Neighborhood Improvements
Downtown Pocket Park Slated for More Improvements
JNJ Sacca, Inc. of Arlington is the low bidder on a contract to bring new improvements to FitzGerald Park, a pocket park located on Exchange Street in front of the CBD Garage. The park provides passive open space in the heart of Malden Center. ...
Read MoreState Gives Final Approval on Malden's New Open Space Plan
The City received final approval from the State's Division of Conversation Services for a new Open Space and Recreation Plan for Malden through December 2024.
The plan was drafted by a 13 member committee that assisted the...
Read MoreADA Improvements at Coytemore Lea Park
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held in 2017 to celebrate the completion of improvements at Coytemore Lea Park which included removal of the existing gravel walkway and replacement with a new ADA-compliant asphalt walkway to allow wheelchairs and...
Read MoreADA Dugouts: A City First at Forestdale Park
Forestdale Park has undergone a facelift that included removal of pavement, benches and chain link fencing and installation of ADA accessible concrete walkways, curbing, new chain link fencing, lawn seeding adjacent to the existing ball field and...
Read MorePhase I Improvements Completed at Pearl Street Playground
Phase I improvements to the Pearl Street Playground located in the City’s Edgeworth section are complete. Improvements included: basketball pavement replacement with new hoops and the replacement of playground stone surfacing with engineered...
Read MoreRichard C. Howard Park and Robert "Bob" Rotondi Field Open
The Richard C. Howard Park and Robert "Bob" Rotondi Field (formerly South Broadway Park) are open. The $7.6 million transformation was funded in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through its...
Read MoreLincoln Commons Offers Variety of Activities to Residents
The most recent addition to Lincoln Commons, a passive and active recreational play space in Ward Seven, is a splash pad. The splash pad contains ground nozzles that spray water upwards with a draining system directly underneath so little or no...
Read MoreMiller Park Named After Resident Who Dedicated Life to Youth
The refurbished Miller Park has been rededicated. Located at 217 Harvard Street, Miller Park is named for the late Robert D. Miller, who dedicated his life to the youth of Malden.
Mr. Miller was born September 3, 1936 and grew up...
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Transformed Waitt's Mount Popular with the Public
Waitt's Mount continues to be popular with local residents since its recent refurbishment under a City of Malden-financed project. The park was designed by landscape architect, Pam Shadley of Shadley Associates. This public improvement project...
Read MoreCity's First All-inclusive Playground at Coytemore Lea Park
The City created its first all-inclusive playground at Coytemore Lea Park located on Mountain Avenue using a combination of funds.
The City combined a $136,000 Parkland...