Burlington Square Phase 1

CityPlace Partners LLC

Freeman French Freeman has been a long-term partner for Burlington Square (formerly CityPlace), the largest mixed-use development ever to be built in Vermont. The project replaces the Town Center Mall, which closed in 2017, with over 764,000 square feet of new construction. It also re-establishes two north-south streets—Pine and St. Paul—that the mall displaced when it was built in the 1970s.

The project is first and foremost a housing development. Its 370 apartments range from studios to four-bedroom suites, with one in five units designated as permanently affordable. The development also includes two new branded hotels with over 300 rooms, community meeting spaces, ground-floor retail, and covered parking for over 400 cars and 350 bikes.

Phase 1 of the project—the South Tower—opened in the fall of 2025. Anchoring the project is the AC Marriott Burlington Hotel, with 161 guest rooms on six floors. The hotel is sandwiched between ground-level retail and Bank Street Apartments at Burlington Square, which features 53 apartments on the top four floors.

The project is on target to achieve LEED Gold certification and features renewable energy, advanced stormwater management, a building envelope insulated beyond already stringent code requirements, and environmentally friendly building materials.

Phase 2 is currently under construction and represents over three quarters of the project square footage. The North Tower is scheduled to open in 2027.