Encased on two sides by scaffolding, Grace Episcopal Church is undergoing a nearly $800,000 exterior renovation that will clean and restore its stonework.
Category - Buildings
Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – May 11, 2015
The DRC is set to review plans for a new building at 44 Hospital Street at their May 11th meeting.
PBN: Union Trust Co. building sold
The landmark Union Trust Co. building downtown has been sold to the development group that produced the Providence G complex, with plans to convert its offices to apartments.
Because Pawtucket doesn’t have enough parking
Two old buildings that are part of the Downtown Pawtucket Historic District will be leveled to make way for parking.
Providence Preservation Society 2015 Most Endangered Properties List
In a city known for its extraordinary architecture, many historic buildings are threatened by factors such as neglect, insufficient funds, adverse public policy, and inappropriate development. For 20 years, PPS has been...
PBN: Elizabeth Mill in Warwick to be razed, redeveloped
The plan would create a four-story, 300,000-square-foot building with modern efficiencies, suitable for retail, office and residential space, according to Mayor Scott Avedisian. The mill’s cast iron stairs, doors and...
PBN: Roger Williams University more than doubling downtown presence
Bristol-based Roger Williams University is planning to renovate and lease One Empire Plaza, more than doubling its presence downtown for adult learners when it opens in May of 2016.
Brown Daily Herald: Federal, state officials break ground on Dynamo project
Private sector leaders gathered with federal, state and municipal officials in a ceremony Monday to kick off renovations to the Jewelry District’s South Street Power Station, popularly known as the Dynamo House.
The Commons at Providence Station – aka Capitol Cove Building B
Today the Capital Center Commission approved plans for a new building in Capital Center, the second phase of Capitol Cove, now dubbed, The Commons at Providence Station.
Demolition, 57 Federal Street
It looks like 57 Federal Street, which was on the Providence Preservation Society’s 2014 Ten Most Endangered Properties list is coming down today.
Providence Preservation Society announces 2014 Historic Preservation Awards winners
The PPS Historic Preservation Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses that have maintained and enhanced the architectural heritage of Providence through preservation projects and new design. Eight...
ProJo: Bids opened for Providence train station exterior work
With a bid of approximately $6.9 million, J.H. Lynch & Sons submitted the lowest of five proposals for the construction work. Bids were opened Friday at the R.I. Division of Purchasing office on Capitol Hill.
Capital Center Commission Meeting – October 8, 2014
The Capital Center Commission reviews plans for the Capital Grille's move to the GTECH building at their October 8th meeting.
Brown Daily Herald: Engineering building plan calls for demolition of historic houses
In order to make space for the University’s new engineering building — construction of which is set to begin in December 2015, four houses included in the city’s historic district have been slated for demolition.
Better than nothing is not good enough
I've been hearing the same refrain lately when it comes to less than stellar development proposals in Providence, 'it may not be great, but it is better than what is there now.'
383 West Fountain Street Renovations
Way, way, way back in 2005 in the UrbanPlanet days, Armory Revival had plans for a new building at this site. As with many things in the middle of the last decade, that didn't happen. Fast forward to today though and...
Providence to Create New Historic Landmarks District
As part of the Re: Zoning process, the City of Providence has designated a new historic landmarks district. Also, the City will remove buildings which have been demolished form the Industrial and Commercial Buildings...
ProJo: Providence City Council OKs tax treaty revision for Capitol Cove development
ProJo reports that the City Council has approved a tax-stabilization agreement for the Capitol Cove building in Capital Center. The building will continue to house Johnson & Wales dormitories but the developer hopes to...