WORKERS AT the Aloft Hotel, under construction in Providence, place wrap on the building. The hotel has reached its 'topping off' point. / PBN PHOTO MARY MACDONALD
PROVIDENCE – The Aloft Hotel, a $60 million project under construction in the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District, held a virtual celebration of its topping off on Thursday. The moment marks the point at which the last structural beam is secured in place. Construction of the 175-room hotel started in the spring, shortly before the pandemic…