In Progress . . . and Recently Completed
Windsor Village, Windsor
Since 1978, Windsor Village has served as Windsor’s only affordable and subsidized senior housing option. A rehabilitation of the property is currently underway, with a focus on increased energy efficiency, apartment upgrades, and improved environmental quality. The existing, 40-year-old boilers will be replaced with 90% efficiency or greater models; solar domestic hot water systems will be installed; and Energy Star windows, appliances and fixtures will be installed. These improvements should achieve 30–50% reduction in energy usage. The rehabilitation work also includes updates to the apartment interiors, the building exterior and the site, as well as carpet replacement, ventilation, and asbestos abatement designed to improve the environmental quality for the residents.
Town: Windsor, Vermont
Units: 77 apartments (67 elderly and 10 family units)
Which building is it? Three large brick buildings on 65 State Street, centrally located next to the high school, down the street from the elementary school, and a short two-block walk from Main Street.
Timeline: The project began the end of 2010 and is scheduled to be complete in January of 2012.
Unique Features: The property is the former and first Vermont State Prison erected in 1808. Until 1975, the prison supported numerous local commercial services, and provided a local labor force for some of the village’s manufacturing concerns. The building was converted to senior housing in 1978. The property has great views of Mt Ascutney, as well as views of the Windsor High School games played on the adjacent McClay-Royce Athletic fields. Windsor Village is on the State Register of Historic Sites, and is eligible for listing on the National Register.
General Contractor: Ingram Construction
Architect: Banwell Architects
Engineer: Knight Consulting Engineers (Structural)
Pearson & Associates Consulting Engineers (Mechanical/Electrical)
Pathways Consulting (Civil)
Energy Consultant: Efficiency Vermont
Owners: Windham & Windsor Housing Trust and Housing Vermont Inc.
Upper Story Housing/Brattleboro Food Co-op Redevelopment Project
Coop exterior late January 2011.
Upper Story Housing is a creative community-driven project to construct affordable rental apartments on the top two floors above the Brattleboro Food Co-op’s (BFC) new retail store in downtown Brattleboro. The project will create 24 new apartments close to all services, and provide housing for a wide range of persons, including young people, the disabled, and seniors.
Town: Downtown Brattleboro
Units: 24 units (18 one-bedrooms, two 2-bedrooms, and 4 efficiencies)
Which building is it? A new one! Located at the front of the current plaza parking lot, on the site where several historic downtown blocks once sat.
Timeline: Construction began in August 2010 with an estimated completion date of April 2012.
Unique Features: Its design will incorporate both green, energy saving construction techniques and innovative “regenerative” building systems. The building will feature a “green roof” which will help cool the building and mitigate storm water runoff. A sophisticated mechanical system will recapture waste heat produced by the store’s refrigeration equipment to heat the building, including the apartments.
General Contractor: Baybutt Construction
Architect: Gossens Bachman Architects
Engineer: Stevens and Associates Engineering
Energy Consultant: Andy Shapiro, Energy Balance Inc.
Owners: Brattleboro Food Co-op (first two floors); Windham & Windsor Housing Trust and Housing Vermont Inc. (top two floors)
Photo by Bob George
