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Join us for a free and creative afternoon of building sweet homes during the holiday season! Windham & Windsor Housing Trust will be hosting the event in Holton Hall on the Winston Prouty Campus at 1:30pm on December 7th. Each builder will be provided with all the elements to create and decorate a modest home. We will also provide additional materials to allow for creative building opportunities (perhaps some are inspired to build multi-family buildings!). Once your home is complete, we'll site it within a neighborhood development area to cluster the homes in a smart-growth landuse pattern. Everyone will be encouraged to take their creations home with them.
The event is free and open to the public thanks to our generous sponsors. Donations are welcome and will go towards the development and stewardship of permanently affordable housing in our corner of Vermont.
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Putney, VT – The proposed housing community on Alice Holway Drive in Putney is cleared to move forward. That was the ruling from the Vermont Supreme Court on November 15, 2024, siding with Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, owner of the property.
The ruling by the state’s highest court affirms the Environmental Court’s decision earlier this year rejecting a third appeal that claimed the project was subject to an ACT 250 review. It marks the final step in a lengthy legal process that began in March of 2022 when a first appeal was filed after the Putney Development Review Board approved the site plan.
“We are so grateful to the Vermont Supreme Court for its swift ruling which affirmed that this project is indeed exempt from an ACT 250 review, opening the door for 25 new homes to be built in Putney,” said Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT). “We also appreciate the many Putney residents and project funders for their unwavering support. These failed appeal attempts have delayed this project for too long and we are excited to break ground this spring and welcome new residents in 2026.”
In the planning stages since September of 2019, the Alice Holway Drive development is planned to be 2 new buildings that will provide 25 mixed-income, highly energy efficient and accessible apartments in Putney Village. The development will provide community space for residents and will not impact existing community gardens and the Putney Farmers’ Market. The proposed community meets smart-growth principles by creating more homes in the designated neighborhood development area, is immediately accessible to public transportation, connects with the walkable infrastructure of the town, and preserves the cherished community garden and farmers market while also providing homes at an accessible rent.
As this project has been navigating appeals, construction prices have increased roughly 30% statewide, meaning this project has become much more expensive to construct. Despite this increase, the proposal has received funding from both state and federal sources including the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) and Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s Tax Credit, both of whom have worked with the development team to sustain their commitment through the appeal.
WWHT is working in partnership with Evernorth, a statewide nonprofit housing developer, on the Putney development, tapping into their decades of experience and access to equity investors in the federal tax credits. The two organizations have a successful history together in Putney, having co-developed the new townhouses on Neumann Lane as well as the historic Noyes House.
“With this excellent result, WWHT and Evernorth can finally close on financing and begin construction,” says Kathy Beyer, Evernorth’s Senior Vice President for Real Estate Development. “We can finally set our sights on opening day, when 25 families will be able to open the door to their new apartments and breathe a sigh of relief, saying ‘we are home.’”
For more information and updates about Alice Holway Drive, visit homemattershere.org/alice-holway-drive-info-page .
Explore the rendering of the buildings with this video tour (also on info page): www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzQgWAMoSXU
Alice Holway Drive Information Page - Windham & Windsor Housing Trust
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Alice Holway Drive Information Page Alice Holway, Putney Active: Construction slated to begin Spring 2024 Number of Apartments: 25Co-developer: EvernorthArchitect: Vermont Integrated ArchitectGeneral Contractor: ReArch The Alice Holway Drive development will be 2 new buildings that provide 25 mixed....7 CommentsComment on Facebook
This is great news. I support this project because it is within the village and neighborhood designation along Route 5 near the interstate. I look forward to meeting new neighbors and welcoming people to Putney to shop at the stores, farmer's market, and utilize the community. Our community will be enriched.
Congratulations WWHT!! Look forward to seeing the housing!!
I am happy to hear more homes for more people in Putney. What a perfect location. Thank you WWHT for overcoming all of the unnecessary obstacles that have been in the way of this beautiful project. So inspiring.
Beginning November 15th, 2024, we’ve started the transition to an improved application process for our apartments. This transition may take some time to fully be active since we are honoring the placement of active applicants who have been on our building-specific waitlists. We are eager to have the application and leasing process move much quicker and to better serve you. This change does not impact the Permanent Supportive Housing leasing process.
To apply: visit our How To Apply page on our website www.homemattershere.org/how-to-apply/, sign up for our Vacancy Notification List to be notified when an apartment becomes available. Notification will request a completed application in response.
More background information can be found here: www.homemattershere.org/wwht-application-process-beginning-to-transition-to-more-efficient-new-sy...
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Happening this Friday! Register today to join the open to anyone office hours and get ready for homeownership through the Mobile Home Infill program
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Mobile Home Infill Info session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Our office is closed on Monday the 11th honor of Veterans Day. For residents, we do have maintenance on call for emergencies. Hoping you have a safe long weekend.
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