Somerville Armory Lease with Center for the Arts

At a glance

• What: a lease with the Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, for commercial arts space.
• Where it stands: approved on roll call, 11 in favor, October 8.

Sources

• 2026-10-06 - Historic Preservation Commission
• Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ScE_nx0POr8

Log

2026-10-08 - City Council Regular Meeting

The property and tenant relations manager presented the lease, which followed earlier armory tenant leases and had been revised after back-and-forth with the tenant. Naima Sait moved approval.

• 2026-10-06 - 2026-10-06 - Historic Preservation Commission: the Community Preservation update noted an Armory building needs assessment request.

• 2026-09-23 - Community Preservation Committee - Committee approved a recommendation, 9-0, for an updated historic exterior needs assessment of the Armory (application $110,000; worksheet $109,000).

• 2026-09-10 - City Council Regular Meeting - Leases for commercial art space at the Armory were added as a supplemental item and referred to Finance (from speech-to-text).

• 2026-11-09 - 2026-11-10 - Armory Advisory Board - Agenda covers tenant onboarding and roof renovation.