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This page has information regarding private development projects in Newton.
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The chart below has a list of development projects in Newton. The projects are listed alphabetically by street name and ascending street number.
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Last updated: 1/5/2026
| Project Name & Address | Description | Status Update |
| 528 Boylston Street (Rt 9), Thompsonville |
Replacement of commercial landscape yard and two 2-family homes with a 6-story rental apartment building with amenities |
Comprehensive Permit approved |
| Northland Charlemont: 160 Charlemont St, Newton Highlands |
Development of industrial site off Charlemont and Christina Streets |
Comprehensive Permit approved |
| 38 Crafts Streets, Newtonville |
Proposed six-story multifamily building with 234 residential units and 290 parking stalls with 59 units designated as affordable for low- or moderate-income persons or families |
Comprehensive Permit filed |
| 78 Crafts Street, Newtonville |
Replacement of 10+ industrial buildings and one residential building with four 4-to 6-story rental apartment buildings and one 2-story parking structure |
Comprehensive Permit approved |
| 85 Dudley Rd, Newton Centre |
71 units in 26 townhouse style buildings |
Special Permit application withdrawn |
| Riverside: MBTA Riverside T Station, 355 Grove St and 399 Grove St, Auburndale |
Development of a portion of existing parking lot for mixed use |
Special Permit application approved |
| 134 Hancock Street and 161-163 and 169 Grove Street, Auburndale |
Proposal for adaptive re-use of three vacant single family historic buildings into an estimated 5-11 units of affordable housing |
Going back to Real Property Reuse Committee - date TBD |
| Portion of former Walker Center for Ecumenical Exchange: 138-144 Hancock Street, Auburndale |
Adaptive re-use of two vacant buildings, plus new construction, to result in 16 housing units | Special Permit approved |
| Northland Needham Street: 275-281 Needham St, 156 Oak St, 55 Tower Rd, Upper Falls, 400 Main St, 340 Main St | 10 new buildings varying in height from 3 to 8 stories, and adaptive reuse of existing mill building for 100 units. Total of 822 unites (145u affordable), 90,000sf retail space, surface parking for 1,070 cars, and a public splash park | Under construction |
| Newton Gardens Acquisition: 132 North Street, West Newton | Acquisition of 112-unit apartment complex for long-term affordability | Complete - funding all closed and affordability restrictions in place |
| 41 Washington Street, Newton Corner |
Replacement of Victorian home with a 4-story condominium building |
Comprehensive Permit denied; under appeal with HAC (Housing Appeals Committee) |
| West Newton Armory: 1135-1137 Washington Street, West Newton | Adaptive re-use and partial replacement of surplus 3-story Armory building with a 3-story and 4-story building of apartments, below grade parking, and office and community space | Under construction |
| Dunstan East/Newton Crossing: 1149-1185 Washington St and Kempton Pl | Construction of 292 residential units, aprx 8,000 SF of ground level retail, and underground parking | Under construction |
| 386-390 Watertown Street, Nonantum | Development of a 10-unit apartment with one street-level commercial space | Special Permit approved |