Champlain Housing Trust, Inc. (“CHT”) is expected to complete renovations this fall to the former Ho Hum Motel into 20 new one-bedroom affordable rental units. The former South Burlington motel, now to be known as Braeburn Apartments, will offer these 20 new units to people who have otherwise been unhoused, charging no more than 30% of the residents’ income. Braeburn Apartments is expecting to start welcoming individuals as soon as September or October, 2023.
This project, along with the other nine hotels and motels CHT has purchased to date, has an important impact on eliminating homelessness in Vermont, by producing more safe affordable housing to those most vulnerable. The model CHT has been employing, converting existing motels into rental units, is a creative, cost-effective solution to Vermont’s housing crisis. CHT originally purchased the Ho Hum Motel in 2020 in their COVID-19 pandemic response to provide a quarantine and isolation motel for people who were experiencing homelessness.
The project was financed with funding from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and the National Housing Trust. If you are interested in learning more about our affordable housing practice, please contact Mark Saunders.
