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Champlain Housing Trust expands shelter beds, motel conversions and development pipeline amid rising costs
Summary
Chris Donnelly of Champlain Housing Trust told the Senate committee that CHT owns roughly 220 shelter beds in Chittenden and Franklin counties, has about 200 homes under construction and is converting motels and brownfield sites into permanently affordable housing while noting sharply higher per‑unit costs since 2020.
Chris Donnelly, representing Champlain Housing Trust, told the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs that CHT has rapidly expanded shelter capacity, converted motels into apartments and is advancing a large development pipeline — while warning the committee that rising costs threaten future starts.
“For the record, Chris Connolly with the Champlain Housing Trust,” the witness said at the start of his remarks; he later described CHT’s work as serving “the whole continuum of housing needs,” from people experiencing homelessness to homeownership programs. Donnelly said CHT expects to own about 220 shelter beds in Chittenden and Franklin counties by the end of…
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