The redevelopment of the historic YWCA building will create 210 units of affordable housing in the Back Bay including dedicated units for formerly homeless individuals
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Work launches on re-do of former YWCA into affordable housing
Published December 10, 2021 in Development$100 million-plus project will create 210 units of low-income housing, many for the formerly homeless.

Art Lovers Leap at the Opp to Live in Boston’s Arthaus Residential Community
Published November 17, 2021 in DevelopmentCambridge-based PCA has completed Arthaus, an art-focused residential development in the heart of Boston’s Allston neighborhood. According to PCA principal Dave Snell, Arthaus was fully leased prior to completion.

5 Questions with Bruce Percelay, Founder + Chairman, Mount Vernon Company
Published September 28, 2021 in Development, PressBruce A. Percelay is chairman and founder of Mount Vernon Company, a real estate investment and development firm known for improving communities and investing in sustainable, award-winning design. PCA and Mount Vernon Company have worked together on mixed use, residential and hospitality projects totaling more than 750,000 square feet over the past decade. The latest collaboration is Arthaus, a five-story residence with 74 apartments and a separate four-story building with nine condominiums.

A 10-point plan to increase Boston’s affordable housing stock quickly — and inexpensively
Published July 29, 2021 in Development, OtherCity leaders and the development community should work together to stimulate the production of affordable housing.

54 Units Purchased Through Boston's Acquisition Opportunity Program
Published February 22, 2021 in DevelopmentThe City of Boston is pleased to announce that partnerships with the Mount Vernon Company and TLee Development have resulted in the acquisition and preservation of 54 units of naturally occurring affordable housing through the Acquisition Opportunity Program (AOP).

National Development, Mount Vernon plan lab campus in Allston
Published January 08, 2021 in DevelopmentNewton-based National Development and Boston-based The Mount Vernon Co. plan to jointly develop a three-building, 650,000-square-foot life science and office campus at 1170 Soldiers Field Road in Allston, the longtime home to WBZ-TV’s studio.

WBZ plans new studio complex on Soldiers Field Road
Published December 30, 2020 in DevelopmentCity officials have signed off on a new studio for WBZ-TV in Allston, which could in turn make room for more large-scale new development in the fast-changing neighborhood. A venture between two veteran Boston developers — National Development and Mount Vernon Co. — won Boston Planning & Development Authority approval Thursday to build a 63,000-square-foot studio along Soldiers Field Road.