Pawtucket renovation complete

THE LATEST project features 35 rental apartments in Pawtucket, concentrated in the Barton Street neighborhood and downtown, as well as six new apartments in Central Falls, in a newly constructed building on Earle Street.
THE LATEST project features 35 rental apartments in Pawtucket, concentrated in the Barton Street neighborhood and downtown, as well as six new apartments in Central Falls, in a newly constructed building on Earle Street.

PAWTUCKET – Renovation of a century-old building downtown is now complete, and the facility anchors a newly opened, scattered site development that includes affordable housing, retail and community features.
The Gately Building, constructed in 1914, has been rehabilitated, with rental apartments on the top floors and commercial and community space at street level. The residential units already are occupied. The commercial spaces are expected to be occupied this fall, including a tenant that will offer job placement services.
The project is the centerpiece of the Blackstone Valley Gateways II development, which includes 41 rental homes in Pawtucket and Central Falls. It builds on an earlier project, Blackstone Valley Gateways I, which in 2011 created 33 rental homes and 4,000 square-feet of commercial space.
The rehabilitation of the Gately Building, which had been vacant since 1993, was a combined effort of the city, the Pawtucket Redevelopment Authority, Pawtucket Central Falls Development and a host of private and public partners, according to Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien.
The latest project features 35 rental apartments in Pawtucket, concentrated in the Barton Street neighborhood and downtown, as well as six new apartments in Central Falls, in a newly constructed building on Earle Street.
The apartments range from one-bedroom to four-bedroom units. Monthly rents range from $600 to $950, excluding utilities.
The $12 million project was funded through federal and local sources, according to a news release from Rhode Island Housing, including low income housing tax credits, R.I. Housing’s federal HOME program, a state bond approved at referendum, and state and federal historic preservation tax credits. Funding also came from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Affordable Housing Program, Housing Ministries of New England, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, TD Bank, Bristol County Savings Bank and the Pawtucket Credit Union.

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