Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Plans for Dedicated New Home on Thayer Street
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University, which launched in 2016 with a mission to make entrepreneurship an essential part of the Brown experience, will soon have a dedicated new home at 249 Thayer St. in Providence. View full article in the Brown University News
Up They Go Hotels and Residency Rates are Steadily Climbing in Providence
Like competitors at a Monopoly board, developers are planning new hotels in Providence at a breakneck pace that could increase the number of rooms for rent in the city by more than a third over the next several years. View full article in the Providence Journal
1292 Westminster Project Design OK’d by Providence Historic District Commission
PROVIDENCE — In a 5-2 vote, the city’s Historic District Commission gave final design approval Thursday night to a new five-story, mixed-use building at 1292 Westminster St. View full article in the Providence Journal
Capital Commons Owner Developing Boutique Hotel
Visitors to the Capital City will soon have a chance to stay the night in the heart of downtown. Michael Simchik, owner of the Capital Commons building on South Main Street, said he is in the early stages of developing a boutique hotel on the location’s third and fourth floor. The hotel will have 35 […]
New Construction August 2017
Rumford Center, Building No. 11 20 Newman Ave., East Providence New England Construction and Peregrine Group LLC are teaming to create 80 residential apartments in East Providence at Rumford Center, Building No. 11. The apartments expand on Rumford Center’s existing 200,000 square feet of mixed-use space for a total of 193 residences. The campus features… […]
Out With the New, in With …
A new apartment building planned for Westminster Street outside of downtown, well beyond Route 95, is going through the design process. The Journal’s story, “5-story building gets go-ahead in Providence” describes tough going for the developer, Michael Lemoi, whose project was opposed by some in the neighborhood. At a hearing, they objected to “the building’s […]
Mixed Use Meets Resistance in City’s West End
Historical districts are among the trickiest areas to build in the capital city, due to layers of requirements designed to protect the unique physical character of the neighborhoods. Michael H. Lemoi Jr., owner of three single-story commercial buildings starting at 1290 Westminster St., in the Armory Historical District in the West End, is learning that… […]
Former ‘Endangered Structure’ in Wayland Square Undergoing Redevelopment
PROVIDENCE – A prominent building in Wayland Square is undergoing a final phase of redevelopment. The 1940s-era office building, at 229 Waterman St., is being converted to five levels of mixed-use occupancy. When all is completed this summer, the enlarged structure will include a rooftop restaurant, apartments with views of Narragansett Bay and two levels… […]
5 new Providence Hotels could open in 2018 + map
In a city of just over 20 square miles, there will be 19 hotels come 2019, contractors say. Five new downtown hotel projects hope to add 633 hotel rooms to the already 2,380 rooms (including bed and breakfasts and hostels) in the city. View the full article in the Providence Journal
Giant dirt pile will stabilize site slated for Providence hotel
Before developers can build an 8-story Homewood Suites hotel, the heavy load of dirt will compress the triangular lot near Kennedy Plaza, which sits atop a geological meatloaf of construction debris. View the full article in the Providence Journal