Archive - Brick + Mortar

With 17 full-time people, it was time to upgrade. So we bought 2ac and an 11,000 SF office building.

Jul 13 •

June 2025

I Bought A 4-Plex For $60,000. Now What?

Planning the $1,100,000 restoration of a historic 1836 apartment building in downtown Bradford, VT.

Jun 22 •

April 2025

March 2025

The $520,000 Lesson

A cautionary tale for anyone developing affordable housing with grant funding.

Mar 23 •

From Gas Station to Storefront: The Long Road to Revitalization

Three years, $400k, and a whole lot of environmental red tape—how we turned an abandoned and contaminated site into a fresh, new retail space.

Mar 16 •

Let's Actually Build Homes

How a proposed mini-TIF program could help developers meet the state's housing goals.

Mar 9 •

Bringing 19 Units Of Affordable Housing To Fairlee, VT

The slides we use to convince people this project is worth fighting for.

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Incentivizing Development In Small Towns

Going from $0 to $16m of planned development in our little downtown in just 5 years.

Feb 16 •

October 2024

David vs Goliath

Going up against the non-profit giants to bring affordable housing to rural Vermont.

Oct 20, 2024 •

The Unspoken Cost Of Building Affordable Housing

Navigating a whopping $520,000 tax bill as a result of building 6 affordable housing units.

Oct 5, 2024 •

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