Project gallery
Our members are involved with a number of vital, innovative housing projects to help meet Vermont's demand for affordable housing. Here are some examples:
Whitcomb Terrace, Essex Jct.
Located just off Route 15 in Essex Junction, Whitcomb Terrace is next door to St. Lawrence Catholic Church and just minutes from Fletcher Allen Health Care's Fanny Allen Campus and St. Michael's College. The apartments at Whitcomb Terrace are designed to provide people of all ages and incomes the opportunity to live in housing that meets accessible design standards. Often referred to as barrier-free or universal design, the goal is to maximize the flexibility of the space to benefit all residents regardless of their physical abilities. Although preference is given to persons under the age of 62 requiring a fully accessible apartment, Whitcomb Terrace serves a mix of disabled and non-disabled residents. Whitcomb Terrace opened in 2005.
Partner(s): Cathedral Square Corp.
Funding source(s): Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund 2003 LP
Bianchi Block Apartments, Montpelier
This development consists of six one-bedroom and two two-bedroom apartments in a three story 1907 building on Bianchi Block in Montpelier. It was a $1.75 million refurbish by CVCLT. The building has previously been home to an auto parts store as well as granite worker housing and social clubs over the years.
Partner(s): Central Vermont Community Land Trust
Funding source(s): 12 different local, state and federal sources.
Callahan Housing Limited Partnership, Burlington
Callahan housing supplies families with housing in this rehabilitated building. 28 unites consisting of 5 efficiency units, 8 one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom units, and 3 three-bedroom units were completed in 2007.
Partner(s): Champlain Housing Trust
Funding source(s): Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund II
King Street Housing, Burlington
New construction, family residence that houses 2 studio units, 16 1-bedroom units, and 2 2-bedroom units located in a mixed use structure. King Street Housing is also home to the Champlain Housing Trust office. These 20 units were completed in 2009.
Partner(s): Champlain Housing Trust
Funding source(s): Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund III, LP
O'Dell Parkway, South Burlington
The proposed redevelopment of an underutilized property along major travel routes in South Burlington presents possibilities for infill development. The City of South Burlington, the developer, neighbors, and a variety of public and nonprofit financial partners work together to create a mixed-use residential/commercial development to meet a variety of housing and community needs. The case study describes the obstacles overcome to make redevelopment possible through zoning and regulatory changes, negotiation with local residents over traffic and other concerns, support from state and local housing advocates, and political leadership; as well as the development’s application of smart growth principles.
There are 160 units with 1-3 bedroom spaces.
Partner(s): Champlain Housing Trust
Funding source(s): Apollo Housing Capital, Inc.
Shelburne Housing, Shelburne
A two-bedroom townhouse with washer/dryer hookups. Located in Shelburne. Tenants responsible for gas heat and electricity. Income limits: one person $31,740.00, two persons $36,300.00, three persons $40,800.00, four persons $45,360.00.
Partner(s): Champlain Housing Trust
Funding source(s): Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund 2003 LP
City's Edge Condominiums, South Burlington
City's Edge condominiums is a 60-unit building that includes 31 homeownership units made permanently affordable through use of a shared appreciation model.
Partner(s): Champlain Housing Trust (previously BCLT), developers Eric Farrell and Dan Morrissey, realtor Bill Desautels of RE/MAX North
Funding source(s): Vermont Community Development Program, sponsored by the City of South Burlington; VHFA; Vermont Housing & Conservation Board; NeighborWorks(r) America; Wells Fargo Foundation
Canal Street Housing, Winooski
The building features two-year transitional housing for homeless veterans on the first four floors, plus permanent affordable housing on the top two floors.
The $5.8 million project broke ground in October 2009. A partnership formed by COTS and Housing Vermont owns the building. The U. S. Department of Veteran Affairs awarded a $1.2 million grant to COTS to support construction of the building. TD Bank provided construction financing and a permanent loan. The Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund, whose investors are TD Bank, National Life, NBT Bank, Citizens Bank, People’s United Bank, and Merchants Bank, provided more than $3 million in equity through federal tax credits. Other sources included the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Vermont Community Development Program, City of Winooski and the Residential Energy Efficiency Program.
Partner(s): Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
Funding source(s): Green Mountain Housing Equity Fund IV, LP
Proctorsville Green Housing Project, Proctorsville
The $3.7 million Proctorsville Green Housing project was successfully completed in February, 2008 and incorporates rental, homeownership and village commercial development into a single project.
The project grew from the Town of Cavendish's concern that rental units in the community were being converted to vacation use, primarily to serve Okemo Mountain skiers.
Sixteen permanently affordable rental apartments and four new homeownership townhouses were created in three separate locations. Two new units of rental housing and four new condominium units were built on land donated by the Town of Cavendish next to the existing Freeman House. The Pollard Block houses eight apartments and two commercial spaces, and four new townhouses were built for purchase.
Partner(s): Rockingham Area Community Land Trust and Housing Vermont
Funding source(s): Project financing has been provided by USDA Rural Development, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, the Vermont Community Development Program, the Preservation Trust of Vermont, NeighborWorks® America and with equity leveraged from the use of federal housing and historic preservation tax credits.








