Today the City announced the transfer of the historic 1921 Bomes Theatre to local developer Fernando Tavares, who will oversee the complete renovation of the theatre into a mixed-use building, which will include retail...
Category - Buildings
5-story building proposed for vacant lot near the Hurricane Barrier by Churchill & Banks
Developer Churchill & Banks made a pre-application presentation to the Downtown Design Review Committee on Monday or a planned building at 580 South Water Street.
PBN: Woolworth Building proposed for $5M residential conversion
PBN reports on plans to renovate the Woolworth Building at the corner of Dorrance and Westminster Streets Downcity.
City Plan Commission Meeting – Fane Tower Rezoning – April 25, 2018
Among other items, the City Plan Commission will be reviewing plans by the Fane Organization to rezone 195 Parcel 42 to allow for a 600 foot building at their April 25th meeting.
ProJo: Plan to restore Providence Biltmore’s glass elevator OK’d; restaurant to return to top floor
I'll finally be able to drink a Manhattan at the top of the Biltmore!
Construction Progress
Some lunchtime photos of three projects under construction in Downtown Providence.
Edge College Hill II – Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – March 27, 2018
The Downtown Design Review Committee will have a public hearing on March 27th to consider a proposed 11-story building at 131 Canal Street.
Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – Edge College Hill Two – March 12, 2018
A proposal for an 11-story building at 131 Canal Street is on the agenda for the March 12th Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting.
Edge College Hill 2, Take II
Edge College Hill 2 made a presentation to the Downtown Design Review Committee (DRC) on January 8th for a 15-story building at 131 Canal Street. They returned to DRC on February 12th with an 11-story design.
Providence Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – February 12, 2018
Cornish Associates building renovations on Westminster Street, Garrahy Courthouse parking garage, RIPTA's DTC, and more on the agenda for the February 12th Downtown Design Review Committee meeting.
Providence Preservation Society’s 2018 Most Endangered Properties
Since 1994, PPS has worked with concerned neighbors, preservationists, and activists to develop the annual MEP List. The list is comprised of architecturally and historically significant properties in Providence deemed...
PBN: I-195 commission sets purchase price for Parcel 42 at $3.2M, Hope Point Tower project to move ahead
This action moves this project further along, but it is far from a done deal. The zoning approvals need to be made to reconfigure the lot and allow the height to go way beyond what is allowed by zoning. As far as the...
Downtown Design Review Committee Special Meeting – January 22, 2018
15-story building proposal at 131 Canal Street on the agenda of a special meeting of the Downtown Design Review Committee October, 2nd.
Providence Preservation Society opposes demolition of 4 buildings by Brown University
The Leonard M. Blodgett and the Edward J. Cushing Houses, photo from PPS An update to the Brown Institutional Master Plan submitted to the Providence City Plan Commission calls for the demolition of 4 historic buildings...
Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – January 8, 2018
[alert type=”muted”]Downtown Design Review Committee Notice of Regular Meeting Monday, January 8, 2018 – 4:45pm Doorley Municipal Building 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor Conference Room Providence...
Amazon HQ2: I guess it could be fun to look at all these crazy renderings
These renderings are what it would look like if an episode of Star Trek was set in Providence.
Providence Station
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Historic Tax Credit Eliminated
“Our tax credits have made the preservation of our older buildings not only a matter of respect for beauty and history, but of economic good sense.” –President Ronald Reagan in 1984 Press Release from...
Construction starts at Edge College Hill
View from Memorial Blvd. at Washington St., 169 Canal at center. Press Release from DBVW Architects: DBVW Architects is working closely with Vision Properties on Edge College Hill, a new mixed-use residential project in...