Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity recently completed a new, perpetually affordable duplex in Burlington’s New North End.
Each side of the duplex features three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. The homes are filled with natural light, have a utility mudroom, and are located in a beautiful neighborhood. Inside, the house features ducted air-source heat pumps, which reduce electricity use for heating. Each Habitat home undergoes a Home Energy Assessment for new construction by Efficiency Vermont, which certifies its energy efficiency.
“With the completion of this duplex, two more families become homeowners,” said David Mullin, CEO of Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. “They will be able to build equity and thrive in their new homes. This is a brand-new chapter for our partner families.”
With the help of volunteers, donors, grantors, and affordable housing partners, GMHFH is able to sell the homes to our partner families at cost, which is typically half of the market value of the home, if it were to be sold on the open market.
For our partner families, the average cost of mortgage payment, utilities, taxes, and insurance is often less than what they were paying in their prior living situations.
GMHfH helps give families a “hand-up,” not a “hand-out” towards homeownership because we believe that everyone deserves a decent place to live. To learn more about GMHfH’s work in Northwest Vermont, visit our website.
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About Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity
Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit homebuilder that partners with donors, local families, affordable housing partners, and volunteers to build and sell affordable homes in Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, and Lamoille counties. Habitat homebuyers help build their homes alongside community volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Green Mountain Habitat raises all funds locally. Since its founding in 1984, the affiliate has built 119 homes in the region and now operates three Habitat ReStores in Williston, Milton, and Swanton. To learn more, visit vermonthabitat.org.
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The non-profit housing organization has since become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries. Families and individuals who need a hand-up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering, or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower.
