We haven’t been keeping up very well with all the great photos shared in our Flickr Group. Most of these are from earlier in the spring:
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © Armadillo Commander
Photo © Paul Shelasky
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Notice of Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 • 4:45pm
Department of Planning and Development • 1st Floor Meeting Room
444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Opening Session
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of minutes from the May 21st 2013 meeting – for action Director’s Report
City Council Referral
1. Referral 3365 – Petition for a permanent easement for property located at 186 Fountain Street The applicant is requesting a permanent easement to construct an outdoor deck for the restaurant located at 186 Fountain Street – for action (AP 25 Lot 185, Downtown)
Minor Land Development Project
2. Case No. 13-014 MI – 207 Waterman Street (Preliminary Plan Stage) The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing building to construct a four story (approx. 45 feet), 30 unit multifamily development on a lot measuring approximately 11,677 SF. The applicant is proposing to provide 21 internal parking spaces, 45 are required. The development will require dimensional relief from parking and density requirements – for action (AP 14 Lot 516, Wayland)
Adjournment
- Agenda
On Thursday, May 30, the Rhode Island School of Design will host a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the three-year construction project for the renovation of its illustration studies building.
See also: ISB 2015
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © Ravi Kumar
Photo © h ssan
Henry D. Sharpe House – 1928 • Photo Rob Kesack courtesy of PPS
East Side Homes and Lofty Mill Spaces on Tour at the 34th Annual Festival of Historic Houses
Providence Preservation Society’s Signature Event This Year Highlights Prospect Street and Monohasset Mill
Providence, RI (April 18, 2013) – The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) present to the public an “insiders’ view of preservation” with their annual Festival of Historic Houses on June 7, 8, and 9, 2013. This signature PPS event is a special opportunity for visitors to explore the interiors of some of Providence’s most interesting homes and gardens, learn about the city’s historical building stock, and view firsthand the preservation efforts involved. This year, the event will showcase grand era houses on Prospect Street on the East Side, and converted lofts in the adaptive reuse live/work spaces at Monohasset Mill in the Valley district.
Begun 34 years ago to highlight the preservation efforts of Benefit Street, PPS’ Festival of Historic Houses celebrates Providence’s rich architectural history and progressive preservation efforts. This year, the Festival visits two distinct and juxtaposing neighborhoods in the City, offering visitors a broad view of the dynamic building stock throughout the area. “Providence’s diverse historic fabric – and range of preservation projects – is truly a highlight of our City. Choosing to showcase both Prospect Street for its grand private homes and Monohasset Mill for its beautiful live/work adaptation of our industrial past is a way we capture the full spectrum of preservation in Providence,” stated Arria Bilodeau, co-chair of the Festival’s planning committee.
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © lddana51two
Photo © Armadillo Commander
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © provbenson2009
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © rilurky
A selection of photos readers have recently shared in our Flickr Group:
Photo © h ssan
Photo © Armadillo Commander
Photo © rilurky
A Johnston real estate developer wants to be the first private party to dig into the land left behind by the Route 195 relocation project, offering the state a multifaceted vision for its vacant highway property in the Fox Point section of Providence.
Carpionato Group envisions a series of buildings and outdoor spaces including a hotel, town houses, a restaurant, research laboratories, three parking garages, shops and public spaces linked by pedestrian bridges — one a Ponte Vecchio-inspired span over Wickenden Street; the other a more utilitarian structure above South Water Street connecting a retail plaza to a park along the Providence River.
It would cost an estimated $254 million and would support the equivalent of 900 full-time jobs.
Carpionato has in the past proposed a large retail complex at the site of the old Providence Fruit and Produce Warehouse (which they tore down) and a hotel tower on the triangle parcel near Kennedy Plaza. Neither project ever happened.
A suburban developer’s project design reviewed by a Commission chaired by a suburban developer, this is the problem with the 195 Commission.
