Join us
March 6th
6:30-8pm
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Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley
Roxbury, MA 02119
Get excited for our first annual “Celebration of Roxbury Legends”!!
On March 6th 2025, Reclaim Roxbury invites you to celebrate Roxbury’s future by honoring the bold, innovative visions that bring investment to new developments and attract new attention to Nubian Square and the Roxbury community. By celebrating pioneer industry leaders, this high-profile event will gather a core group of influential community members and experts in Roxbury to shape the future of this community.
In this inaugural event, The Celebration of Roxbury Legends honors Greg Minott with the 2025 Roxbury Legends Award for his leadership of the DREAM Collaborative and his visionary role in creating homes ranging from deeply affordable to market rate, along with commercial spaces, across multiple projects in the heart of Nubian Square.
Most recently, with the development of 2147 Washington St in Nubian Square, Minott along with his partners at New Atlantic Development will continue to build a legacy that embodies the values of economic growth for local residents and community led development that helps resist displacement of artists and other Roxbury residents and small businesses.
Join us as we celebrate the continued revitalization of Nubian Square as an economic, social, and creative hub that amplifies these values, as we announce the arrival of several projects and initaitives to a wider community, and continue the mission of connecting Roxbury locals with institutions that grow the neighborhood together.
Host Committee
Lee Pelton - The Boston Foundation
Imari Paris Jeffries - Embrace Boston
Malia Lazu - The Urban Labs
Richard Taylor - Nubian Ascends
Elsa Gomes Bondlow - Ripple Acts
Glynn Lloyd - Mill Cities Community Investments
Patrick Kimble - Caste Capital
Frederica Williams - Whittier St Health Center
Kai and Chris Grant - Black Market Nubian
Colette Phillips - Get Konnected!
Rev. Willie Brodrick - The American City Coalition
Dr. Ingrid Tucker - Madison Park Development Corp
Lucas Turner Owens- Building Ventures
2024 Roxbury Legend Honoree: Greg Minott
As a symbol of innovation and unwavering commitment to community empowerment, Greg Minott’s work makes him an exemplary recipient of the Roxbury Legend Award.
Having co-founded the DREAM Collaborative in 2008 and now as Managing Principal of DREAM development, Greg has spearheaded transformational developments in Nubian Square. His next project at 2147 Washington Street demonstrates his dedication to equity-driven development by incorporating 74 housing units — many deeply affordable — commercial space and artist creator space, as well as a new cafe for Haley House. This community-focused development pairs the urgent affordability needs with with opportunities for economic growth.
For his leadership in investing in the future of Nubian Square, Reclaim Roxbury proudly presents the 2025 Roxbury Legends Award to Greg Minott.
Beyond 2147 Washington Street, Minott’s career speaks to a commitment to Nubian Square that will shape Roxbury’s built environment for the better for decades. Since founding DREAM , he has been a trailblazer in urban design strategy and affordable and mixed income housing, with designations to build multiple projects in Nubian Square and throughout Boston.
Minott’s commitment to Roxbury is evident both in his origin story, and current work. Originally from Mandeville, Jamaica, Greg moved to Boston in 2004 and succesfully responded in 2008 to an opportunity to partner with the Roxbury community in creating a transformative urban design strategy and vision for Nubian Square. This initial success has led to his decades long and current advocacy for equitable and sustainable development practices across multiple parcels.By honoring Greg Minott, we celebrate a true pioneer whose lifelong dedication continues to inspire the community and beyond.
