Archive - Brick + Mortar

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

August 2024

Testing A Model For Affordable Home Ownership

We broke ground on our first for-sale starter home this month in Bradford, VT that could prove to be a viable model for affordable home ownership across…

Aug 19, 2024 •

March 2024

Rural Development's Silent Killer

Decentralized septic is crushing small-scale developers' efforts to build up our rural Main Streets.

Mar 24, 2024 •

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