New Avenue Apartments

The four-story New Avenue Hotel in St. Johnsbury, Vermont was originally constructed in 1897. In 2018, RuralEdge and Evernorth acquired the building and selected Bread Loaf as Construction Manager for the renovation of the entire building, providing 40 high-quality, affordable new apartments along with 8,100 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

 

The work entailed a complete building rehabilitation and significant structural renovations while maintaining the historic character of the building. All 260 windows were replaced with custom-made reproduction windows. A high-efficiency building envelope was retrofitted and ongoing envelope testing was completed during multiples phases of construction. The work also included complete life safety code, building code and ADA updates.

 

The newly renovated housing and commercial space at New Avenue is a significant downtown revitalization project for St. Johnsbury.