With the green light from officials at Burlington High School, in December 2020 the CityPlace Burlington Development Team began re-purposing the former Macy’s building for the students’ new in-person learning environment. They needed a new space since their North Avenue building was found to have prohibitively high levels of PCBs in September of 2020. Dave Farrington took the lead on this project [...]
Don Sinex, Managing Member of the CityPlace Burlington Team, is pleased to announce that the City of Burlington Development Review Board (DRB) voted unanimously last night to approve the revised project plan for CityPlace Burlington. With the new amended zoning permit, the CityPlace Burlington Team can now proceed [...]
Don Sinex, Managing Member of the CityPlace Burlington Team, is pleased to announce that the Burlington City Council voted unanimously tonight to approve the recently amended and restated Development Agreement reached between Mayor Miro Weinberger and our Development Team.
The City of Burlington announces a settlement with CityPlace Burlington that guarantees reconnection of lost streets and allows our Development Team to advance this transformational project.
Don Sinex, Managing Member of the CityPlace Burlington Team, is pleased to announce that they have resolved settlement discussions with Mayor Weinberger and the City of Burlington, and that a settlement agreement will be presented to the City Council for discussion at its February 8 meeting and approval at its February 16 meeting.
In September 2020, officials at Burlington High School received disturbing news—their building was contaminated with PCBs and was unsafe for students and faculty. This news, on top of the ever-increasing danger of the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitated a relocation of Burlington High School to a safe, secure location, [...]
Wednesday, May 17, marked an anniversary that some older Burlington residents will never forget. It was on this day, decades ago, that brought the beginning of Urban Renewal. It was a time when many of our older homes and businesses were knocked down to make way for new development. By June 1968, the neighborhood had been leveled, and the demolition was complete. [...]
For years, Burlington residents have been pushing the city to make progress on two important goals: improved walkability, which will reduce its carbon footprint; and a healthy mix of locally owned businesses, to serve not just tourists but the people who actually live downtown. The new CityPlace Burlington project "has the potential to solve both problems," [...]
A new ownership team of CityPlace Burlington Vermont developers is working furiously to start construction on this anxiously-awaited project. A trio of locals has stepped in, buying Brookfield’s 50 percent ownership stake from Don Sinex and taking over the property management: Dave Farrington Jr., owner of Farrington Construction; Al Senecal, owner of Omega Electrical Construction Company; and Scott Ireland, owner and president of S.D. Ireland Concrete Construction. [...]
Dave Farrington, CityPlace Burlington Development Partner and owner of Shelburne-based Farrington Construction Company, talks about the project’s details, community benefits and timeline, with endorsements by local business owners Ernie Pomerleau of Pomerleau Real Estate, Melissa Desautels of Whim Boutique and Dear Lucy, and Charles Reeves who, with his wife Holly Cluse, owns Penny Cluse and Lucky Next Door. [...]
To Our Burlington Neighbors, As you probably know, there hasn’t been much activity at the CityPlace Burlington site. We understand and share your frustration. Scott Ireland, Al Senecal, and I have joined with Don Sinex with the singular purpose of getting this long-delayed project back on track. [...]
As you know, demolition has moved beyond the interior of the old Burlington Town Center and a large portion of the Bank Street section of the old BTC is now down. We are removing both levels of the old Burlington Town Center mall that stretches from St. Paul Street [...]
As we transform the old Burlington Town Center site into the new CityPlace Burlington site and add new homes, new offices, new retail, more parking and better street connectivity, we are changing downtown, and one change we are happy to report is that Heartworks will be opening a world-class [...]
As a part of our development, CityPlace Burlington is developing new apartments in the heart of downtown Burlington. Most of the new units (possibly 319 in total) will be rentals, but some may be slated for sale as condominiums and that decision depends on your interest, so let us know [...]
The new CityPlace Burlington has been planned to take into account the community’s interests, needs and desires, including what services CityPlace Burlington could offer the community. We will likely include 1) a preschool to educate and care for our children 2) new retailers that will provide everyday services to the [...]
