News & Updates

Historic Providence Buildings Could get a Microloft-Hotel Makeover

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A new microloft-style hotel is being planned in downtown Providence, at the site of two historical buildings...

Providence Design Panel Delays Waivers for Fox Point Project

PROVIDENCE — Although members said they were happy with the overall design, the Downtown Design Review Committee ended up delaying...

Architect Seeks Design Change for Cherry & Webb Building

PROVIDENCE – While office space in the Cherry & Webb building, at 275 Westminster St., is largely leased, the retail...

Five-Story Building Proposed for Fox Point Neighborhood Near I-195

PROVIDENCE – A building of 44 condominium units and retail space is being proposed for a surface parking lot near...

Proposed Building Scaled Down Near Providence’s N. Main Street

PROVIDENCE — The plan for the second phase of the Edge College Hill development on Canal Street has been changed...

Revised Design for Thayer Street Building to Come Before Providence City Plan Commission

PROVIDENCE – The developer of a building that will become the home of the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship...

Providence Has Several Tax-Stabilization Policies to Woo Developers

New residents already have started moving into one of downtown Providence’s oldest commercial buildings, occupying efficient, modern apartments that have...

Future Farm Provides Rhode Island Update and Announces Speaking Engagement at Thought Leadership in the Dominican Republic

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Future Farm Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “Future Farm”) (CSE: FFT) (OTCQX:...

Developers Behind Two Large Projects in Providence Reach Lofty Goals

PROVIDENCE — The first days of spring are marking important milestones for two new apartment developments in downtown Providence. On...

Case-Mead Lofts Building Renovation Nearly Complete, Strong Demand for Micro-Units

PROVIDENCE – Demand for downtown micro-lofts at the nearly completed Case-Mead Lofts building has been stronger than expected, according to...

Westminister St. Residential/Retail Project Gets Go-Ahead

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As disapproving residents looked on, the City Plan Commission voted 4 to 1 Tuesday night to approve...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Construction August 2017

Rumford Center, Building No. 11 20 Newman Ave., East Providence New England Construction and Peregrine Group LLC are teaming to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Four hotels are planned for Providence

If you think downtown has too many hotels, brace yourself, because next year you’re likely to see three or four...

40 Under Forty

Providence Business News has chosen the winners for its 12th 40 Under Forty program, to be honored Thursday, July 21,...

15 Best Architects in Providence

From the College Hill neighborhood to a newly re-energized downtown, the architecture of Providence showcases exemplary residential, industrial, commercial, and...