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Active Funded Projects

The City Council has appropriated funds for these projects, based on the CPC's recommendations. For an overview of all funded projects currently in progress, underway, see the Reports on Current Proposals & Projects on our Program Finances & Reports page.

Athletic Fields Capital Improvements Plan FY22-25 Design Fundin g (Six locations throughout Newton)
Commonwealth Avenue Carriageway Redesign Project [Auburndale](Recreation)Conservation Restrictions Funding for Newton Conservators: see Kesseler Woods project page
Gath Memorial Pool Renovation Project [Newtonville](Recreation)
Historic Burying Grounds Preservation [City-owned historic cemeteries] (Historic Resources)
Jackson Homestead Basement Restoration [Newton Corner] (historic resources) - Historic Newton
Jackson Homestead Fence Replacement (historic resources) - Historic Newton
Newton Affordable Housing Trust (Community Housing)
Newton Architectural Survey, 1940-1972 [Various](Historic Resources)
Newton Homebuyer Assistance Program (Community Housing)
Nonantum Village Place Senior Housing Preservation [Watertown Street, Nonantum] (Community Housing)
Riverside Greenway - Pigeon Hill Trail [Charles River, Auburndale](Recreation)
Second Church in Newton Preservation Project, [West Newton] (Historic Resource)
Webster Woods [Newton Centre/Chestnut Hill] (Open Space), including both pre-acquisition planning and land acquisition
West Newton Armory Affordable Housing Development [Washington Street, West Newton] (Community Housing)

Completed or Canceled Projects

Accessory Apartment Incentive Program (community housing) Canceled March 2009.
Albemarle Park & Cheesecake Brook Projects (open space, recreation)
Including: Albemarle Community Commons (outdoor classroom), Cheesecake Brook Greenway, & Gath Pool
Allen House (historic resources)
Archaeology Survey (historic resources)
Auburn Street [Auburndale] (Community Housing & Historic Preservation)
Bowen Projects: Bowen Field [Parks & Recreation Dept.] & Bowen Park Initiative [Bowen School] (recreation)
Brigham House (historic resources)
Cabot Community Park [Cabot School] (recreation)
Cambria Road [West Newton] (community housing)
Chestnut Street (Millhouse Commons) [Newton Upper Falls] (community housing)
Christina Street [Newton Highlands] (community housing)
City Archives (historic resources)
Including City Archives - Strategic Plan and collections held at: City Hall, Newton Free Library, History Museum, and other City departments
City Hall (historic resources)
Including: balustrade, landscape, lighting, windows, auditorium stairs
City Historic Buildings Survey (historic resources)
Civil War Monument [City-owned lot in private Newton Cemetery] (historic resources)
Coleman House Senior Housing Preservation [Newton Highlands] (Community Housing)
Commonwealth Avenue - Covenant Residences [Chestnut Hill] (community housing)
Commonwealth Avenue - Veteran House [Auburndale] (community housing)
Conservation Restrictions Funding for Newton Conservators: see Flowed Meadow and Crystal Lake project pages
Covid-19 Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program - (Community Housing)
Crafts Street Stable (historic resources)
Crescent Street [Auburndale/West Newton] (affordable housing and community playground/park) - site assessment, feasibility and design
Crystal Lake (historic resources, open space, recreation)
Including: 20 Rogers Street, 230 Lake Avenue
Dolan Pond & Forte Property [Webster Park, West Newton] (open space, community housing)
Durant-Kenrick Homestead (historic resources) -- see also other Historic Newton projects
Eddy Street [Newtonville/West Newton] (community housing)
Early Architecture Surveys, Up to 1870 (historic resources)
Elgin Street Conservation Land (open space)
Elliot Street (Linden Green) [Newton Upper Falls] (community housing, historic resources)
Farlow Park Pond & Bridge [Newton Corner] (historic resources)
Falmouth & Jackson Roads [West Newton and Newton Corner] (community housing)
Flowed Meadow Conservation Area (open space)
Including: 30 Wabasso Street
Forte Park [Nonantum] (recreation)
Gath Pool (recreation)
Golda Meir House Senior Housing Expansion[Stanton Avenue, Auburndale] (Community Housing) - 2 Life Communities
Grace Episcopal Church Tower Restoration [Newton Corner] (Historic Resource)
Haywood House Senior Housing[Jackson Road, Newton Corner] (Community Housing) - Newton Housing Authority
Heritage Landscapes Report (historic resources, open space, recreation)
Historic Art & Artifacts (historic resources)
Historic Newton projects (historic resources), including Museum Archives & Museum Exterior
Historic Preservation Guidelines (program administration)
Houghton Garden (historic resources)
Jackson Homestead - Newton History Museum Exterior Preservation (historic resources) - Historic Newton
Kesseler Woods [Chestnut Hill] (Open Space, Community Housing)
Kesseler Woods (open space - final debt service payment in Fiscal 2014)
Levingston Cove Improvements Project [Newton Highlands] (Recreation)
Lexington Street (Parkview Homes) [Auburndale] (community housing)
Local Historic Districts Signage [Newtonville & Newton Upper Falls] (historic resources)
Memorial-Spaulding School, Kayla's Garden Outdoor Classroom (recreation)
Museum Archives, Accessibility & Fire Protection (historic resources) - Historic Newton
Myrtle Village [Curve Street, West Newton] (Community Housing)
New Art Center [Newtonville] (historic resources)
Newton Cemetery, Whipple-Beal Cast Iron Fence [Newton Centre] (Historic Resources)
Newton Centre Library Building [most recently occupied by Newton Health Dept.] (historic resources)
Newton Centre Playground (recreation)
Newton Community Farm [Angino Farm] (Historic Resources, Open Space, Recreation)
Newton Corner Library Building (historic resources)
Newton Highlands Playground (recreation)
Newton Housing Authority Acceptance of CAN-DO Portfolio [Multiple Sites](Community Housing)
Newton Senior Center Park (recreation)
Newton Upper Falls Playground (recreation)
Nonantum Village Place [Nonantum] (community housing)
Open Space & Recreation Plan (open space)
Pearl Street [Newton Corner] (community housing)
Pelham Street (Pelham House) [Newton Centre] (community housing)
Stearns & Pellegrini Parks [Nonantum] (recreation)
Taft Avenue [West Newton] (affordable housing)
Waban Hill Reservoir [Manet Road, Chestnut Hill] (Recreation)
Wabasso Street [Auburndale] (open space), addition to Flowed Meadow Conservation Area
Warren House (historic resources)
Washington Park Historic Lighting [Newtonville] (historic resources)
Wellington Park (recreation)
West Newton Common (recreation)
West Street [Nonantum] (community housing)
West Suburban YMCA Historic Windows [Newton Corner] (historic resources)
WPA Mural [Newton North High School, Newtonville] (historic resources)
Wyman Street Apartments [Waban] (community housing)

The links below lead to pages with contact information & the full text of major documents about each proposal or project. Housing projects are listed here by street name. If a link is missing or does not work, please contact staff for assistance.

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