▁find ▁any ▁housing . ▁In ▁response , ▁G M ▁established ▁the ▁Modern ▁H ous ing ▁Corporation . ▁The ▁company ▁first ▁began ▁developing ▁ 7 5 0 ▁houses ▁on ▁a ▁ 6 6 0 - acre ▁par cel ▁just ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁district , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁continued ▁by ▁pl atting ▁the ▁Modern ▁H ous ing ▁Corporation ▁Add ition . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁was ▁developed ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Pierre ▁S . ▁du ▁Pont , ▁then ▁Chair man ▁of ▁G M ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁Du ▁Pont ▁commission ed ▁William ▁Pit kin ▁of ▁Boston ▁to ▁lay ▁out ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁and ▁Davis , ▁Mc Gr ath , ▁and ▁Ki ess ling ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁homes . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁immediately . ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁promoted ▁the ▁housing ▁to ▁its ▁employees , ▁offering ▁financial ▁in cent ives ▁and ▁reduced ▁down ▁pay ments . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁over ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁lots ▁in ▁the ▁addition ▁had ▁homes ▁built ▁on ▁them , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁construction ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁complete . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁decl ined ▁as ▁Pont iac ' s ▁fort unes ▁s ank , ▁it ▁has ▁recently ▁seen ▁an ▁u pt urn . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁Modern ▁H ous ing ▁Corporation ▁Add ition ▁contains ▁ 2 6 1 ▁mod est ▁homes , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁public ▁spaces , ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 1 - acre ▁tract