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Parking Relief for Downtown Malden Restaurant Employees
COVID-19 has taken its toll on several businesses especially the downtown Malden restaurants that continue to face challenges resulting from the pandemic. In an effort to support the restaurants that in large part are drivers of the downtown...
Read MoreEntrance to the New City Hall at 215 Pleasant Street
Entrance to the new City Hall, a condominium in the mixed-use development consisting of apartments and commercial space on upper Pleasant Street opposite the Malden Center MBTA Station.
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Read MorePaying Respect to the Former First Church in Malden
Paying respect to the former First Church in Malden Congregational, the redeveloper of the combined Malden Government Center, Malden Police Station and the First Church site agreed to forever memorialize the Church’s long-standing history in...
Read MoreMRA Main Office and Healthy Homes Rehab Office Merging Under One Roof June 2020
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) is merging its Main Office and Healthy Homes and Rehab Office under one roof effective Monday June 29, 2020. The new MRA Office will be located on the Third Floor of the new Malden City Hall at 215...
Read MorePleasant Street Open to Through Traffic June 8, 2020
Pleasant Street is open to through traffic as of June 8, 2020. The street remains one way from Main Street to Abbott Street and two way from Commercial Street to Abbott Street.
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Read MoreMRA Administering City's Grant Program for Small Business Impacted by COVID-19
The City of Malden, in collaboration with the Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA), is offering grants to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Funding is provided by Community Development Block Grant CARES Act. Certain restrictions...
Read MoreMRA Administering the Malden Rental Assistance Fund to Assist Low-Income Malden Renters Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis
On behalf of the City of Malden, the Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) is administering the Malden Rental Assistance Fund to assist low-income Malden renters affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The program will cover the cost of one month’s rent...
Read MoreRental Assistance and Small Business Assistance Programs
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA), in partnership with the City of Malden, is administering Rental Assistance and Small Business Assistance programs to help Malden residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The MRA will...
Read MoreAmendment to PY19 CDBG Annual Action Plan
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) is accepting written comments on a proposed amendment to the current year (2019-2020) Annual Action Plan to incorporate new federal funding made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
Read MoreMRA Collaborating with City to Create Rental and Small Business Assistance Programs
Help for Tenants
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA), in collaboration with the City of Malden, is creating a rental assistance program to assist low-income Malden renters who are unable to pay rent...
Read MoreFerryway Tot Lot Improvements Underway Spring 2020
The Ferryway School tot lot will receive upgrades Spring 2020 to make it accessible to all children, including those with physical mobility challenges. The Ferryway School has a number of children who use wheelchairs and who are currently unable...
Read MoreBay State Commons Groundbreaking
City Officials and Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) Executive Director Deborah Burke attended the groundbreaking for Bay State Commons at 368 Pleasant Street, Malden. Bay State Commons is a 30-unit condominium complex that will operate as a...
Read MoreFaces Brew Pub Eyeing April 2020 Opening
Faces Brewing Co. is coming to Malden Center, bringing a brand new gastropub and brewery to Pleasant Street. The 300-seat establishment, located in a former bank building at 50 Pleasant Street, plans to open early April 2020. Owned and operated...
Read MoreNew England Coffee Featured on CBS Boston WBZ TV News
New England Coffee, a 100-year old family run business in Malden, was recently featured on...
Read MoreHabitat Homes Building in Full Swing
Malden Mayor Gary Christenson and Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) Executive Director Deborah Burke stopped by the Habitat for Humanity build site recently to thank students and teachers from the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational...
Read MoreMRA Will Provide Free Training in Lead Safety Practices
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) administers a federally funded lead paint abatement program that has resulted in the abatement of lead paint from several hundred housing units in Malden.
The MRA is committed to making Malden...
DRAFT 2020-2024 Malden and North Suburban Consortium Consolidated Plan Available for Review and Public Comment
The DRAFT 2020-2024 Malden and North Suburban Consortium Consolidated Plan is available here and at the Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA), 17 Pleasant Street, Third Floor, Malden for a 30-day comment period. Comments may be emailed to...
Read MoreCDBG FY 2020-2021 Application Available (SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 28, 2020 by 12 PM)
CDBG FY 2020-2021 Application available. Applications must be submitted by 12 PM, Friday, February 28, 2020 to Alexander Pratt, Malden...
Read MoreMRA Seeking Contractors for Lead Hazard Control and Housing Rehabilitation Program
The MRA is seeking qualified construction contractor firms to provide lead paint abatement services in conjunction with its Federally-funded Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant and Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Construction...
“Smart Meters” Installed at the Main Street Parking Lot
The Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) installed two pay stations (“smart meters”) in the Main Street Parking Lot next to Citizens Bank at 399 Main Street. Parkers can use cash, credit or debit cards at the smart meters to pay for parking in...
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