A celebration marking the completion of the 10th Cavalry Apartments at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester happened on April 28. Several partners, funders and investors including the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), joined developer Evernorth, Champlain Housing Trust, and others to celebrate the transformation of the historic property into 65 permanently affordable rental homes at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. 

The Vermont Housing Finance Agency Board of Commissioners approved awards on Monday, April 21, 2025, of federal low-income housing tax credits to build approximately 128 new affordable homes. Four out of seven proposed development projects were selected to receive $3.4 million in federal housing tax credits which will generate $31.5 million in equity for housing development costs.

The Vermont chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-VT) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI-VT), will host a design charrette session for Vermont communities on May 9, 2025. The charrette is designed to help communities that would benefit from pro bono input from architects, especially areas that have been hard-hit by flooding events in recent years, or in anticipation for other impacts of climate change.

Join the VHFA team, consistently voted as one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont!” We are currently recruiting for a Multi-Family Asset Management and Compliance Officer. The successful candidate will help VHFA maintain our great reputation, demonstrate a strong work ethic, is creative, puts customers first, and works well both independently and as part of a talented team.