diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index ef235ee5ae6..532b24c473a 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -105,4 +105,42 @@
       <FileWrites Include="$(_NETStandardCompatErrorFilePath)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+
+  <!--
+    Arcade SDK versioning is defined by static properties in a targets file: work around this by
+    moving properties based on versioning into a target.
+  -->
+  <Target Name="GetProductVersions">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(DotNetFinalVersionKind)' != 'release'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
+      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(SuppressFinalPackageVersion)' == 'true'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
+      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(IsShipping)' != 'true'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
+
+      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' != 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
+      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(SuppressFinalPackageVersion)' == 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
+      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(IsShipping)' != 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
+
+      <ProductVersionSuffix Condition="'$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true'">-$(VersionSuffix)</ProductVersionSuffix>
+      <ProductBandVersion Condition="'$(ProductBandVersion)' == ''">$(MajorVersion).$(MinorVersion)</ProductBandVersion>
+      <ProductionVersion Condition="'$(ProductionVersion)' == ''">$(ProductBandVersion).$(PatchVersion)</ProductionVersion>
+      <ProductVersion>$(ProductionVersion)$(ProductVersionSuffix)</ProductVersion>
+
+      <SharedFrameworkNugetVersion>$(ProductVersion)</SharedFrameworkNugetVersion>
+      <NuGetVersion>$(SharedFrameworkNugetVersion)</NuGetVersion>
+      <InstallersRelativePath>Runtime/$(SharedFrameworkNugetVersion)/</InstallersRelativePath>
+
+      <!--
+        By default, we are always building the nuget packages for HostPolicy, HostFXR and
+        Dotnet/AppHost. Thus, the properties (below) are always set to $(ProductVersion).
+        However, there are scenarios when only some of these components will change (e.g. during
+        servicing, we may only change HostPolicy but not HostFXR and Dotnet/AppHost). In such cases,
+        pass the appropriate version value(s) as argument to the build command in order to override;
+        e.g. 'build -p:HostPolicyVersion=x.y.z ...'
+      -->
+      <HostVersion Condition="'$(HostVersion)' == ''">$(ProductVersion)</HostVersion>
+      <AppHostVersion Condition="'$(AppHostVersion)' == ''">$(ProductVersion)</AppHostVersion>
+      <HostResolverVersion Condition="'$(HostResolverVersion)' == ''">$(ProductVersion)</HostResolverVersion>
+      <HostPolicyVersion Condition="'$(HostPolicyVersion)' == ''">$(ProductVersion)</HostPolicyVersion>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/eng/Subsets.props b/eng/Subsets.props
index 47a53c75e7c..332632c32e5 100644
--- a/eng/Subsets.props
+++ b/eng/Subsets.props
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 
   <!-- Host sets -->
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(_subset.Contains('+host.native+'))">
-    <CorehostProjectToBuild Include="$(InstallerProjectRoot)corehost.proj" SignPhase="Binaries" BuildInParallel="false" />
+    <CorehostProjectToBuild Include="$(SharedNativeRoot)corehost\corehost.proj" SignPhase="Binaries" BuildInParallel="false" />
     <ProjectToBuild Include="@(CorehostProjectToBuild)" Pack="true" Category="host" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/installer/Directory.Build.props b/src/installer/Directory.Build.props
index c8f8577b244..b22d8e209b8 100644
--- a/src/installer/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/installer/Directory.Build.props
@@ -15,17 +15,4 @@
       want to ensure we use the correct packages. -->
     <DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder>true</DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Set up the default output and intermediate paths -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OSPlatformConfig>$(OutputRid).$(Configuration)</OSPlatformConfig>
-    <BaseOutputRootPath>$(ArtifactsBinDir)$(OSPlatformConfig)\</BaseOutputRootPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputRootPath>$(ArtifactsObjDir)$(OSPlatformConfig)\</IntermediateOutputRootPath>
-
-    <!-- Produce assets into the specified blob feed. -->
-    <AssetOutputPath Condition="'$(DotNetOutputBlobFeedDir)' != ''">$(DotNetOutputBlobFeedDir)assets/</AssetOutputPath>
-    <AssetOutputPath Condition="'$(AssetOutputPath)'==''">$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)</AssetOutputPath>
-
-    <SymbolPackageOutputPath Condition="'$(SymbolPackageOutputPath)'==''">$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)</SymbolPackageOutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/installer/Directory.Build.targets b/src/installer/Directory.Build.targets
index b6e82dab0e4..c6e8cf1a140 100644
--- a/src/installer/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/installer/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -16,67 +16,4 @@
 
   <!-- Provide default targets which can be hooked onto or overridden as necessary -->
   <Target Name="Pack" />
-
-  <!--
-    Arcade SDK versioning is defined by static properties in a targets file: work around this by
-    moving properties based on versioning into a target.
-  -->
-  <Target Name="GetProductVersions">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(DotNetFinalVersionKind)' != 'release'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
-      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(SuppressFinalPackageVersion)' == 'true'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
-      <IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion Condition="'$(IsShipping)' != 'true'">true</IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion>
-
-      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' != 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
-      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(SuppressFinalPackageVersion)' == 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
-      <IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion Condition="'$(IsShipping)' != 'true'">true</IncludeBuildNumberInPackageVersion>
-
-      <ProductVersionSuffix Condition="'$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true'">-$(VersionSuffix)</ProductVersionSuffix>
-      <ProductBandVersion Condition="'$(ProductBandVersion)' == ''">$(MajorVersion).$(MinorVersion)</ProductBandVersion>
-      <ProductionVersion Condition="'$(ProductionVersion)' == ''">$(ProductBandVersion).$(PatchVersion)</ProductionVersion>
-      <ProductVersion>$(ProductionVersion)$(ProductVersionSuffix)</ProductVersion>
-
-      <SharedFrameworkNugetVersion>$(ProductVersion)</SharedFrameworkNugetVersion>
-      <NuGetVersion>$(SharedFrameworkNugetVersion)</NuGetVersion>
-      <InstallersRelativePath>Runtime/$(SharedFrameworkNugetVersion)/</InstallersRelativePath>
-
-      <!--
-        By default, we are always building the nuget packages for HostPolicy, HostFXR and
-        Dotnet/AppHost. Thus, the "UseShipped*" properties (below) are always set to false.
-
-        However, there are scenarios when some of these components will not change (e.g. during
-        servicing, we may only change HostPolicy but not HostFXR and Dotnet/AppHost). In such cases,
-        set the appropriate "UseShipped*" property below to true and the corresponding "*Version"
-        property to the desired version so that we use the last shipped version of the package.
-      -->
-
-      <!-- The host/apphost package versions are only updated whenever there is a change in the components -->
-      <UseShippedHostPackage>false</UseShippedHostPackage>
-      <HostVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostPackage)' != 'true'">$(ProductVersion)</HostVersion>
-      <HostVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostPackage)' == 'true'">2.0.0</HostVersion>
-
-      <!-- The AppHostVersion is used for all hosts that aren't dotnet.exe -->
-      <UseShippedAppHostPackage>false</UseShippedAppHostPackage>
-      <AppHostVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedAppHostPackage)' != 'true'">$(ProductVersion)</AppHostVersion>
-      <AppHostVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedAppHostPackage)' == 'true'">2.0.0</AppHostVersion>
-
-      <!--
-        The FXR Resolver package version is only updated whenever there is a change in it.
-        If there is ever a need to use a shipped version of the package, then set the property
-        below to true.
-      -->
-      <UseShippedHostResolverPackage>false</UseShippedHostResolverPackage>
-      <HostResolverVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostResolverPackage)' != 'true'">$(ProductVersion)</HostResolverVersion>
-      <HostResolverVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostResolverPackage)' == 'true'">2.0.0</HostResolverVersion>
-
-      <!--
-        Host Policy package version is only updated whenever there is a change in it.
-        If there is ever a need to use a shipped version of the package, then set the property
-        below to true.
-      -->
-      <UseShippedHostPolicyPackage>false</UseShippedHostPolicyPackage>
-      <HostPolicyVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostPolicyPackage)' != 'true'">$(ProductVersion)</HostPolicyVersion>
-      <HostPolicyVersion Condition="'$(UseShippedHostPolicyPackage)' == 'true'">2.0.0</HostPolicyVersion>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-  </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/installer/pkg/Directory.Build.props b/src/installer/pkg/Directory.Build.props
index ff5b20de1b4..10f36b399c7 100644
--- a/src/installer/pkg/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/installer/pkg/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Platform>$(TargetArchitecture)</Platform>
-    <DotNetHostBinDir>$(BaseOutputRootPath)corehost</DotNetHostBinDir>
+    <DotNetHostBinDir>$(ArtifactsBinDir)$(OutputRid).$(Configuration)\corehost</DotNetHostBinDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/installer/corehost.proj b/src/native/corehost/corehost.proj
similarity index 89%
rename from src/installer/corehost.proj
rename to src/native/corehost/corehost.proj
index accbd5e2e79..ba630e8d2f8 100644
--- a/src/installer/corehost.proj
+++ b/src/native/corehost/corehost.proj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <IncrementalNativeBuild Condition="'$(IncrementalNativeBuild)' == ''">true</IncrementalNativeBuild>
     <BuildCoreHostDependsOn>GetProductVersions;GenerateNativeVersionFile</BuildCoreHostDependsOn>
     <BuildCoreHostDependsOn Condition="'$(DisableSourceLink)' != 'true'">$(BuildCoreHostDependsOn);InitializeSourceControlInformationFromSourceControlManager</BuildCoreHostDependsOn>
+    <IntermediateOutputRootPath>$(ArtifactsObjDir)$(OutputRid).$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputRootPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Target that builds dotnet, hostfxr and hostpolicy with the same version as what NetCoreApp will be built for
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
           DependsOnTargets="$(BuildCoreHostDependsOn)">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <CMakeBuildDir>$(IntermediateOutputRootPath)corehost\cmake\</CMakeBuildDir>
+      <BuildScript>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)', 'build.sh'))</BuildScript>
 
       <BuildArgs>$(Configuration) $(TargetArchitecture) -apphostver "$(AppHostVersion)" -hostver "$(HostVersion)" -fxrver "$(HostResolverVersion)" -policyver "$(HostPolicyVersion)" -commithash "$([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('$(SourceRevisionId)', 'N/A'))" -os $(TargetOS)</BuildArgs>
       <BuildArgs>$(BuildArgs) -cmakeargs "-DVERSION_FILE_PATH=$(NativeVersionFile)"</BuildArgs>
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@
       Use IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat because Arcade sets WarnAsError and there's an existing
       warning in the macOS build when dsymutil tries to strip symbols.
     -->
-    <Message Text="$(SharedNativeRoot)corehost\build.sh $(BuildArgs)" Importance="High"/>
-    <Exec Command="$(SharedNativeRoot)corehost\build.sh $(BuildArgs)" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true"/>
+    <Message Text="&quot;$(BuildScript)&quot; $(BuildArgs)" Importance="High"/>
+    <Exec Command="&quot;$(BuildScript)&quot; $(BuildArgs)" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true"/>
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="BuildCoreHostWindows"
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@
         !Exists('$(IntermediateOutputRootPath)hostResourceFiles\%(HostFiles.Identity)\version_info.h')"/>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
+      <BuildScript>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)', 'build.cmd'))</BuildScript>
+
       <BuildArgs>$(Configuration) $(TargetArchitecture) apphostver $(AppHostVersion) hostver $(HostVersion) fxrver $(HostResolverVersion) policyver $(HostPolicyVersion) commit $([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('$(SourceRevisionId)', 'N/A')) rid $(OutputRid)</BuildArgs>
       <BuildArgs Condition="'$(PortableBuild)' == 'true'">$(BuildArgs) portable</BuildArgs>
       <BuildArgs Condition="'$(IncrementalNativeBuild)' == 'true'">$(BuildArgs) incremental-native-build</BuildArgs>
@@ -94,8 +98,8 @@
       IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat because Arcade sets WarnAsError and there's an existing
       warning in the native build.
     -->
-    <Message Text="$(SharedNativeRoot)corehost\build.cmd $(BuildArgs)" Importance="High"/>
-    <Exec Command="$(SharedNativeRoot)corehost\build.cmd $(BuildArgs)" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true"/>
+    <Message Text="&quot;$(BuildScript)&quot; $(BuildArgs)" Importance="High"/>
+    <Exec Command="&quot;$(BuildScript)&quot; $(BuildArgs)" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true"/>
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="PrependWindowsHeaderIncludeToVersionHeaderFile"