LeClair Village

LeClair Village will be  a family community made up of 39 affordable homes across three buildings on Town-owned land in Mashpee on Cape Cod. This development will represent 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 is partnering with the Cape Cod-based Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC), 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 will be 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 and a battery for emergency back-up.

When completed by the summer of 2024, LeClair Village will feature 14 one-bedroom apartments, 21 two-bedroom units, and 4 three-bedroom apartments. Eight homes will have rents subsidized through Project-Based.