Construction in Downtown Rutland
Construction updates
Downtown Community Meetings on Construction
The Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) and the Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) are co-hosting these meetings to provide the Downtown Rutland business community with updates on construction including the downtown hotel project, infrastructure work, Center Street streetscape design, and construction communications.
Upcoming Meetings:
July 8, 2025: Downtown Community Meeting on Construction on Tuesday, July 8th from 8am-9am at The Hub CoWorks Streetside Conference Center. This is an opportunity for downtown businesses to hear updates, ask questions, and share comments and concerns.
Past Meeting Minutes:
May 7, 2025: View Meeting Minutes
Projects
Downtown hotel + Living project
The Downtown Hotel + Living Project will complete the Center Street block at Center & Wales with a seven-story building providing 99 hotel rooms under a name-brand hotel chain, while also incorporating 26 new market-rate apartments on the 5th and 6th floors. A restaurant, bar, and roof-top bar will complete the on-site amenities. The City of Rutland has been working collaboratively with the project’s development team for over two years to bring this to fruition.
downtown infrastructure work
Center and Wales Street in Downtown Rutland will receive much-needed infrastructure upgrades, including water, sewer, stormwater, and buried electrical systems.
Streetscape redesign
Once the Downtown Infrastructure work is completed, a new streetscape design will be implemented on Center Street. Design proposals will be developed and presented for input at public meetings, with dates to be determined.
downtown parking
Downtown Rutland is lucky to have numerous parking options available for the public. During the height of the construction in the summer of 2026, the Downtown Rutland Partnership is working on ways to encourage parking in the LAZ Parking Garage which offers direct access to Center Street and Merchants Row.
support downtown businesses
During construction
Possible shopping incentives:
Supporting our local businesses and shopping in our downtown area is more important now than ever!
Many merchants and community members are enthusiastic about the investment and economic growth that the Downtown Hotel + Living Project, along with the related infrastructure improvements, will bring to Downtown Rutland. These projects are crucial for strengthening our historic downtown and continuing its development as a destination for Vermont tourism, as well as for the residents who call it home.