"A vacant house adjacent to the Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center will be demolished tomorrow thanks to the efforts of Senate Majority Leader Dominick J. Ruggerio."
Category - Buildings
PBN: JWU purchases Clifford St. building for $2.8M
Johnson & Wales University has purchased a building in Providence’s former Jewelry District to become the future home of a new physician’s assistant program.
Providence Preservation Society events this week – Talk, Symposium, Gala
Providence Preservation Society has a packed schedule of exciting events happening this week. Starting this evening with the Matthew Bird conversation at the PPS Headquarters: Tuesday, October 9th BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...
Columbus Theatre re-opening November 17th
From their website: Revival! Saturday, November 17 Doors at 6:00PM. Music begins at 7:00PM. Tickets available here. Columbus Main Stage lineup: The Low Anthem, Brown Bird Columbus Upstairs lineup: Roz Raskin and the...
WPRI: Projo trying to sell Providence HQ for $10M, move to top floors
The Providence Journal is exploring a $10 million sale-leaseback deal for its historic headquarters on Fountain Street, executives disclosed last week. Dallas-based parent company A.H. Belo has valued The Journal’s “non...
PBN: Procaccianti sells Westin to Omni
The Procaccianti Group has agreed to sell the Westin Providence Hotel to Omni Hotels & Resorts in a deal that is expected to close in December, the two companies announced early Friday evening. The article does not...
Narrow Building better secured
The ground floor of the Narrow Building has been pretty much wide open for weeks now, allowing anyone to enter and “accidentally” start a fire, or oops get hurt, and then result in the building being...
UCAP School expansion
The expansion of the UCAP School on Broadway is on the City Plan Commission Agenda for this afternoon. I requested a copy of the Staff Report and it looks like a pretty good project. Service Road facade. Click image to...
City Plan Commission Meeting, September 18
Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, September 18, 2012 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development 1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence Opening Session Call to Order Roll Call Approval of minutes...
ProvidenceG
The project to redevelop the Teste Block, old Providence Gas Building, and Narragansett Hotel Garage now has a website, ProvidenceG.com. The site currently is simply a placeholder with an email link for information...
PBN: JWU signs 10-year lease on Capitol Center condos
Johnson & Wales University has signed a new 10-year lease for One Park Row West, the former Capitol Cove condominium complex on the banks of the Moshassuck River the school has used as a student dormitory since...
ProJo: $7-million Arcade revival taking shape
Seven months after unveiling a plan to transform the landmark Arcade building into a mix of retail and loft apartments, the owner of America’s oldest indoor mall says the project is taking shape. Evan Granoff, of 130...
Two Downtown buildings added to the National Register
The 1905 Young Women’s Christian Association building and the 1872 First Universalist Church, both on Washington Street near Green Street have been added to the National Register. Omni Development is working with the...
“Blake’s” building renovations
Interior renovations have been going on at the building that houses Blake’s and other tenants on the first floor at the corner of Mathewson and Washington Streets. Window removal also seems to indicate that either...
Fire breaks out at building seeking permission for demolition
WPRI reports that a vacant building at 618 Cranston Street caught fire yesterday afternoon. The owners of this same building are seeking approval from Zoning to tear down the building, described as a “ruin,”...
PPS & CHNA to hold public meeting on 257 Thayer Street, July 16
Union Studio Design Proposal for 257 Thayer Street Public Meeting Next Monday – 257 Thayer Street Proposal In April, following a public meeting to discuss the 257 Thayer Street proposal, Councilman Sam Zurier...
Providence’s Heaton & Cowing Mill added to the National Register
The state Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission announced yesterday that the Heaton & Cowing Mill located at 1115 Douglas Avenue has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Read...