Public works project

A player meeting a project's donation goal.

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Fountain complete

Public works projects are a feature that is exclusive to Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Projects allow the player to customize their town by adding new buildings, upgrading existing buildings, and adding various features to areas throughout their town. These projects are initiated by the player, who now takes on the role as the mayor. The concept is similar to the ability for the player to establish objects in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and use the town fund in Animal Crossing: City Folk to install a new bridge, fountain, and a windmill or lighthouse; in New Leaf, however, the options are more diverse and customizable.

Initiating a project

Ceremony celebrating the completed Museum.

Only one project can be worked on at a time. Players unlock projects when villagers want to speak to players. Once projects are unlocked, the player may choose a location to start a selected project: Isabelle, the mayor's assistant, will follow the player until they choose a location for the project. Isabelle will either approve the location or state why the location is not adequate (not enough space, too close to a home, etc.). Public works projects cannot be built on the beach.

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Once the location is set, the area is fenced, and Lloid appears. If the project has no fence (such as a Main Street upgrade), Lloid will be in the train station or town hall (the latter only for the Town Hall renovation). Once spoken to, Lloid will state how many Bells are required to build the project. Players are mostly responsible for the funding, though villagers may sometimes contribute. Once funding has been completed, the new structure will appear the next day.

Once a project is fully completed, a ceremony will be held in which Isabelle announces the completion of the project to villagers and the player. The Reset Center is an exception; it has no completion ceremony. After this, the player may start work on a new project.

A player and Poncho at a ceremony for the completion of a public works project.

Most projects can be demolished for 10% of their construction fee, by speaking to Isabelle while no other public works project business is going on. Major landmarks, such as the Police Station and the Campsite, however, cannot be demolished.

List of projects

Facilities

These cannot be demolished, and only one of each may be built. The Dream Suite, Fortune Shop and museum expansion appear on Main Street, instead of in town.

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Café	100px	298,000	n/a	Donate 50 items to the museum. Seven days must have passed since the Museum Shop was built.	5x4	Allows the player to buy cups of coffee and to get a part-time job as a barista.
Campsite	100px	59,800	n/a	Available from the start.	3x3	Once constructed, a random, non-resident villager will set up a tent or an igloo at the campsite on any day of the week.
Classic Police Station	100px	264,000	n/a	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	3x3	Allows the player to access the town's lost and found and increases living points. Unlike the modern police station, it is run by Booker instead of Copper.
Modern Police Station	100px	264,000	n/a	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	3x3	Allows the player to access the town's lost and found and increases living points. Unlike the Classic Police Station, it is run by Copper instead of Booker.
Club LOL		n/a	n/a	If the player declines Dr. Shrunk's original offer to build Club LOL, it will appear on the public works project list. When the player decides to construct it, they will then be given a clipboard and tasked to collect six signatures from villagers. Once the task is completed and the clipboard is returned, Club LOL will be opened five days later.	-	Allows the player to obtain Emotions from Dr. Shrunk during the day and listen to K.K. Slider at night. On Saturday nights the player will be able to obtain songs from K.K. Slider.
Dream Suite	100px	234,000	n/a	Catch Isabelle sleeping one week after creating the town and building at least one public works project.	-	Allows the player to visit other towns by dreaming and to share a dream of their own town for others to visit.
Fortune Shop	100px	340,000	n/a	Receive 20 fortunes from Katrina.	-	Allows the player to receive fortunes on a daily basis.
Museum Renovation	100px	198,000	n/a	Donate 20 items to the museum; with at least one in each category (aquatics, bugs, paintings and fossils). Also, speak to Blathers at least once on 14 different days.	-	Allows the player to rent four exhibition rooms for 10,000 Bells from Celeste and to access the museum shop
Reset Center	100px	368,000	n/a	Reset the game.	1x1	Allows the player to visit the Reset Surveillance Center, where Mr. Resetti and his brother, Don, can be found, on certain days. In addition, it unlocks Mr. Resetti's lectures when the player quits the game without saving.
Default Station Reconstruction	100px	498,000	n/a	The player starts with this building as their default station. There are four possible color variants, with one being randomly selected when the town is first created.	-	-
Fairy-tale Station Reconstruction	100px	498,000	n/a	Have players visit town at least 100 times.	-	-
Zen Station Reconstruction	100px	498,000	n/a	Have players visit town at least 100 times.	-	-
Modern Station Reconstruction	100px	498,000	n/a	Have players visit town at least 100 times.	-	-
Default Town Hall Renovation	100px	498,000	n/a	The player starts with this building as their default town hall. There are four possible color variants, with one being randomly selected when the town is first created.	-	-
Fairy-tale Town Hall Renovation	100px	498,000	n/a	Achieve perfect town status.	-	-
Zen Town Hall Renovation	100px	498,000	n/a	Achieve perfect town status.	-	-
Modern Town Hall Renovation	100px	498,000	n/a	Achieve perfect town status.	-	-

Extras

Bridges

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Brick Bridge	100px	224,000	22,400	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	2x4/4x2	-
Fairy-tale Bridge	100px	298,000	29,800	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	2x4/4x2	-
Modern Bridge	100px	224,000	22,400	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	2x4/4x2	-
Cobblestone Bridge	100px	128,000	12,800	Available from the start.	2x4/4x2	-
Suspension Bridge	100px	128,000	12,800	Available from the start.	2x4/4x2	-
Wooden Bridge	100px	298,000	29,800	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	2x4/4x2	-

Benches

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Yellow Bench	100px	30,000	3,000	Available from the start.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Log Bench	100px	38,000	3,800	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Picnic Blanket	100px	39,800	3,980	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x3	Can be sat on by players and villagers
Blue Bench	100px	42,500	4,250	Suggested by Jock villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers
Wood Bench	100px	42,500	4,250	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Metal Bench	100px	42,500	4,250	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Modern Bench	100px	52,800	5,280	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Fairy-tale Bench	100px	52,800	5,280	Suggested by Normal villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Zen Bench	100px	52,800	5,280	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Pile of Pipes	100px	79,800	7,980	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	2x2	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Tire Toy	100px	49,800	4,980	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	2x1	Can be sat on by players and villagers.
Chair Sculpture	100px	265,000	26,500	Suggested by Smug villagers.	2x2	Can be sat on by players and villagers.

Streetlights

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Street Lamp	100px	39,800	3,980	Available from the start.	1x1	Source of light during the night.
Round Streetlight	100px	39,800	3,980	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	1x1	Source of light during the night.
Streetlight	100px	42,800	4,280	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	1x1	Source of light during the night.
Modern Streetlight	100px	64,000	6,400	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	1x1	Source of light during the night.
Fairy-tale Streetlight	100px	64,000	6,400	Suggested by Normal villagers.	1x1	Source of light during the night.
Zen Streetlight	100px	64,000	6,400	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	1x1	Source of light during the night.

Clocks

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Park Clock	100px	29,800	2,980	Available from the start.	1x1	-
Zen Clock	100px	78,000	7,800	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	1x1	A figure appears on the hour.
Fairy-tale Clock	100px	78,000	7,800	Suggested by Normal villagers.	1x1	A soldier appears on the hour.
Modern Clock	100px	78,000	7,800	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	1x1	Lights up in rainbow colors on the hour.
Flower Clock	100px	87,000	8,700	Achieve perfect town status.	3x3	-
Illuminated Clock	100px	146,000	14,600	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	3x3	Lights up at night.

Signs

Up to eight signs may exist at a time.

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Caution Sign	100px	43,500	4,350	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	1x1	-
Do-not-enter Sign	100px	43,500	4,350	Available from the start.	1x1	-
Yield Sign	100px	43,500	4,350	Suggested by villagers of any personality.	1x1	-
Custom-design Sign	100px	40,000	4,000	Available from the start.	1x1	Allows the player to place a custom design on the sign.

Other

Project Name	Image	Erection Cost	Demolition Cost	How to Unlock	Size	Details
Archway Structure	100px	265,000	26,500	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	3x3	-
Balloon Arch	100px	86,000	8,600	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	3x1	-
Bell	100px	86,000	8,600	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	2x2	The player can interact with the bell to make it ring.
Bus Stop	100px	136,000	13,600	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	4x2	Emits a small light at night.
Camping Cot	100px	32,000	3,200	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	1x2	The player can rest on it.
Cube Sculpture	100px	265,000	26,500	Suggested by Smug villagers.	2x2	The cube rotates in a clockwise motion.
Drilling Rig	100px	298,000	29,800	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	3x3	-
Drinking Fountain	100px	39,800	3,980	Suggested by Normal villagers.	1x1	Dispenses water whenever the player interacts with it.
Face-cutout Standee	100px	50,000	5,000	Available from the start.	1x1	The design can be changed and only a maximum of eight may be built at a time.
Fence	100px	49,800	4,980	Available from the start.	5x4	-
Fire Hydrant	100px	32,600	3,260	Available from the start.	1x1	-
Fire Pit	100px	46,000	4,600	Suggested by Jock villagers.	2x2	-
Flower Arch	100px	87,000	8,700	Suggested by Normal villagers.	3x1	-
Flower Bed	100px	26,400	2,640	Suggested by Normal villagers.	2x2	Flowers can be planted on it.
Fountain	100px	99,800	9,980	Available from the start.	3x3	-
Garbage Can	100px	53,000	5,300	Suggested by Normal villagers.	1x1	The player can dispose of items by interacting with it.
Geyser	100px	98,000	9,800	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x2	Occasionally will erupt with water.
Hammock	100px	32,000	3,200	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	2x1	The player can rest on it.
Hot Spring	100px	98,000	9,800	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	3x2	-
Illuminated Arch	100px	148,000	14,800	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	3x1	Illuminates at night.
Illuminated Heart	100px	136,000	13,600	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	2x1	Illuminates at night.
Illuminated Tree	100px	128,000	12,800	Suggested by Peppy villagers.	1x1	Illuminates at night.
Instrument Shelter	100px	42,000	4,200	Suggested by Jock villagers.	1x1	Interacting with it will display what the weather will be in the next hour.
Jungle Gym	100px	69,800	6,980	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	2x2	Interacting with it will make it spin.
Lighthouse	100px	372,000	37,200	Suggested by any villager type.	2x2	Only one can be constructed at a time.
Moai Statue	100px	538,000	53,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	2x2	-
Outdoor Chair	100px	23,400	2,340	Suggested by Normal villagers.	1x2	The player can rest on it.
Parabolic Antenna	100px	148,000	14,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	2x2	-
Pyramid	100px	698,000	69,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	3x3	-
Rack of Rice	100px	17,400	1,740	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	2x1	-
Round Topiary	100px	93,000	9,300	Can only be built on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town.	2x2	-
Sandbox	100px	36,000	3,600	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	2x2	Flowers can be placed on it.
Scarecrow	100px	22,400	2,240	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x1	-
Solar Panel	100px	126,000	12,600	Suggested by Jock villagers.	3x2	-
Sphinx	100px	698,000	69,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	3x2	-
Square Topiary	100px	93,000	9,300	Can only be built on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town.	1x1	-
Stadium Light	100px	236,000	23,600	Suggested by Jock villagers.	2x1	-
Statue Fountain	100px	88,000	8,800	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	2x2	-
Stone Tablet	100px	39,800	3,980	Suggested by any villager type.	1x1	-
Stonehenge	100px	698,000	69,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	3x3	-
Torch	100px	29,800	2,980	Suggested by Jock villagers.	1x1	-
Totem Pole	100px	538,000	53,800	Suggested by Smug villagers.	1x1	-
Tower	100px	726,000	72,600	Suggested by Snooty villagers.	2x2	-
Traffic Signal	100px	82,000	8,200	Suggested by Jock villagers.	1x1	-
Tulip Topiary	100px	93,000	9,300	Can only be built on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town.	2x1	-
Video Screen	100px	248,000	24,800	Suggested by Jock villagers.	2x1	Cycles between three pictures.
Water Pump	100px	42,000	4,200	Suggested by Lazy villagers.	1x1	Dispenses water when interacted by the player.
Water Well	100px	148,000	14,800	Available from the start.	2x2	-
Wind Turbine	100px	156,000	15,600	Suggested by any villager type.	1x1	-
Windmill	100px	372,000	37,200	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	2x2	-
Wisteria Trellis	100px	124,000	12,400	Suggested by big sister (Uchi) villagers.	3x3	-
Zen Bell	100px	86,000	8,600	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	2x2	The player can interact with the bell to make it ring.
Zen Garden	100px	148,000	14,800	Suggested by Cranky villagers.	3x3	-

Trivia

• During a possible conversation, the player may listen in on between two cranky villagers. One will claim to have made a public works project suggestion to Isabelle for a drive-in theater. According to the villager, it did not pass because Isabelle did not understand what a "drive-in" was.
• The ceremonies that trigger when completing projects such as the School in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer resemble public works project completion ceremonies.

See also

• Object

Gameplay elements

Player Player Mayor approval rating Catalog Catch quotes Hairstyle Passport Pockets Photo Reaction Reputation Resident Representative Skin tone Tool Town Pass Card Town Town/island Hemisphere Amenities Animal tracks Rebuild the town Acres Objects Public works projects Town fund Town initiative Town ordinance Lost and found Group Life House Happy Home Academy Balloon Event Fashion check Fêng shui Home loan Letter Luck Moving NookPhone Savings Visit Activities Badges Bug catching Constellation Designing Fishing Mystery Island Tour Part-time job Stalk Market Swimming Tour (Tortimer Island) Character AI Villager Starting villager Special character Catchphrase Compatibility Conversation Episode Friendship Hobbies Scrapbook Memory Nickname Personality Petition Sickness Star sign Quests Ball Favor Hide-and-seek Lost item Time Capsule Minigames NES games Doubutsu no Mori e+: Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou! Desert Island Escape Animal Crossing Puzzle League Currencies Bells Caps Leaf Tickets Medals MEOW Coupons Nook Miles Play Coins Poki Vouchers Vehicles Bus Camper RV Taxi Train Connectivity Multiplayer Dream DS Suitcase Friend Code Happy Home Network Design Contest Nintendo Network Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection NookLink Tag Mode Transfer WiiConnect24 Cheating Cheating device Glitch Gameplay modification Seeds Time travel Fourth Wall • Reset • Secret code • Category