One of the UPP's recent success stories is the Beacon-Oread Street Revitalization Project located a few miles from campus. The initiative, one of many that has broken down barriers between the University and the neighborhood, is administered and managed by the Main South Community Development Corporation.
The project targeted a one-block area east of Clark's campus on Beacon and Oread Streets, where the CDC renovated several multiple-family houses to provide affordable rental properties for neighborhood residents. The extensive renovations included both exterior and interior updates, creating parking areas, and increasing green space so that tenants could enjoy a sizeable backyard.