I-195 Redevelopment District - Providence Business News

RISING UP: Developer Pennrose LLC recently broke ground on a 127-unit apartment building on Parcel 9, located next to Our Lady of The Rosary Church in the I-195 Redevelopment District. This is a rendering of the completed building as planned.  COURTESY THE ARCHITECTURAL TEAM INC.

Long-awaited projects in I-195 district awaited no longer

Economy 10/27/2023

When it comes to new construction, the I-195 Redevelopment District in Providence has been quiet for a while. It’s been about a year since work...

Wickenden St. project raises a question of character

Government 10/27/2023

Does a single building have the power to alter the nature of a neighborhood? Opponents of a proposed 75-unit apartment building on Wickenden Street in...

Brent Runyon / PBN PHOTO/Rupert Whiteley

Five Questions With: Brent Runyon

5Q 08/04/2023

Now that you’ve stepped down, what accomplishments are you most proud of in the decade you led the preservation society? It’s been a long...

Pennrose, partners break ground on 127-unit Parcel 9 apartment project

Real Estate 08/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – Philadelphia firm Pennrose LLC recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the first phase of construction on Parcel 9 in the Fox Point neighborhood,...

State seeks development partner for new transit hub on Dorrance Street

Economic Activity 01/11/2023

PROVIDENCE – The state is inching along the long-winding road to build a new, indoor transit hub, with plans to issue a solicitation to...

Mark J. Meiklejohn / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Mark J. Meiklejohn

5Q 11/25/2022

Mark J. Meiklejohn | Chief credit officer, Brookline Bancorp Inc.Former CEO and president, Bank Rhode Island 1. How did your banking experience, including for the former...

TAKING CONTROL: Providence Mayor-elect Brett Smiley says striking new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with many of the city’s nonprofit institutions is one of the most important tasks his administration will undertake next year.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

DECISIONS, DECISIONS… Simmering financial issues await Mayor-elect Smiley

Cover Story 11/11/2022

Brett Smiley is no stranger to Providence City Hall. In 2015 and 2016, he was chief operating officer for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. On...

Caroline Skuncik

Government 07/22/2022

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Caroline Skuncik, 39 Executive director, I-195 Redevelopment District How has COVID-19 changed your industry? The way people work has changed,...

STILL HAPPENING? The pandemic has helped stall plans for a 46-story tower along the Providence River, but the Fane Organization insists it will move ahead with the project, depicted above in a rendering. / COURTESY FANE ORGANIZATION

R.I. Supreme Court rules in favor of Fane Tower project

Real Estate 06/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Fane Tower project Thursday, bringing the controversial project a step closer to reality. The...