Big-Hearted Broker
In 2004, Yves Bradley of Burlington knew virtually nothing about commercial real estate. That didn’t stop him from approaching Ernie Pomerleau, of Pomerleau Real Estate, to ask for a job. Today,...
View ArticleRooms to Grow
From the late 19th century until the mid-20th, the block kitty-corner from Burlington’s City Hall Park, at the corner of Main and St. Paul streets, was a mecca for visitors to the Queen City. The block...
View ArticleThis Land Is Your Land
For years, Henry Benedict and his neighbors battled the owner of the Swanton mobile-home park where they live. They fought over rent increases. They fought over water and sewage fees. They fought over...
View ArticleProphet and Loss
Radical environmentalist James Howard Kunstler shares an Old Testament prophetic shtick with radical abolitionist John Brown — who, not surprisingly, is one of his heroes. Just as Brown thundered...
View ArticleWill Burlington's Next Mayor Spare Memorial Auditorium?
Urinal connoisseurs will tell you that two of Burlington’s best are to be found in the downstairs men’s room of Memorial Auditorium. The imposing porcelain beauties date from MemAud’s opening 85 years...
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Living Spaces
Some dwellings make you long to peek inside. What is that minimalist compound guarded by steel spheres in a field in Addison County? Does someone actually live in that Burlington carriage house with...
View ArticleGardening 2.0
Humans have been growing food for more than 10,000 years, so do we really need an app to show us how to do it? Well, probably. According to the South Burlington-based National Gardening Association,...
View ArticleLess Is Moore
In October 2009, Tom Moore of Underhill Center, like all home builders in Vermont, experienced the worst economic downturn to hit his industry in a generation. As new housing jobs ground to a halt,...
View ArticleGarden Guru
Matthew de Wolf isn’t your typical sales associate; he’s a perennials expert with a fan base. During the 15 or so years he’s worked at Williston’s Gardener’s Supply (previously 4 Seasons Garden...
View ArticleEnglesby Gets a Face-Lift
It feels a little voyeuristic taking a pre-renovation tour of Englesby House, the 9000-square-foot mansion on Burlington’s South Williams Street that will soon be home to incoming University of Vermont...
View ArticleHome Away From Home
Mi casa es su casa— for a price. That’s the philosophy behind Airbnb, an online booking website that’s part social network, part travel agent. Consider it CouchSurfing’s older, slightly more...
View ArticleBurlington's Rock Point is Prime Real Estate, but It's Not for Sale — Yet
A 146-acre peninsula jutting into Lake Champlain two miles north of the Church Street Marketplace hosts a school, a conference center, community gardens, hiking trails, a huge solar-power installation,...
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What Does $1200 Per Month Buy in Vermont's Tight Rental Market?
When it comes to Vermont’s housing situation, the news this year isn’t bad — if you’re buying a home. According to the Vermont Economy Newsletter’s just-released annual housing affordability analysis,...
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High Rollers: When Money Is No Object, Vermont's Luxury Realtors Step In
If your pockets are deep enough, there are some beauts to be snapped up in the Vermont real estate market. Looking for that classic Vermont gentleman’s farm? Nearly $8 million could buy an “exceptional...
View ArticleWork: K.C. Scanlon: Vermont Estate Sales & Transition Services
When the owners of a 5000-square-foot family home decide to downsize, where does all the stuff go? That’s a question Kyle Scanlon is well qualified to answer as he readies a stately Victorian in...
View ArticleVermont Bhutanese Graduate From Being Renters to Homeowners — and Landlords
Five years ago, Megnath Neupane was one of 17,000 Bhutanese living in an overcrowded refugee camp in eastern Nepal. He and his family were holed up in a tiny shack with a leaky plastic roof and no...
View ArticleRedstone Developers Doug Nedde and Larry Williams End a 22-Year Partnership
After more than two decades as business partners, two of Burlington’s most influential developers and real estate brokers are going their separate ways. Even if you don’t know their names, Doug Nedde...
View ArticleWhy Foreclosures in Vermont Are Up
Even as the national foreclosure crisis appears to be easing, Vermont is experiencing a spike in legal filings by mortgage lenders seeking to take title to homes whose owners have fallen behind in...
View ArticleWhat's With the Free House on the Barre-Montpelier Road?
How hard can it be to give away a house? In this economy, you’d think a free home would be snatched up in seconds. But when it comes with a sign that reads, “FREE HOUSE! You move it!” things start to...
View ArticleWhy Are Barns Allowed to Fall Into Disrepair Yet Are Rarely Torn Down?
In this profoundly secular state, one of the few objects to achieve sacred-cow status is the barn. Whether they’re round or rectangular, farmhouse red or weather-beaten gray, barns have long been...
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