Bruce Percelay’s development firm Mount Vernon Co. was an early arrival to Allston’s multifamily boom, and it continues to build apartment and condo projects on Boston’s western frontier.
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8 Hotels Perfect for Group Travel in 8 Major Cities
Published November 18, 2019 in PressThe best hotels if you're traveling in a large group but don't want to risk an Airbnb.

A $150-a-night South End hotel is declared the best in Boston
Published October 11, 2019 in PressOn the surface it looks like another run-of-the-mill list of reader-picked favorite hotels, resorts, cruise ships, and the like. But the Monday release of Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Reader’s Choice Awards offered up a true shocker to Boston’s luxury hotel world. Not only did an inexpensive hotel in the South End make the list — it topped it.

‘The Greatest Story Never Told’: Mount Vernon Founder Bruce Percelay At Bisnow’s Boston Hotel Summit
Published September 16, 2019 in PressTrue to its name, the Revolution Hotel is ushering in a new breed of hotel stay. Despite being in the South End, one of the most desirable quarters of Boston, the hotel prices many of its small-format rooms at around $120 per night, a steal compared to its neighbors in Back Bay and downtown that regularly charge triple that amount.

Percelay Announces Completion of $120 million Nantucket Cottage Hospital Capital Campaign at the 2019 Boston Pops on Nantucket concert
Published August 16, 2019 in Press, OtherFundraising effort marks the largest of its kind in American history.
NANTUCKET (August 12, 2019) – In front of the thousands gathered at Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, Nantucket Cottage Hospital capital campaign chairman Bruce A. Percelay announced the successful completion of the hospital’s $120 million fundraising effort to build the island’s new healthcare facility. It marked the culmination of the largest community hospital fundraising campaign ever conducted in the United States.

A Hip Hotel in Boston's South End That Won't Break the Bank
Published July 23, 2019 in PressWith the opening of Revolution Hotel, young-at-heart travelers no longer have to pay an arm and a leg to wake up among the English-style squares and Victorian brownstones of Boston’s charming South End neighborhood. The hip, millennial-friendly boutique is one of the most affordable in the city and feels like a steal given its modern-day trimmings, which include a very welcoming, art-filled lobby and an industrial-chic co-working space that doubles as a bar and backdrop for cultural programming.

The Mount Vernon Company completes 132 Unit LEED
Published June 20, 2019 in Development, PressThe Mount Vernon Company has completed construction of the Radius Apartments, a 132 unit multifamily community located at 530 Western Avenue in Brighton, MA. The building will earn green building certification through LEED Multifamily Midrise v2010. LEED is a comprehensive certification program that takes a holistic view of building sustainability, including low impact site and landscaping; water efficiency; energy efficiency; low-impact and healthy materials; and high indoor air quality.

Indie hoteliers see rise, value in co-working culture
Published May 08, 2019 in PressIndependent hoteliers are finding ways to create value for the hotel and guests through communal working areas