Excerpted from Preservation Trust of Vermont 2026 Award video: Built from 1892 – 1894 to establish a permanent defense in the vicinity of the US-Canadian border, Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester and Essex covers a sprawling 138 acres. Among the buildings are three large Colonial Revival style brick structures that housed the 10th Cavalry regiment – […]
Check out this amazing construction video of Post Apartments filmed over a year and a half and condensed to less than three minutes! Special thanks to Miranda Lescaze, CHT’s director of real estate development, and videographer Vince Franke for filming and editing the progress from start to finish. Residents are now moving into these 38 new […]
CHT Members’ Day PicnicDATE: Saturday, August 8, 2026 ** Rain or Shine **TIME: 11:00 am – 1:30 pmWHERE: North Beach Picnic Shelter, BurlingtonNorth Beach entry, parking, activities, and food are FREE! You’re invited! Please join us and enjoy free fun and food by the lake! We can’t wait to see you! SIGN UP HERE QUESTIONS? […]
This summer, Champlain Housing Trust will break ground on Riggs Meadow at the Windy Ridge neighborhood in Hinesburg. The first phase of this new development will include 36 permanently affordable rental apartments, created with with partner Evernorth, and eight shared equity homes built with Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. These are the first homes in […]
Saturday, May 2, 2026, is Green Up Day in Vermont and Champlain Housing Trust invites you to join us in this statewide effort to get outside and clean up neighborhoods! CHT staff will be leading volunteer teams at several locations. Will you volunteer with us on Green Up Day? Getting together with neighbors to pick […]
At our Annual Membership Meeting on March 18, 2026, the Champlain Housing Trust Board of Directors celebrated CHT staff members for their years of service starting with five year anniversaries. Thank you and congratulations to the nine staff members recognized this year who have collectively given 75 years of service to Champlain Housing Trust! 5 […]
At each Annual Meeting, Champlain Housing Trust honors several people or institutions who inspire us. At this year’s gathering on March 18th, 2026, Chief Executive Officer Michael Monte presented the following awards: The Brenda Torpy Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Perpetual Affordability to David Mullin, whose leadership as CEO of Green […]
A sunny Thursday afternoon in early August 2025, marked the beginning of construction of 40 new permanently affordable apartments at Cambrian Rise, a new, mixed income neighborhood, situated between Burlington’s Old North End and New North End. The new building, 100 Cambrian Way, is being developed by Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) and Evernorth. Since then, […]
To fill the shelves at our food pantries, Champlain Housing Trust is hosting a Food Drive and we need your help! Please donate to help residents put food on their tables and make ends meet. Drop off Food Pantry donations Mon-Fri, 9:30am – 4:30pm at CHT’s office at 88 King Street in Burlington. Or, click […]
Across Vermont, thousands of people are working toward greater stability—financially, emotionally, and within their homes. Champlain Housing Trust and NeighborWorks Alliance of Vermont exist to make that journey easier. Whether someone is buying their first home, repairing the one they have, or exploring shared equity options, our goal is the same: to help Vermonters build […]
Earlier this month, World Habitat, along with UN-Habitat, released a new report marking 40 years of recognizing innovative, sustainable, and replicable housing programs from around the globe. Champlain Housing Trust was selected as a winner of the World Habitat Award in 2008, and is featured in the new publication. What was special about this award […]
Congrats to Outright Vermont for raising more than $250,000 and bringing so many of us together at the Fire Truck Pull to celebrate and empower LGBTQ+ youth! CHT’s team, Champions Hauling Trucks, came out in full colors and had a great time!