BCYF Allston-Brighton Community Center

Boston Centers for Youth & Families and the Public Facilities Department are planning for a new community center in Allston-Brighton.

The next site planning meeting is being scheduled for fall 2026. In the meantime, take a moment to fill out the Jackson Mann Site Planning Survey 2!

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Project Phase

Pending

Planning

Design

Construction

Complete

Project Information

Location

500 Cambridge Street Allston 02134

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Expected Year to be Completed

To be determined

Primary Project Type

Community Centers and Pools

Jackson Mann Site Planning Feedback

survey 2

The City of Boston is seeking additional feedback regarding the future of the Jackson Mann site and wants to hear from the Allston-Brighton community! Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below to voice your opinion! We are accepting responses until September 10, 2026.

jackson mann site planning feedback survey 2

RESULTS OF SURVEY 1

From June 1, 2026, through July 10, 2026, we asked the Allston-Brighton community: "What do you want the future of the Jackson Mann site to be?" Thank you to the hundreds of community members who took the survey to help shape the future of the Jackson Mann site! See the results of Survey 1 below.

survey 1 results

Upcoming Events

events

Housing with Public Assets Study

Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the Public Facilities Department, the Mayor's Office of Housing, and Boston Public Schools are studying the feasibility of adding housing with a new community center and possibly an elementary school at the Jackson Mann School site in Allston-Brighton. The study tests a range of community center sizes based on the previously completed programming and siting study, as well as a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. View the final study report below.

Housing With Public Assets Study

May 2026 Community Meeting Presentation

Housing and Programming Study

From 2022 to 2023, the City of Boston engaged Utile Inc. to work with Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) to study siting options and programming needs for a new BCYF Center in Allston-Brighton.

The study included a public engagement process that gathered public feedback on existing centers, programming goals, and potential sites. The engagement process involved two in-person and two virtual community meetings, polls, question-and-answer sessions, and an online survey that stayed live the entire length of the study.

Programming and Siting Study (pdf)