Montpelier’s Affordable Housing Push

Montpelier’s affordable housing boom just got a major boost—$9.8 million in federal disaster funds will create 48 new units across two big projects. Jacob Walker’s Northfield Street developments, each with 14 one-bedrooms and parking waivers, snagged $4.1 million. Meanwhile, Downstreet Housing is transforming a historic Heaton Street office building into 20 apartments, mostly studios and one-bedrooms. But not all’s smooth: neighbors pushed back on noise and traffic concerns, and the board delayed approval for Downstreet’s project despite some members feeling ready to vote. Walker’s projects got green light with conditions, including erosion control plans. Downstreet hopes to break ground in spring and is already lining up contractors. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a4d59d84ccd0bd00