Founded in 1984 as the Burlington Community Land Trust Renamed in 2006: Champlain Housing Trust
City of Burlington (Old North End Neighborhood)
1984 Chittenden
County 1987
Three-county Region 2001
Champlain Housing Trust Service Area
Community Land Trusts in the United States
Alaska
Hawaii CLT location -
Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928)
“ The estate is legally vested in the names of four gentlemen of responsible position and of undoubted probity and honour, who hold it in trust for the people of Garden City.”
Community control over the ownership and development of
LAND
Community control over the ORGANIZATION
owning the land and overseeing development
Promote homeownership
Preserve affordability
One house
1984
One employee
$200,000 seed grant from the City of Burlington
Community Land Trust
Burlington CLT • Land is owned by the NGO, a community-
controlled nonprofit corporation. • Housing is owned by individuals. • Permanent controls over the current use
and future price of the house: Ø To preserve affordability Ø To promote sound
maintenance Ø To prevent foreclosures
Detached Owner-occupied Houses
Attached, Owner-occupied Duplexes
Multi-unit Condominiums (“Leasehold Flats”)
Multi-unit Housing Cooperatives
Multi-unit Rental Housing
Shelters for the Homeless and Housing for Persons
with Special Needs
Firehouse Family Shelter!
Sarah Cole House!SRO Housing for !
Women!
Neighborhood Retail
Mixed-use Buildings:
Rental Housing & Commercial Space
Nonprofit Facilities
Neighborhood Parks
• 2,800 units of housing
• 112,000 sq ft of commercial space
$40 million in new development each year $10.3 million operating budget $ 290 million in assets
“ Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”
Security
Mobility
Community control over the ownership and development of
LAND
Community control over the ORGANIZATION
owning the land and overseeing development
Give Residents a Direct Stake in Owning and
Operating Housing
Community control over the LAND
Community control over the ORGANIZATION
6000 Voting Members
Public Interest Representatives
Community Base/Democratic Control
Leaseholders Community Members
5 leaseholders: homeowners, renters, co-op members
5 public officials representing towns in CHT’s 3-county service area
5 community residents
Balance of Interests on Governing Board
“Community-led development on
community-owned land”
Community Land Trusts in the United States
Roots&Branches
A Gardener’s Guide to the Origins and Evolution of the Community Land Trust