Boston – My City at Peace (MyCAP) and The HYM Investment Group (HYM) announced that Shabazz Napier has made a financial investment in P3 Roxbury, a mixed-use development project in Roxbury’s Nubian Square neighborhood.
Napier, a standout basketball player who first honed his skills on the courts of Mission Hill, gained national recognition during his collegiate career at the University of Connecticut, where he led the Huskies to two NCAA championships. In 2014, he was selected in the first round of the NBA draft, where he played for several teams, including the Boston Celtics. He currently plays for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in the EuroLeague.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate the investment in P3 Roxbury from Shabazz Napier,” said Reverend Jeffrey Brown, founder and CEO of My City at Peace, and Thomas N. O’Brien, founding partner and CEO of HYM. “Our partnership with Shabazz exemplifies a shared commitment to uplifting communities and creating lasting change in Roxbury. By prioritizing deeply affordable housing, equitable job opportunities, and meaningful inclusion in the development process, P3 seeks to foster a future where all can thrive.”
“I would like to thank Rev. Brown and Thomas O’Brien for giving me this opportunity. An opportunity to give back to a community that helped raised me as the man I am today is an opportunity of a lifetime. P3 will help continue the growth of one of the many communities in the Greater Boston area. I am excited for the future,” said Napier.
Led by the next generation of Black and brown entrepreneurs of Boston, P3 is designed to serve the needs and desires of the Roxbury community by creating deeply affordable homeownership and rental opportunities; good-paying jobs with viable long-term career tracks; meaningful equity participation in the development process by people of color and women; and beautifully designed new spaces to live, work, and play.
