Bruce 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.
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Bruce A. Percelay Awarded 2020 Jack Connors, Jr. Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
Published September 03, 2021 in AwardsBruce A. Percelay has been presented with the 2020 Jack Connors, Jr. Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. The award, named in honor of Mass General Brigham Chair Emeritus Jack Connors, is given each year to two honorees for their contributions to Mass General Brigham hospitals.

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.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital Staff Celebrates Reopening of Main Hospital Entrance
Published June 15, 2021 in OtherJust 13 months after opening its doors to a brand new $89 million facility, Nantucket Cottage Hospital closed its main entrance at the Percelay Pavilion to limit unmonitored access during the COVID-19 pandemic and to launch one of the first drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in the state. To celebrate the reopening hospital staff enjoyed ice cream served by hospital President and CEO, Gary Shaw, and Bruce Percelay, major hospital supporter and head of the hospital’s capital campaign.

Apartment buildings are bringing work perks home by putting food lockers in the lobby
Published March 14, 2021 in Press, OtherFood lockers and pods are making apartment lobbies feel more like the office break room.

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.