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Burlington housing project gets $4.8m federal grant

November 17, 2011

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A housing project under way in Vermont's largest city is going to get even bigger thanks to a $4.8 million federal housing grant.

The state's congressional delegation announced Wednesday that the Cathedral Square Thayer Commons project in Burlington's New North End would add 28 additional rent-subsidized units with help from the grant.

Cathedral Square Executive Director Nancy Eldridge says the grant will be used to meet the huge demand for affordable senior housing at Thayer Commons.

The location of the project on Burlington's North Avenue where the Department of Motor Vehicles once operated will offer seniors access to public transit, shopping, health care and other services.

The development includes apartments rented at market rates and affordable senior and family apartments.

A total of 113 apartments are now under construction.

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