Single Family Home for sale
Brand new net zero home is now available in the Champlain Valley Cohousing community set on 125 acres in bucolic Charlotte! Built by Fiddlehead Construction, 2016 Efficiency Vermont award winner, this high performance home not only allows for sustainable energy use, but also incorporates resilient materials for ease of maintenance for years to come. This 3BR, 2.5 bath home features cement board siding, architectural shingles, triple-pane tilt-turn windows, and locally-milled timberframe porches. Inside you will find maple flooring, locally-made kitchen and bath cabinetry, LED lighting, and energy star appliances. Enter through the mudroom and right into the open kitchen/living area which flows to the shared green space out your back door. The first floor also offers a handicap accessible master bedroom with bath, and the second level boasts two bedrooms, office, full bath, and a laundry room. Solar photovoltaic array, heat pump systems for heating/cooling, recovery ventilation, and heat pump hot water heater will allow you to live with little impact on the environment. Enjoy the common land via the walking paths intertwining with the Charlotte Town Trail through pasture, meadow and mature forest brimming with wildflowers, forest birds and wildlife. This cohousing neighborhood, ideally located only 3 miles to Lake Champlain and 15 miles to Burlington, also offers a community yurt, garden, swimming pond and the potential for small farming opportunities.