; Connie Snow, interim Executive Director of Downstreet Housing & Community Development; and Michael Monte, CEO of Champlain Housing Trust. What’s Missing in Governor Scott’s “Missing Middle” Homeownership Proposal? A tremendous amount of attention is being paid to Vermont’s housing […]
An exciting day! Yesterday, CHT closed on the purchase of TownePlace Suites in Williston and plans to convert the hotel to 72 apartments affordable to people with a mix of incomes. The property was purchased from the Williston Inn Group, Inc. for $13,450,000. “We are looking forward to adding new affordable apartments to Williston and […]
May 28, 2021 With the passage of a $7.3 billion budget for the State of Vermont, the Vermont Legislature appropriated $190 million in one-time funding from both State and Federal resources to address a variety of housing needs for struggling Vermonters. This allocation included $150 million allocated to Vermont by Congress through the American Rescue […]