Updates

Winooski Housing and Hotel projects are underway!

Thank you to @bernhardt_pic and Dan Wheeler from the gbA team for the site visit photos!

🏗️ Breaking New Ground in Waterbury! 🏡
We are honored to celebrate the groundbreaking of Marsh House Apartments, a transformative project bringing 26 permanently affordable, energy-efficient homes to the heart of downtown Waterbury. Thoughtfully designed for community living, this three-story building will provide safe, stable housing for families, local workers, and those in need.
A true collaboration between Evernorth, Downstreet Housing & Community Development, and local partners, this project embodies the power of sustainable design and community-driven solutions. Plus, with an all-electric design, Marsh House will avoid CO2 emissions - a step toward a greener future!
We can’t wait to see this vision come to life. Stay tuned as ReArch Company helps us bring this project from design to reality!
💙🏡 #AffordableHousing #CommunityFirst #SustainableDesign #WaterburyVT #MarshHouseApartments #ArchitectureForGood

Marsh House groundbreaking photo by Sally McCay

Newport Crossing Groundbreaking!

December 16, Patrick Shattuck, Executive Director of RuralEdge Housing and Community Development, welcomed community members and project leaders to the groundbreaking of Newport Crossing, a transformative housing development that will bring 40 units of much-needed affordable and mixed-income rental housing to Newport City and Newport Center.

Newport City Mayor Linda Joy Sullivan and Sister Carol A. MacKenzie spoke to the aims of helping to solve the housing crisis in New Orleans County.

gbArchitecture led the design that will transform the former Sacred Heart Convent into 26 units of mixed-income rental housing. A second phase is planned for 2025, adding even more housing to the region with the conversion of the historic Sacred Heart High School into 24 units of housing.

gbArchitects proudly accepted one of this year’s Excellence in Architecture Merit awards at AIA Vermont’s annual awards ceremony on Dec. 5. Our 85 North Avenue, Burlington project, which provides 45 mixed income residential units, was recognized in the Commercial/Institutional and Multi-Family Mixed Use category.

We were thrilled to earn the coveted Peers’ Choice Award for the residential tower at 79 Pine Street, Burlington, dubbed “the Nest,” which also serves a variety of income levels, includes shared spaces and amenities, and utilizes green building practices.

The Bellows Falls Garage project, which created 27 units of affordable housing and was completed last year, has been recognized by The Rockingham Preservation Trust with a 2024 Rockingham Old House Award.

"Windham & Windsor Housing Trust is being specially recognized for its outstanding efforts in conserving the historic landscape of northern downtown Bellows Falls. This is the first time in the nearly 30-year history of the Old House Awards that recognition is being given for historic reconstruction."
-from TheVermontJournal.com

Swipe to see an aerial photo!
(photos by @ryanbentphoto)

The Caledonian Record @therecordnews recently published an article about Kingdom East School District`s Facilities Analysis and Master Planning process which has been guided by gbA. (Swipe for QR code to access the KESD Facilities Analysis webpage to find in depth information)

Currently, Diantha and Steve are attending community forums at each of the 7 schools to present conceptual designs, share updates, and provide an opportunity for people to engage in discussions, ask questions, and provide input. Community engagement is vital to this planning process. Shown here is Diantha presenting at Newark Street School (photo by Andrew McGregor).

Below are excerpts from the article by Andrew McGregor:

"McMannon [KESD Superintendent] said the process of identifying needs, priorities and potential for each of the district’s seven schools was important for the district to complete both as stewards of the district and facilities and for the future of the communities."

"Korzun and Kredell said their objective was to essentially design a “road map” of where the schools could go, to meet needs, such as ADA compliance, and achieve broader objectives, such as expanding programming and facilitating wider community use. They also noted that the plans, as presented, were just another part of a longer process that will continue to evolve in the months ahead."
www.caledonianrecord.com