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A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2023
September 7, 2022
FY23 Project
Recommendations
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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Table of Contents
Community Preservation Act: History & Overview ....................................................................................................3
CPA Committee Process .............................................................................................................................................4
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations: FY02-22 Summary......................................................................................5
Affordable Housing .................................................................................................................................................6
Historic Preservation ..............................................................................................................................................8
Preservation Grants ............................................................................................................................................8
Open Space .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
FY23 Project Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 12
Overview & Eligibility........................................................................................................................................... 12
Affordable Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Continued Need ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Current Developments .................................................................................................................................... 14
Other New Developments ............................................................................................................................... 16
HomeBridge: Homebuyer Assistance Program ............................................................................................... 16
Historic Preservation ........................................................................................................................................... 17
22-CityView Recorded Media Digitization ....................................................................................................... 18
689 Mass. Ave. Roof Replacement .................................................................................................................. 18
Digitization of Cambridge Room Collections ................................................................................................... 19
Historical Commission Compact Shelving and Archival Support ..................................................................... 20
Margaret Fuller House Renovation ................................................................................................................. 20
Old Burying Ground ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Preservation Grants ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Open Space .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Gore Street Park Paved Area ........................................................................................................................... 23
Raymond Street (Corcoran) Park Partial Construction .................................................................................... 23
Watertown Cambridge Greenway ................................................................................................................... 24
Appendix .................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Appendix A: Public Comment Summary ............................................................................................................. 25
Appendix B: CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-22 Detail ................................................................. 27
Affordable Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Historic Preservation ....................................................................................................................................... 30
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Open Space ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Appendix C: CPA Reserve Fund Allocations ......................................................................................................... 44
Appendix D: Non-CPA Open Space Funding ........................................................................................................ 47
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Community Preservation Act: History & Overview
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) was created in 2000 by state law (G.L. c. 44B) to help cities and
towns preserve the character of their communities. In 2001, Cambridge residents voted to adopt the
CPA locally, which allowed the City to implement a 3% surcharge on Property Tax bills (with certain
residential exemptions) to fund affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space initiatives.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides matching funds in addition to those raised locally by the
surcharge. The percentage of the state match varies from year to year, depending on two factors: the
amount of fees paid at Registries of Deeds throughout the state, and the number of communities that
have adopted the CPA locally (thereby receiving a share of the state match). In 2019, state legislation
raised the registry fees that support the state match. This significantly increased the state match
provided to Cambridge in 2020 and 2021 and is projected to provide a substantial match in November
2022. CPA revenues are maintained in a dedicated City account – the CPA Fund.
Each year, the City is required to spend at least 10% of its annual CPA revenues on each CPA category –
affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space. The remaining percentage can be used
towards any of the three funding categories. In July 2012, the state statute was amended to allow
greater flexibility in the use of CPA open space funds. Open space funds may also go toward active and
passive recreational uses such as parks, playgrounds, community gardens and athletic fields.
The CPA process is overseen by the Community Preservation Act Committee. The Committee is a nine-
member public body, responsible for evaluating the City’s community preservation needs. The
Committee receives input from the public and city staff and makes funding recommendations to the City
Manager and City Council.
Funding provided for:
• Affordable Housing
• Historic Preservation
• Open Space
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CPA Committee Process
Each year, the CPA Committee holds a series of public meetings on potential projects and the
percentage of funds that should be dedicated to each CPA category. The CPA Committee meetings to
consider CPA funding for FY23 were as follows:
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FY23 Organizing Meeting – May 17, 2022
The Committee met to set its schedule, discuss CPA background and process, and review
the FY23 funding estimate.
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Hearing on FY23 Project Recommendations – June 29, 2022
The Committee received project recommendations from the public and City staff.
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Hearing on FY23 Allocation Percentages – July 25, 2022
The Committee received input on the funding allocation percentages for affordable
housing, historic preservation, and open space.
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FY23 Project and Allocation Vote Meeting – September 6, 2022
The Committee voted to recommend the funding allocation percentages and certain
projects for FY23 CPA funding.
The CPA Committee’s project are summarized in this book and presented, through the City Manager,
to the City Council.
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CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations: FY02-22 Summary
In each fiscal year, CPA funds are appropriated and allocated from three distinct sources: (1) CPA Local
Funds generated by the 3% Property Tax bill surcharge; (2) State Match revenues generated by the
Commonwealth’s matching funds; and (3) the CPA Fund Balance, made up of monies in the CPA Fund
not appropriated in earlier fiscal years.
A percentage of the funds from each source is in turn dedicated to one of three CPA funding
categories: Affordable Housing, Historic Preservation or Open Space. Each category must receive at
least 10% of the CPA funds each year. Funds dedicated to Affordable Housing are transferred to the
Affordable Housing Trust, while funds dedicated to Historic Preservation and Open Space typically go
toward specific projects. A summary of the allocations and appropriations from each funding source,
and to each funding category, is below.
CPA Fund Allocations and Appropriations by Source: FY02-FY22
FY02-22
Local Funds
FY02-22
State Match
CPA Fund
Balance
FY02-22 Total Amount
Allocated/
Appropriated
All Sources
Affordable Housing
$119,880,000
$47,228,000
$25,156,000
$192,264,000
Historic
Preservation
$14,985,000
$5,903,500
$3,019,500
$23,908,000
Open Space
$14,985,000
$5,903,500
$3,019,500
$23,908,000
Total:
$149,850,000
$59,035,000
$31,195,000
$240,080,000
Anticipated FY23 CPA Appropriations and Allocations
$19,710,000
Local
State Match
CPA Fund
Balance
$11,900,000
$4,700,000
$3,110,000*
*Includes $10,000 appropriation for Community Preservation Coalition Membership
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Affordable Housing
Funds dedicated to Affordable Housing initiatives are typically transferred to the Affordable Housing
Trust rather than being allocated to a particular project by the CPA Committee. The Trust leverages its
expertise to direct CPA funds to a variety of critical affordable housing initiatives throughout the City.
Affordable Housing Trust
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-22
$192,264,000*
CPA Funded Affordable Housing Initiatives
Preservation of Affordable Housing
1,504 units
Acquisition/Creation of Rental Units
768 units
First-Time Homebuyer Units
185 units
Total
2,457 units
*Includes $1,000,000 appropriated to the City of Cambridge COVID-19 Housing Stabilization Program in FY20.
COVID-19 Housing Stabilization Program
In June 2020, in recognition of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPA Committee
recommended $1,000,000 in one-time, direct funding for a new COVID-19 Housing Stabilization
Program. This short-term financial assistance program is administered jointly by the City Manager’s
Office through the Office of the Housing Liaison, the Department of Human Services Programs through
the Multi-Service Center, and the Community Development Department.
Maximizing Affordable Housing Support
CPA funds provide more than a one-time direct appropriation; CPA funds committed to affordable
housing have leveraged more than $500 million from other public and private sources in FY02-22.
CPA funds are a critical source of funding for the Affordable Housing Trust. In FY21, based upon a
commitment by the City Manager, the City doubled the amount of funding to dedicated to creating
and preserving affordable housing from its FY19 funding, going from $13,626,000 to $27,254,630 in
two years, which was ahead of schedule. As part of the FY23 Budget, the City again committed to 25%
of budgeted building permit revenue ($10,245,750) in capital funding to the Affordable Housing Trust.
In addition, in FY23, $12.5 million of property tax revenue will be used to provide funding to the
Affordable Housing Trust. The FY23 budget also includes $200,000 in Short-Term Rental Community
Impact Fees for the Affordable Housing Trust. This totals $22,945,750 in the FY23 Capital Budget to
directly support the development and preservation of affordable housing. These funds will supplement
FY23 Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds as well as federal funding. Through these combined
sources, and with 80% of CPA funds allocated to the Affordable Housing Trust in FY23, the City will
provide over $38.7 million in direct financial support for the Affordable Housing Trust in FY23, an
increase of 19.6% (or $6.4 million) from FY22.
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Non-CPA City Support for Affordable Housing Trust
Building Permit Revenue Allocation (FY18-23**)
$32,031,538
Property Tax Revenue Allocation (FY20-23)
$40,000,000
Short-Term Rental Community Impact Fee (FY22-23)
$242,000
Free Cash (FY20)***
$15,000,000
Total
$87,273,538
** The City’s Operating and Capital Budgets for FY23 were adopted on June 6, 2022.
*** One-time appropriation in March 2020 funding preservation of Fresh Pond Apts.
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Historic Preservation
The Historical Commission oversees historic preservation efforts in the City and works to preserve the
integrity of Cambridge’s varied historical resources. Preservation efforts have included restoring
significant buildings; conserving historic monuments and cemeteries, and landscapes; and digitizing
and preserving Cambridge-focused archival collections.
Historic Preservation
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-22
$23,908,000
Preservation Grants
A large portion of CPA funding for historic preservation is distributed through the Historical
Commission’s Preservation Grants program. Grants are available in two categories: Affordable Housing
Preservation Grants and Institutional (Non-profit) Preservation Grants.
The Historical Commission has made preservation grants available to affordable housing agencies and
income-eligible homeowners since 1975, initially using Community Development Block Grants. After
CPA funds became available in 2003, the Commission began offering grants to non-profit owners of
significant buildings.
Affordable Housing Preservation Grants
• Income-eligible homeowners apply through an affordable housing agency for funds to restore
or replace original exterior features. Housing agencies may apply to restore multi-family
properties.
• The program offers eligible homeowners fully reimbursable grants up to $30,000 per project.
Affordable housing agencies are offered fully reimbursable grants up to $50,000. Grants to
homeowners are administered by two local non-profit organizations that operate broader
Home Improvement Programs for income-eligible homeowners.
• 102 Affordable Housing Preservation Grants totaling $3.74 million have been awarded since
FY03; 87 projects have been completed and 14 are cleared to proceed, under construction, or
paid in part.
Institutional Preservation Grants
• Many non-profits, especially churches and community groups, own significant buildings in need
of restoration and/or rehabilitation. Organizations apply directly to the Historical Commission
for assistance with building envelope repairs, restoration, structural safety issues, and
accessibility projects where historic fabric is directly involved.
• The Institutional Preservation Grant program offers every non-profit an initial fully
reimbursable grant of up to $50,000 to help address immediate needs from deferred
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maintenance. With a capital plan in place, organizations may apply for additional matching
grants of up to $100,000.
• 134 Institutional Preservation Grants totaling more than $6.9 million have been awarded to 73
different non-profit organizations since FY05; 118 projects have been completed and 20 are
cleared to proceed, under construction, or paid in part.
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Open Space
Cambridge has a variety of public open spaces, from its major natural resource areas such as the
Charles River, Alewife Brook, and Fresh Pond Reservation, to the neighborhood parks and playgrounds
embedded across the city. CPA funds have been used to increase the amount of open space – by
acquiring land or converting property – and to improve existing open space resources. Efforts have
included playground redevelopment and watershed protection.
Open Space
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-22
$23,908,000
Many open space improvements in Cambridge are realized through larger capital development. Open
space projects are therefore regularly funded through revenue sources other than CPA funds, including
Property Taxes, Water Service Charges, Free Cash, and Bond Proceeds. From FY2011 through FY2022,
open space projects received $89,453,250 in funding from non-CPA Fund sources.
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Recent CPA-funded projects include:
Bare Root Tree Nursery
93-99 Bishop Allen Dr
Foundry Building
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FY23 Project Recommendations
Overview & Eligibility
The CPA Committee received several requests for FY23 funding. Project requests and related public
comment were submitted in various ways: through a project application form, at public meetings, via
email and through an online comment form. Requests came from city staff, non-profit organizations,
and individual members of the public. Summaries of FY23 project requests recommended by the CPA
Committee are presented by funding category.
What Projects are Eligible for CPA Funding?
State law directs, and restricts, the ways in which CPA funds
may be spent. Within each CPA category, there are certain
eligibility requirements. Funds can be used for the following
projects, by category:
Affordable Housing
•
Acquire
•
Create
•
Preserve
•
Support
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
Historic Preservation
•
Acquire
•
Preserve
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
Open Space
•
Acquire
•
Create
•
Preserve
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
o
For open space acquired or created with CPA funds.
o
For capital improvements to certain recreational
facilities.
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Affordable Housing
FY23 CPA AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS
Affordable Housing Trust
$15,760,000
Where CPA funds for affordable housing typically go directly to the Affordable Housing Trust rather
than to specific housing initiatives, this summary information includes current statistics and ongoing
projects affecting affordable housing in Cambridge and informing the CPA Committee’s
recommendations.
Continued Need
Recently Completed CPA-funded Affordable Housing
• More than 620 households applied for 17 affordable rental units completed in the Port last
year.
• More than 940 households applied for 40 affordable rental units completed in Porter Square
last year.
• More than 2,600 households applied for 98 affordable rental units completed in 2020 in
Cambridge Highlands.
Affordability Restrictions & Waiting Lists
Current Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list:
• The CHA has over 21,000 distinct households on its waiting list. More than 7,000 of these
households indicate that they currently live or work in Cambridge.
Current Community Development Department (CDD) applicant pools:
• Rental Housing – The CDD Rental Applicant Pool has more than 3,500 applicants for affordable
rental housing, including more than 730 Cambridge residents.
• Homeownership – The CDD Homeownership Resale Pool has more than 750 applicants looking
to purchase an affordable unit when the current owner decides to sell, including more than 540
Cambridge residents.
In 2021, the median market price for a condominium in Cambridge was more than $810,500. Without
a significant down payment, purchasing a condominium at this price would require an income of more
than $195,000 per year.
June 2022 Median Market Asking Rents
• 1-bedroom
$ 2,495
• 2-bedroom
$ 3,095
• 3-bedroom
$ 3,800
Two people earning Cambridge’s living wage would each have to work 69 hours per week to afford a
monthly rent of $3,095 for a two-bedroom apartment.
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Current Developments
Rindge Commons
Just A Start Corporation’s (JAS) has begun construction on its Rindge Commons development (above).
This development will create 101 new affordable rental units built in two phases. The first phase
includes 24 affordable units along with non-residential space for JAS offices and training programs, and
new early childhood education classrooms for City in a new building on Rindge Avenue. The Trust
committed $4,250,000 to the first phase of Rindge Commons.
Jefferson Park Federal
The Cambridge Housing Authority
(CHA) is preparing to begin a
comprehensive modernization of the
federal side of their existing
Jefferson Park development on
Rindge Avenue. Built in the early
1950s, the housing is in need of
significant upgrades, with 57 units
having had to be brought off-line due
to deteriorated conditions. The
redevelopment of Jefferson Park
Federal will involve the complete
rebuilding of the 175 existing
affordable units, including the 57 units which have been off-line for several years, and a redesigned site
layout to better integrate the housing into the surrounding neighborhood. In addition to the 175
replacement units, the CHA will add more than 100 new affordable units to Jefferson Park Federal. The
Trust has committed $43,611,615 to CHA’s 278-unit Jefferson Park Federal project.
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52 New Street
Just A Start (JAS) is finalizing plans to build new
affordable rental housing at 52 New Street. This new
construction project immediately adjacent to
Danehy Park, will result in the creation of 107 units
of affordable rental housing, including 84 family-
sized two- and three-bedroom apartments. The site
is well located for housing, in close proximity to
many amenities in the neighborhood including the
Fresh Pond reservoir, Fresh Pond shopping areas,
public transit, and Danehy Park. The Trust has
committed $18,025,390 to JAS’s New Street project.
116 Norfolk Street
The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) is planning to expand and historically renovate their existing
property at 116 Norfolk Street. The current building, a former convent, contains 37 single-room
occupancy (SRO) units. The CHA will reconfigure those units into studio apartments and to build a rear
addition to create a total of 62 studio apartments under the provisions of the Affordable Housing
Overlay (AHO). The Trust has committed $10,161,150 to CHA’s Norfolk Street project.
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Other New Developments
The Affordable Housing Trust has also recently committed or is now reviewing requests for funding for
several new developments which have been proposed throughout the city. The Trust committed funds
to:
• Homeowner’s Rehab Inc.’s (HRI) purchase of 1627 Mass. Ave from Lesley University where HRI
will soon begin planning to create affordable rental housing;
• The Park View Cooperative which will undertake significant building renovations in this 12-unit
limited equity cooperative;
• JAS’s Broadway Park development, where 15 new affordable condominiums are envisioned;
• HRI’s conversion of an existing SRO building at 35 Harvey Street to 12 separate affordable rental
units.
The Trust is also now considering other funding requests, including:
• Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) for funding to create 46 new affordable rental units
at 49 Sixth Street in East Cambridge.
HomeBridge: Homebuyer Assistance Program
First-Time Homebuyers can access funds to help them purchase homes on the market. HomeBridge
offers income-eligible buyers up to 50% of the cost of buying a home on the market to make
homeownership more affordable while expanding the City’s stock of affordable homes. More than 120
buyers have purchased homes through HomeBridge and its predecessor programs, including eight in
the past year.
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Historic Preservation
FY23 CPA HISTORIC PRESERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Project Title
Amount
Project Requestor
22-CityView Recorded Media Digitization
$40,000 22 City View
689 Mass. Ave. Roof Replacement
$300,000 Public Works
Digitization of Cambridge Room Collections
$45,000 Public Library
Historical Commission Compact Shelving and
Archival Support
$410,000 Historical Commission
Margaret Fuller House Renovation
$500,000 Redevelopment Authority
Old Burying Ground Restoration
$75,000 Historical Commission
Preservation Grants
$600,000 Historical Commission
Historic Preservation Recommendations, Total
$1,970,000
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22-CityView Recorded Media Digitization
22-CityView is responsible for television and audio production needs related to programming on the
City of Cambridge Municipal Channel. Operating within the Cambridge broadcast footprint, the
Channel provides original and acquired programming drawn relating to the City of Cambridge.
22-City View requests CPA funding to continue a project to convert ~500 DVCams and ~1,600 VHS
tapes of city events recorded in 1990-2018 to digital files, along with associated cataloguing. Additional
funding will be sought in alternate years until conversion is complete. ($40,000)
689 Mass. Ave. Roof Replacement
The City of Cambridge acquired the historically significant former Cambridgeport Savings Bank building
in July 2022 for conversion to city offices. Replacement of the roof is essential to permit a successful
rehabilitation. This request covers a portion of the total cost of the replacement. ($300,000)
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Digitization of Cambridge Room Collections
With prior CPA funding, the Cambridge Public Library has been able to digitize historically important
documents and make them available online. Currently, CPL has over 30 digital collections with 80,000
historic digital items, ranging from photographs to yearbooks to videos. The Cambridge Newspaper
Collection has 8 titles with nearly 1.5 million newspaper pages and over 250,000 views annually.
Overall, over 300,000 pages from digital collections are viewed each year.
The Library requests additional funds to continue digitization in the following areas:
Newspapers: Microfilm and digitize the Cambridge Chronicle from 2020 through 2025, the Cambridge
TAB from 1983 to 2009, and issues of the Cambridge Tribune from the 1890s.
Assessors Records: In FY20, CPA funding supported conservation of 370 historic tax ledgers from 1794
to 1919. Ledgers include names, addresses, and listings of taxable property for the residents of
Cambridge as well as nonresident property owners. To date 122 volumes from 1867-1887 have been
conserved. Digitization of the conserved volumes will make them readily available online.
Reference Collection: These materials include Cambridge City Directories, City Annual Reports, high
school yearbooks, high school publications, and School Committee minutes (among other material.)
The requested funds allow digitization of Cambridge annual budgets, School Department reports, and
street listings, as well as newsletters that document neighborhoods (i.e., 4Word: News and Views in
Area 4), projects (i.e., the Concord Alewife Update), and historical topics (i.e., rent control). ($45,000)
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Historical Commission Compact Shelving and Archival Support
Compact shelving and related archival support furniture and equipment will allow the Historical
Commission’s to efficiently catalogue and store a growing collection of archival materials and objects
($410,000)
Margaret Fuller House Renovation
Project Description
The CRA is working with the Margaret Fuller
Neighborhood House to renovate and
expand the programming they provide in
their current facility. The Margaret Fuller
House, built in 1807, is an historic structure
in the Port neighborhood that provides out
of school care for 50 children, computer and
financial literacy courses to older residents,
and food to over 7,000 families each year.
The Margaret Fuller House has significant deferred maintenance that must be addressed so it can
continue providing essential services to the community.
• New Roof
• Replacement of windows
• Replacement of all exterior clapboards & fascia
• Upgrades to life safety and indoor air quality
• Accessibility upgrades
The project will meet current fire and safety codes, create accessible program and office space on the
first floor, improve building systems and building envelope, and interior renovations for improved
program space. ($500,000)
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Old Burying Ground
Restoration technicians repairing a headstone in the Old Burying Ground, 2021
The Old Burying Ground in Harvard Square is the city’s oldest cemetery, with 1,200 grave markers from
the late 1600s to the mid-1900s in constant need of care. This grant would extend an annual
maintenance program for three years. ($75,000)
Preservation Grants
Non-Profit Row, 93-99 Bp. Allen Drive, as restored by the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (left); replacement of rotted
framing for affordable housing at 71 Bolton Street, by Just A Start, Inc.
The Cambridge Historical Commission’s Preservation Grant program has provided restoration support
for affordable housing projects since 1975 and grant assistance to non-profit owners of significant
buildings since 2005. Continued funding for Affordable Housing Preservation Grants and Institutional
Preservation Grants will support efforts to renovate affordable properties using historically-
appropriate materials and restore historically significant structures. ($600,000)
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Open Space
FY23 CPA OPEN SPACE RECOMMENDATIONS
Project Title
Amount
Project Requestor
Gore Street Park Paved Area Design
$100,000 Open Space Committee
Raymond Street (Corcoran) Park Partial
Construction
$1,720,000 Department of Public
Works
Watertown Cambridge Greenway
$150,000 Open Space Committee
Open Space Recommendations, Total
$1,970,000
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Gore Street Park Paved Area
The courts at Gold Star Mother’s Park (Gore Street Courts) are an underutilized space within the larger
park, which is a heavily used open space in East Cambridge. The project at Gore Street Courts would
include replacing the current asphalt courts with a multi-functional court space accommodating
basketball (slightly undersized), soccer (appropriate for younger kids), volleyball, pickleball, and hockey
(appropriate for younger kids), social spaces for small or large gatherings, and trees and garden beds.
The proposed improvements also include a significant reduction in impervious surfaces which will
provide substantial stormwater management benefits.
The City anticipates two years of CPA funding requests for the Gold Star Mother’s Park (Gore Street
Courts). This first year of funding would go toward design and initial construction costs. Finalizing
design first will allow the City to make a more informed second funding request in FY24. ($100,000)
Raymond Street (Corcoran) Park Partial Construction
Raymond Street Park is a heavily used open space in Neighborhood Nine which includes a field area,
playground, basketball courts, and a community garden. The project at Raymond Street Park would
include renovations to the playground and basketball courts, field drainage work, new lighting and
fencing to enhance the space, and extensive improvements to the community garden (new retaining
wall, raised garden beds and related work). FY23 funding request would supplement $1,075,000 in
CPA funding construction costs appropriated in FY22. It is anticipated that there will be additional
funding requests once the design process is closer to being finalized. ($1,720,000)
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Watertown Cambridge Greenway
This project would enhance the Watertown Cambridge Greenway with public art through a partnership
of the City (Arts Council, CDD, DPW) and DCR. It would include the commission of several artists to
start or “seed” a “Free Wall.” A free wall is a sanctioned wall for artists to create mural art in public
space. Locations of established free walls and an unwritten code of cooperation are well known in the
artistic community. Modico Way in Central Square is a very successful precedent, popular not only for
artists, but many members of the public who delight in seeing what’s new daily. The west wall has a
convenient footage between the wall and the edge of the Greenway path whereby artists working on
the wall would not interfere with flow of path users. The project would also include a commissioned
mural on the opposite wall. ($150,000)
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Appendix
Appendix A: Public Comment Summary
The tables below summarize all comments and project requests received from the public, but not
those received from City Departments. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CPA meetings were conducted
either through Zoom or through a hybrid format. Comments were received at meetings, through an
online form and via email.
FY23 CPA Public Comment Totals by Format*
Public Speakers – May 17, 2022
0
Public Speakers – June 29, 2022
11
Public Speakers – July 25, 2022
8
Online, Email, or Other Comment
• Homeowner’s Rehab Inc. (HRI) submitted testimonials and petitions from 5
HRI properties, totaling 113 comments
• 4 comments were submitted through email and 1 comment was submitted
through the mail
*A few individuals spoke at multiple meetings or hearings and/or both spoke at a hearing and submitted comments
electronically. For purposes of these totals, each comment is counted. In the tables below, comments are counted only
once in connection with the allocation percentage or project on which an individual commented.
FY23 CPA Public Comment – ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES
Allocation Percentage Requested
Comments Received
80% Affordable Housing – 10% Historic Preservation – 10% Open Space
122
70% Affordable Housing – 15% Historic Preservation – 15% Open Space
2
70% Affordable Housing – 10% Historic Preservation – 20% Open Space
1
Unspecified Open Space increase
1
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FY23 CPA Public Comment – PROJECT REQUESTS OR IDEAS
CPA Category
Comment Summary
Comments
Received
Affordable
Housing
Affordable Housing Comments, Total
1627 Mass Ave/Cherry St.
2
Creation of Tiny House Village
1
Convert Central Square Church (5 Magazine St) to housing
1
Historic
Preservation
Historic Preservation Project Comments, Total
Margaret Fuller House Preservation Project
1
Open Space
Open Space Project Comments, Total
Jerry’s Pond
8
Community Garden at 97 Gore St
1
General recreation area
1
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Appendix B: CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-22 Detail
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Supported by CPA Funds FY02-22
Affordable Housing Supported by CPA Funds (FY02-22)
Property Name
Property Details
1-3 Marcella Street
16 rental units
116 Norfolk**^
62 rental units proposed
1627 Massachusetts Avenue**^
TBD
!=-(
Jefferson Park Federal
278 rental units
Under development
Frost Terrace
40 affordable rental units
Completed 2021
Squirrelwood
23 affordable rental units
Completed 2021
Fresh Pond Apartments
504 affordable units
Preserved
2072 Massachusetts Ave.
Affordable housing to be developed
Details TBD
52 New Street
107 affordable rental units
Under development
Rindge Commons
24 affordable rental units
Under construction
Broadway Park
Affordable homeownership units
To be developed
1627 Massachusetts Ave.
Affordable housing to be developed
Details TBD
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Affordable Housing Supported by the
Community Preservation Act FY02-FY22
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Scattered Site Units
Ownership
Rental
Affordable Housing Development
Ownership
Rental
Pending Commitments
Ownership
Rental
28
2072 Massachusetts Avenue**
TBD
22 Lopez Avenue
8 rental units
25-27 Howard Street
6 rental units
35 Harvey Street
16 rental units
407-411 Cambridge Street
6 rental units
463 Cambridge Street
10 rental units
479-481 Concord Avenue
14 rental units
78-80 Porter Road
26 rental units
95-97 Pine Street
12 rental units
Alewife Brook Condos
8 ownership units
Bishop Allen Apartments
32 rental units
Briston Arms
154 rental units
Broadway Park**^
TBD
Cambridge YWCA
103 rental units
Cambridge Court Apartments
122 rental units
Cantabrigia Apartments
20 rental units
1 ownership unit
CAST I Apartments
42 rental units
CAST II Apartments
9 rental units
Central House SRO
128 rental units
Chapman Arms Apartments
25 rental units
CHA Condo Acquisition Program
14 rental units
Columbia Court
13 ownership units
Concord Highlands/Finch Cambridge
98 rental units
Elm Place
19 rental units
Fresh Pond Apts.
504 rental units
Frost Terrace
40 rental units
Gateview Condos
14 ownership units
HomeBridge & Other First Time Home Buyer
Financial Assistance
68 ownership units
Inman Square Apartments
116 rental units
Jackson Gardens
45 rental units
Jefferson Park Apartments - State
104 rental units
Jefferson Park Federal**^
278 rental units
Lancaster Street Apartments
65 rental units
Linwood Court
45 rental units
29
Lincoln Way
70 rental units
Main and Cherry Condos
10 ownership units
Neville Place
57 rental units
New Street**
107 rental units
Port Landing
20 rental units
Putnam Green
40 rental units
Putnam Square Apartments
94 rental units
Print Shop Condos
24 ownership units
Rindge Avenue SRO
14 rental units
Rindge Commons – Phase 1*
24 rental units
Scouting Way
13 rental units
Squirrelwood*
23 rental units
Temple Place
40 rental units
Trolley Square
32 rental units
8 ownership units
Webster 5 Condos
9 ownership units
Windsor Street Condos
14 ownership units
* under construction
** under development / planning
^ funds committed
30
Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Supported by CPA Funds
Fiscal Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2021
93-99 Bishop Allen Drive Restoration
$330,000
FY2007
Archives restoration - DPW, Main Library, Clerk
$195,000
FY2017
Preservation scanning - City Directories
$10,000
FY2020
Assessor’s Records Preservation
$55,500
Archives and Scanning Total
$260,500
FY2006
Brattle St. - Craigie Park
$200,000
FY2017
Brattle St. - Sidewalk Repair
$150,000
FY2018
Brattle St. Sidewalk Repair
$25,000
Brattle St. Project Total
$375,000
FY2004
Cambridge Cemetery, fence, 76 Coolidge Ave.
$125,000
FY2005
Cambridge Cemetery Chapel, 76 Coolidge Ave.
$100,000
FY2007
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$50,000
FY2008
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$50,000
FY2009
Cambridge Cemetery, receiving tomb
$25,000
FY2009
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2010
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2011
Cambridge Cemetery, granite steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2012
Cambridge Cemetery Steps and Curbs
$30,000
FY2013
Cambridge Cemetery, stairs and enclosures
$28,000
FY2014
Cambridge Cemetery, granite stairs
$30,000
FY2016
Create database of Cambridge Cemetery Burials
$35,000
Cambridge Cemetery Total
$563,000
FY2004
Cambridge Common
$350,000
FY2005
Cambridge Common
$227,000
FY2006
Cambridge Common
$280,000
FY2008
Cambridge Common
$19,390
Cambridge Common Total
$876,390
FY2004
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway
$900,000
FY2008
Cambridge Public Library, archives
$75,000
FY2010
Cambridge Public Library, digitization
$50,000
FY2018
Cambridge Public Library, digitization
$9,000
FY2019
Cambridge Public Library, shelving
$37,600
Cambridge Public Library Total
$1,071,600
31
FY2008
City Clerk, archives
$60,000
FY2009
City Clerk, archives (supplies)
$3,700
FY2009
City Clerk, vault
$119,535
FY2010
City Clerk, vault
$47,000
FY2012
City Clerk, records rooms
$50,000
FY2013
City Clerk vault phase 2
$70,000
FY2014
City Clerk vault phase 2
$70,000
FY2015
City Clerk vault phase 2
$31,000
FY2016
City Clerk vault construction
$246,675
FY2017
City Clerk vault construction
$263,400
City Clerk vault phases 1 & 2 Total
$961,310
FY2008
City Engineer, archives
$140,000
FY2012
City Engineer, Document Scanning
$20,000
FY2013
City Engineer, Document Scanning
$15,000
City Engineer Archives Total
$175,000
FY2005
City Hall, floors
$369,000
FY2006
City Hall, floors
$100,000
FY2007
City Hall, stairs
$125,000
FY2007
City Hall, City Council Chamber improvements
$75,000
FY2010
City Hall, waterproofing
$80,000
FY2011
City Hall, waterproofing
$140,000
FY2012
City Hall Painting Project, roof design
$105,000
FY2013
City Hall Public Area woodwork restoration
$40,000
FY2013
City Hall, Replace Exterior Window Sills
$195,000
FY2014
City Hall interior storm windows
$23,500
FY2014
City Hall, replace exterior window sills
$212,000
FY2018
City Hall steps
$125,000
FY2018
City Hall, Council Chamber Painting
$50,000
City Hall Total
$1,639,500
FY2006
Collins Branch Library, 64 Aberdeen Ave.
$100,000
FY2009
Collins Branch Library, accessibility
$136,765
Collins Branch Library Total
$236,765
FY2013
CPL. Burns Shelter, design and testing
$21,000
32
FY2009
Digitization, City Council videotapes
$10,000
FY2009
Digitization, Cambridge Chronicle 1846-
$60,000
FY2011
Digitization, historic photo collection
$30,000
FY2016
Digitization, Cambridge Newspapers
$93,325
FY2019
Digitization, architectural history survey
$164,000
FY2020
Digitization, architectural history survey – Phase II
$65,000
FY2021
Digitization, architectural history survey – Phase III
$65,000
FY2022
Digitization, architectural history survey – Phase IV
$67,000
FY2022
Digitization, city records
$173,000
Digitization, Total
$727,325
FY2007
Electrical Dept. Garage
$80,000
FY2018
Electrical Dept. 35 Third Street Slate Roof Replacement
$378,000
FY2019
Electrical Dept., garage window replacement
$200,000
Electrical Dept. Total
$658,000
FY2011
Eng. 1(491 Bway)& 6(176 Riv), windows & cupola
$15,000
FY2007
Engine 5, 220 Hampshire St.
$100,000
FY2008
Eng. 5, 220 Hampshire St, roof, winds, masonry
$115,000
FY2010
Engine 5, 220 Hampshire St, roof, doors
$20,000
FY2020
Engine 5 (Inman Square), façade restoration
$482,000
Engine 5 Total
$717,000
FY2008
Engine 6, 176 River St
$50,000
FY2014
Engine 6, 176 River St
$54,500
Engine 6 Total
$104,500
FY2010
Engine 9, 167 Lex Ave, masonry, roof, doors
$238,000
FY2013
Fire HQ door replacement
$11,000
FY2019
Flagstaff Park - flagpole replacement
$50,000
FY2022
Flagstaff Park flagpole restoration
$175,000
Flagstaff Park Total
$225,000
FY2004
Former Police Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Iron work
$35,000
FY2011
Former Police Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Adaptive Reuse
$250,000
FY2012
Former Police Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Adaptive Reuse
$250,000
Former Police Station Hdqtrs. Total
$535,000
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FY2007
Fort Washington, Waverly St., gate
$75,000
FY2008
Fort Washington, Waverly St, irrigation
$40,000
Fort Washington Total
$115,000
FY2021
Foundry, Masonry Restoration
$387,000
FY2021
Foundry, Women’s History Project
$50,000
Foundry Total
$437,000
FY2006
Fresh Pond Golf Course, clubhouse cupola
$40,000
FY2008
Fresh Pond Golf Course, clubhouse roof
$170,610
Fresh Pond Golf Course Total
$210,610
FY2013
Fresh Pond intake structure
$10,000
FY2013
Historic Markers - Prototype Design
$40,000
FY2018
Historic and African American Heritage Trail Markers
$30,000
FY2019
African American Heritage Trail Markers
$80,000
FY2020
African American Trail Markers - Phase II
$80,000
Historic Markers Total
$230,000
FY2019
Inspectional Services Dept. - Digitization of plans & records
$50,000
FY2016
Kingsley Park overlook restoration
$30,000
FY2022
Lombardi Municipal Building, Roof Replacement
$535,000
FY2016
Longfellow Park, staircase restoration
$50,000
FY2018
Longfellow Park Steps
$40,000
FY2019
Longfellow Park - masonry repairs
$90,400
Longfellow Park Total
$180,400
FY2016
Lowell Park, landscape plan and wall restoration
$85,000
FY2017
Lowell Park Landscape plan
$60,000
Lowell Park Landscape Plan Total
$145,000
FY2012
Magazine Beach Powderhouse Preservation Repairs
$25,000
FY2014
Magazine Beach Powderhouse
$100,000
FY2015
Magazine Beach Landscape Plan
$56,500
FY2017
Magazine Beach Powerhouse interior rehab
$100,000
FY2017
Magazine Beach Signage
$16,600
Magazine Beach Total
$298,100
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FY2007
O'Connell Library, 46 Sixth St., windows
$50,000
FY2015
O'Connell Library, exterior
$325,000
O'Connell Library Total
$375,000
FY2008
Old Burying Ground, table tombs
$40,000
FY2009
Old Burying Ground, table tombs
$30,000
FY2010
Old Burying Ground
$40,000
FY2011
Old Burying Ground (ongoing)
$40,000
FY2012
Old Burying Ground gravestone Restoration
$30,000
FY2013
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$35,000
FY2014
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$40,000
FY2015
Old Burying Ground
$30,000
FY2016
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$30,000
FY2017
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$30,000
FY2020
Old Burying Ground, grave marker restoration
$30,000
Old Burying Ground Total
$375,000
FY2003-FY2022
Preservation Grants*
$10,593,500
FY2015
Rebind Atlases and Directories
$7,500
FY2009
Shady Hill Square, preservation restriction
$175,000
FY2022
Winthrop Wall Restoration (Construction)
$200,000
FY2015
YWCA shelter
$200,000
Historic Preservation Total
$23,908,000
*See further detail on Preservation Grant spending.
35
Preservation Grants
Preservation Grants for Affordable Housing (FY03-22)
Recipient Project Address
Agency
Amount
407 Cambridge St.
Cambridge and Somerville Community Action Program
$50,000
2103 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge and Somerville Community Action Program
$100,000
86-90 1/2 Berkshire St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$23,000
151-157 Allston St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$50,000
151-157 Allston St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
23-25 Athens St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
25-27 Howard St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$50,000
27-29 Athens St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
139 Spring St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$59,150
259 Windsor-24 Market St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$32,191
71 Hammond Street
Cambridge Housing Authority
$50,000
62-64 Clifton St.
Cambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing Services
$35,000
17 Milton St.
Cambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing Services
$28,250
101 1/2 Inman St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
101 1/2 Inman St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$37,675
24-36 Fulkerson St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$35,000
49-53 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
75-79 Kinnaird St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$40,000
131-133 Fayerweather St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
13-15 Lincoln St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
171-173 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
175-177 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
18-20 Carlisle St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
207-209 Green St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
22-24 Flagg St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$25,000
23-25 Madison Ave.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$36,000
2-4 University Rd.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
253-255 Windsor St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$8,200
95-97 Pine St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$75,000
11 Foch St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$15,000
14 Carlisle St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
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14 Dinsmore Ct.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$2,200
17 Seventh St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$10,500
25 Wendell St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$46,750
27 Tremont Street
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
45 Garfield St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$32,200
45 Garfield St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$17,100
58 Seventh St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$75,000
151 Clark St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$18,000
300 Prospect St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
341 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$93,387
901 Massachusetts Ave.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$85,000
302-304 Concord Ave.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$25,000
37 Union St.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
289 Rindge Ave.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
160-164 Richdale Ave.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$25,000
35 Harvey St.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$160,000
71 Bolton St.
Just A Start
$50,000
424 Broadway
Just A Start
$10,772
171-173 Columbia St.
Just A Start
$90,000
9 Kenwood St.
Just A Start
$30,000
15 Carlisle St.
Just A Start
$50,000
15 Seventh St.
Just A Start
$15,000
22 Plymouth St.
Just A Start
$30,000
59 Norfolk St.
Just A Start
$30,000
89 Third St.
Just A Start
$30,000
135 Western Ave.
Just A Start
$30,000
135 Western Ave.
Just A Start
$30,000
323 Allston St.
Just A Start
$4,220
424-432 Windsor St.
Just A Start
$30,000
146-152 Prospect St.
Just A Start
$50,000
10-12 Boardman St.
Just A Start
$8,909
201-203 Columbia St.
Just A Start
$50,000
367-369 Western Avenue
Just A Start
$30,000
1 Allston Ct.
Just A Start
$30,000
4 Tremont St.
Just A Start
$3,000
37
6 Cottage St.
Just A Start
$15,000
11 Speridakis Ter.
Just A Start
$3,500
14 Upton St.
Just A Start
$21,075
19 Howard St.
Just A Start
$30,000
20 Kelly Rd.
Just A Start
$25,000
25 Tremont St.
Just A Start
$25,000
27 Tremont Street
Just A Start
$25,000
28 Sixth St.
Just A Start
$37,200
44 Webster Ave.
Just A Start
$30,000
51 Norfolk St.
Just A Start
$35,000
56 Sixth St.
Just A Start
$30,000
62 Norfolk St.
Just A Start
$35,000
70 Bishop Allen Dr.
Just A Start
$35,000
77 Bishop Allen Dr.
Just A Start
$35,000
96 Gore St.
Just A Start
$18,530
109 Hampshire St.
Just A Start
$61,500
124 Thorndike St.
Just A Start
$18,500
209 Columbia St.
Just A Start
$50,000
237 Allston St.
Just A Start.
$4,900
267 Broadway
Just A Start
$70,000
269 Norfolk St.
Just A Start
$30,000
288 Washington St.
Just A Start
$29,300
342 Norfolk St.
Just A Start
$30,000
288-299 Washington St.
Just A Start
$10,500
7-9 Salem Street
Just A Start
$40,000
2 Allston Court
Just A Start
$40,000
12 Boardman Street
Just A Start
$35,000
17 Boardman Street
Just A Start
$35,000
20 Reed Street
Just A Start
$23,830
128 Reed Street
Just A Start
$51,750
156 Prospect Street
Just A Start
$40,000
196 Prospect Street
Just A Start
$70,000
237 Allston Street (#2)
Just A Start
$7,100
336 Windsor Street
Just A Start
$50,000
296 Washington St.
Lead-Safe Cambridge
$19,350
38
196-198 Auburn St.
Share Associates
$32,316
Total
102
$3,740,855
Institutional Preservation Grants (FY05-22)
Recipient Institution
Grants Awarded
Total Amount
Agassiz Neighborhood House, 20 Sacramento St.
2
$96,146
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 46+52 Brattle St.
7
$284,075
Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St.
2
$144,240
Cambridge Family & Children's Services, 60 Gore St.
2
$80,000
Cambridge Health Alliance, 16 Camellia Avenue
1
$43,020
Cambridge Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass. Ave.
2
$62,230
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St.
1
$57,505
Cambridge YMCA, 820 Mass. Ave.
1
$50,000
Cambridge YWCA, 7 Temple St.
1
$50,000
Cambridge Zen Center, 193-199 Auburn Street
2
$100,000
Cambridge-Ellis School, 80 Trowbridge St.
2
$43,775
Cambridgeport Baptist Church, 130 Magazine St.
2
$100,000
Central Square Church, 5 Magazine St.
1
$100,000
Christ Church, 0 Garden St.
1
$30,000
Christ the King Presbyterian Church, 99 Prospect St.
2
$157,575
Church of the New Jerusalem, 50 Quincy St.
1
$50,000
Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine St.
2
$74,465
Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave.
2
$62,480,
East End House, 105 Spring St.
1
$26,350
Faith Lutheran Church, 311 Broadway
3
$124,466
First Baptist Church, 5 Magazine St.
2
$150,000
First Church of Christ Scientist, 13 Waterhouse St.
3
$125,000
First Church, Congregational, 11 Garden St.
3
$300,000
First Korean Church, 35 Magazine Street
1
$25,000
First Parish Unitarian Church, 1450 Mass. Ave.
3
$200,000
First Reformed Presbyterian Church, 51 Antrim St.
4
$207,388
First United Presbyterian Church, 1418 Cambridge St.
4
$131,318
Friends Meeting House, Longfellow Park
1
$50,000
Grace Methodist Church, 56 Magazine St.
1
$46,000
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The Greek Institute, 1038 Mass. Ave.
1
$100,000
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, 1555 Mass. Ave.
5
$172,775
Historic New England-Cooper-Frost-Austin House, 21 Linnaean
1
$25,000
History Cambridge, 159 Brattle St.
4
$216,705
Holy Trinity Parish House, 145 Brattle St.
1
$18,100
Longy School of Music, 1 Follen Street
7
$520,000
Margaret Fuller House, 71 Cherry St.
3
$133,700
Mass Ave. Baptist Church, 146 Hampshire St.
1
$100,000
Massasoit Lodge, 55 Bishop Allen Drive
1
$50,000
Mercy Corps, 9 Waterhouse St.
2
$80,000
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt Auburn St.
2
$100,000
New School of Music, 25 Lowell St.
3
$57,241
Old Cambridge Baptist Church. 400 Harvard St.
5
$244,220
Park View Cooperative, 24-26 Cpl. McTernan Street
1
$100,000
Pentecostal Tabernacle, South Campus, 56 Magazine St.
4
$400,000
Reed Hall/ Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St.
1
$48,000
Rush AME Zion Church, 82 School St.
1
$50,000
St Francis of Assisi Church, 323 Cambridge St
1
$100,000
St James's Episcopal Church, 1991 Mass. Ave.
1
$100,000
St Mary's Church/School Complex, 134 Norfolk St.
5
$273,050
St Paul AME, 31 Bishop Allen Dr.
1
$50,000
St Paul Parish (Catholic), 29 Mt. Auburn St.
2
$130,000
St Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Mass. Ave.
4
$134,185
St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church, 137 Allston St.
2
$165,000
Sacred Heart Church, 49 Sixth St.
1
$30,630
Temple Beth Shalom, 8 Tremont St.
1
$3,915
The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue
1
$100,000
The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue
1
$100,000
Union Baptist Church, 872 Main St.
2
$98,555
Western Avenue Baptist Church, 299 Western Ave.
7
$266,087
424-430 Windsor Street Condo Association
1
$28,000
Women's Educational Center, 46 Pleasant St.
1
$43,560
Total
134
$6,947,276
40
Open Space
Open Space Supported by CPA Funds
Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2020
Alewife Path Design
$350,000
FY2022
Alewife Restoration
$40,000
FY2016
Amigos School Playground
$500,000
FY2022
Bare Root Nursery Expansion
$125,000
FY2006
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$80,000
FY2008
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$250,000
FY2010
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$250,000
FY2011
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$350,000
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements Total
$930,000
FY2015
Cambridgeport School Playground
$500,000
FY2005
Cambridge Watershed Land Acquisition (Lincoln, MA)
$1,150,000
FY2016
Clarendon Avenue Playground Design
$260,000
FY2016
CRLS Tennis Courts Structural Study
$60,000
FY2018
CRLS Tennis Courts
$365,000
CRLS Tennis Courts Total
$425,000
FY2009
Drainage Improvements Project
$75,000
FY2010
Drainage Improvements Project
$155,000
FY2012
Drainage Improvements and Parkway Community Garden
$350,000
FY2017
Drainage Improvements and Fresh Pond Parkway Community Garden -
Specifically the Garden
$250,000
Drainage Improvements Project Total
$830,000
FY2009
Ecological Inventory of Upland Watershed Property
$100,000
FY2013
Elm/ Hampshire Plaza Bishop Allen/Main St. Park
$320,000
FY2004
Fresh Pond Reservation - Watershed Soil Stabilization
$150,000
FY2009
Fresh Pond Reservation - Circulation and Access Plan
$50,000
FY2019
Fresh Pond Reservation - Ecological Landscape Improvements
$66,550
Fresh Pond Reservation Total
$266,550
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FY2007
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$60,000
FY2011
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$350,000
FY2012
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$350,000
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan Total
$760,000
FY2007
Golf Course - Fresh Pond Reservation Earthen Berm
$275,000
FY2011
Golf Course - Watershed Protection and Re-vegetation
$55,000
FY2012
Golf Course - Watershed Protection and Landscape Stabilization
$260,000
Golf Course - Watershed Protection Total
$590,000
FY2017
Graham and Parks school playground
$500,000
FY2016
Greenbough Blvd/ Hell's Acre
$90,000
FY2014
Haggerty School Playground Improvements
$600,000
FY2015
Haggerty School Playground Improvements
$175,000
Haggerty School Playground Improvements Total
$775,000
FY2020
Hell’s Half Acre Ecological Restoration
$50,250
FY2020
Hoyt Field Play Structures and Furniture
$874,050
FY2013
Hurley Playground
$400,000
FY2013
Hurley Street Community Garden
$100,000
Hurley Street Total
$500,000
FY2007
Kingsley Park Slope Stabilization
$25,000
FY2009
Kingsley Point Restoration
$600,000
Kingsley Point Restoration Total
$625,000
FY2021
Linear Park Design
$600,000
FY2004
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$150,000
FY2006
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$200,000
FY2007
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$100,000
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration Total
$450,000
FY2018
Magazine Beach - Canoe/Kayak Launch
$25,000
FY2019
Magazine Beach - Shoreline Edgework
$155,450
FY2020
Magazine Beach – Site Survey, Planning & Design
$47,700
FY2021
Magazine Beach, Sunken Parking Lot Removal & Grassy Beach Creation
$150,000
FY2022
Magazine Beach Recreation, Grassy Beach
$150,000
Magazine Beach Total
$528,150
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FY2006
Mahoney's Site Restoration
$800,000
FY2016
Morse School Playground design
$260,000
FY2005
Northeast Sector/Fresh Pond Improvements Project
$1,800,000
FY2008
Northeast Sector Final Change Order on Re-vegetation
$75,000
Northeast Sector Total
$1,875,000
FY2019
O'Connell Branch Library Pocket Park
$250,000
FY2006
Old Field/Birch Grove
$120,000
FY2007
Old Field/Birch Grove Restoration
$375,000
Old Field/Birch Grove Restoration Total
$495,000
FY2013
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park
$100,000
FY2015
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park
$70,000
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park Total
$170,000
FY2019
Peabody School Playground Improvements
$800,000
FY2021
Peabody School Playground Improvements
$200,000
Peabody School Total
$1,000,000
FY2006
Purchase 12-14 Watson Street
$153,655
FY2022
Raymond Street (Corcoran) Park Design and Partial Construction
$1,075,000
FY2022
Rafferty Park Design
$360,000
FY2013
Railroad Rights of Way
$250,000
FY2013
Replacement of Basketball and Tennis Courts
$530,000
FY2013
Replacement of School Playgrounds
$300,000
FY2014
Sacramento Field Renovations
$430,000
FY2015
Sacramento Field Renovations
$420,000
Sacramento Field Renovations Total
$850,000
FY2015
Sennott Park Basketball Courts
$85,000
FY2017
Sennott Park Improvements
$480,000
FY2018
Sennott Park Playground Renovations
$867,000
FY2021
Sennott Park Improvements
$500,000
Sennott Park Total
$1,932,000
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FY2011
Upcountry Watershed and Water Quality Improvements
$200,000
FY2008
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C"
$250,000
FY2010
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C"
$250,000
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C" Total
$500,000
FY2009
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project
$250,000
FY2010
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project
$250,000
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project Total
$500,000
FY2012
Reserve transfer for the purchase of 53.6 acres of DeNormandie property in
Lincoln Ma
$1,152,247
FY2021
Reserve transfer
$82,000
Appropriations to Open Space Reserve (not including $1.2M in fund
transfers)
-$965,902
Open Space Total
$23,908,000
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Appendix C: CPA Reserve Fund Allocations
In addition to the CPA Fund Balance, which consists of monies in the CPA Fund that have not been appropriated
in previous fiscal years, the City maintains two reserve accounts: the Historic Preservation Reserve and the Open
Space Reserve. These accounts include funds that were allocated and appropriated for spending on Historic
Preservation or Open Space purposes in previous fiscal years but were not ultimately expended for a particular
project.
Once funds are transferred into a reserve account, they can only be used for qualifying purposes (i.e., Historic
Preservation or Open Space). A summary of allocations and transfers from these reserve accounts is presented
below by Fiscal Year.
Historic Preservation Reserve
Fiscal Year
Beginning Balance
Additions
Reductions
Ending Balance
FY2003
$810,000
$810,000
FY2004
$810,000
$36,000
($810,000)
$36,000
FY2005
$36,000
($36,000)
$0
FY2006
$0
$0
FY2007
$0
$18,750 (1)
$18,750
FY2008-FY2017
$18,750
$18,750
FY2018
$18,750
$21,668 (2)
($18,750) (3)
$21,668
FY2019-FY2020
$21,668
$21,668
FY2021
$21,668
$19,245.01 (4)
$40,913.01
FY2022
40,913.01
40,913.01
(1) The CPA Committee voted on 6/11/07 to transfer $18,750 from unexpended Historic Preservation project
budget balance to Historic Preservation Reserve.
(2) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer various unexpended Historic Preservation project budget
balances to Historic Preservation Reserve.
(3) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer $18,750 from Historic Preservation Reserve to Historic
Preservation project for interior lighting at the O’Connell Branch Library.
(4) The CPA Committee voted on 05/12/21 to transfer various unexpended Historic Preservation project
budget balances to Historic Preservation Reserve.
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Open Space Reserve
Fiscal Year
Beginning Balance
Additions
Reductions
Ending Balance
FY2003
$1,350,000
$1,350,000
FY2004
$1,350,000
$760,000
$0
$2,110,000
FY2005
$2,110,000
$260,000
($2,110,000)
$260,000
FY2006
$260,000
($153,655)
$106,345
FY2007
$106,345
$1,615,000 (1)
$1,721,345
FY2008
$1,721,345
$685,000
$2,406,345
FY2009
$2,406,345
$15,000 (2)
$2,421,345
FY2010-FY2011
$2,421,345
$2,421,345
FY2012
$2,421,345
($1,152,247) (3)
$1,269,098
FY2013
$1,269,098
($1,035,000) (4)
$234,098
FY2014-FY2017
$234,098
$234,098
FY2018
$234,098
($234,098) (5)
$0
FY2019-FY2020
$0
$0
FY2021
$0
$127,494.35 (6, 7)
$127,494.35
FY2022
$127,494.35
$127,494.35
(1) Includes a $400,000 transfer to the Open Space Reserve on 6/28/06 as a result of the City receiving a State
Self-Help grant for the Lincoln land purchase plus, a FY07 allocation of $415,000.
(2) Includes transfer back to Open Space Reserve.
(3) Includes the CPA Committee vote on 5/5/12 to approve a transfer of funds for the purchase of 53.6 acres
of DeNormandie property in Lincoln, MA.
(4) Includes the CPA Committee vote on 9/4/2012 to approve a transfer of funds for appropriation to public
investment fund projects.
(5) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer funds from Open Space Reserve to Open Space projects
for Sennott Park playground renovations ($206,507) and the Amigos and Morse School playground
improvements ($27,591).
(6) The City Council voted on 9/14/21 to approve an appropriation to the Open Space Reserve ($82,000).
(7) The CPA Committee voted on 05/12/21 to transfer various unexpended Open Space project budget
balances to Open Space Reserve ($45,494.35).
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In FY18, a number of projects were funded through the transfer of unexpended budget balances remaining from
Historic Preservation and Open Space projects approved in earlier Fiscal Years.
Historic Preservation Project
FY18 Transfer Amount
Historic Preservation Grants
$100,000
O'Connell Branch Library, interior lighting
$15,250
Boardman School, exterior restoration
$255,000
Electrical Department, 35 Third Street Slate roof replacement
$172,000
Golf Course, window repairs
$50,000
Total
$592,250
Open Space Project
FY18 Transfer Amount
Amigos/ Morse School renovations
$22,409
Total
$22,409
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Appendix D: Non-CPA Open Space Funding
From FY11 through FY22, many open space projects were funded through mechanisms other than the CPA.
Non-CPA funded Open Space Projects FY11-22
Fiscal Year
Project Description
Amount
Funding Source
2012
Alberico, David
Nunes/Old Morse and
Fulmore Parks,
Renovation
$1,240,000 Bond
2021
BB&N/Larch Road Open
Space Acquisition
$18,500,000 Free Cash
2014
Cambridge Common
(Total project cost
$6.25M through various
funding sources)
$2,180,000 Bond
2017
Cambridge Common
Enhancement Project
$500,000 Bond
Cambridge Common
Enhancement Project
Total
$2,680,000
2016
Clarendon Avenue
Playground
$700,000 Free Cash
2020
Clarendon Avenue
Playground
$300,000 Free Cash
Clarendon Avenue
Playground Total
$1,000,000
2011
Danehy Park Soccer Field
$700,000 Bond
2013
Danehy Park Soccer Field
$1,540,000 Bond
2015
Danehy Park Soccer Field,
artificial turf
$1,150,000 Bond
2022
Danehy Park Changing
Facility
$10,300,000 Free Cash
Danehy Park Soccer Field
Total
$13,690,000
2016
East Cambridge Kendall
Square Open Space parks
(ECKOS)
$11,750,000 Private Developers
2021
ECKOS
$5,717,250 Private Developers
ECKOS Total
$17,467,250
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2018
Fresh Pond, Drainage and
Community Garden
$650,000 Water Service
2017
Fresh Pond, Drainage and
Community Garden
$600,000 Water Service
2015
Fresh Pond, Golf Course
Improvements
$550,000 Bond
Fresh Pond Total
$1,800,000
2020
Glacken Field
$7,250,000 Free Cash
2016
Glacken Slope
$500,000 Water Service
2020
Glacken Slope
$300,000 Water Service
Glacken Total
$8,050,000
2017
Grand Junction Path
(phased over 4 years)
$10,000,000 Bond
2014
Haggerty School and
Playground Renovations
$55,000 Free Cash
2014
Kingsley Park Restoration
$500,000 Water Service
2015
Kingsley Park Restoration
$600,000 Water Service
2016
Kingsley Park Restoration
$250,000 Water Service
Kingsley Park Restoration
Total
$1,350,000
2018
Magazine Beach
$44,000 Free Cash
2019
Magazine Beach,
shoreline
$600,000 Free Cash
2022
Magazine Beach Phase II-
2
$1,800,000 ARPA
Magazine Beach Total
$2,444,000
2016
Morse School Playground
$940,000 Free Cash
2020
O’Connell Library Park
$245,000 Free Cash, CRA Grant,
East Cambridge OS Trust
2013
Pacific Street Dog Park
$50,000 Bond
2012
Riverside Press Park
Community Garden
$60,000 Bond
2017
Russell Field
$2,300,000 Bond
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Non-CPA Open Space Funding by
Fiscal Year, FY11-22
Fiscal Year
Amount
2011
$700,000
2012
$1,300,000
2013
$1,922,000
2014
$2,735,000
2015
$2,300,000
2016
$14,140,000
2017
$13,400,000
2018
$844,000
2019
$1,450,000
2020
$13,395,000
2021
$24,217,250
2022
$13,050,000
Total
$89,453,250
2019
Russell Field
$350,000 Free Cash
Russell Field Total
$2,650,000
2018
Sacramento Field
$150,000 Free Cash
2022
Sennott Park
$250,000 Free Cash
2019
Universal Design
Playground
$500,000 Free Cash
2020
Universal Design
Playground
$5,300,000 Free Cash
2022
Universal Design
Playground
$700,000 Free Cash
Universal Design
Playground Total
$6,500,000
2013
Waverly Street Path
Construction
$332,000 Property Tax
Total
$89,453,250