LeClair Village

LeClair Village is a family community made up of 39 affordable homes across three buildings on Town-owned land in Mashpee on Cape Cod. The development features14 one-bedroom apartments, 21 two-bedroom units, and 4 three-bedroom apartments. Eight homes will have rents subsidized through Project-Based Vouchers. This development represents an 11% increase in the town’s affordable housing stock – a significant boost in a high-cost market where many seasonal employees and others struggle to find stable housing that they can afford. The property is named after Mary LeClair, a long-time Mashpee civic leader who continues to advocate for housing and other causes at the age of 88.

POAH partnered with the Cape Cod-based nonprofit, Housing Assistance, a frequent project collaborator, with POAH serving as lead developer. The project’s design and construction team is DREAM Collaborative Architects, Horsley Witten Engineering, and Delphi Construction.

LeClair Village was designed to be certified passive house under the strict Passive House Institute of the US (PHIUS) standard. The enclosure (slab, walls, windows and roof) was designed and built to be air-tight and super thermal performing. With the air-tight enclosure and mechanized ventilation, the building and apartments will provide excellent air quality and comfort to the residents. It will also include a roof top solar array.