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Mary MacDonald joined the Providence Business News as a staff writer covering Government, Development, Real Estate and Manufacturing in December 2014. She previously was a correspondent for The Boston Globe and Telegram & Gazette, an editor at Patch/AOL, and a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University, and a master’s degree in secondary English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
A PLAN TO RENOVATE the Lapham and Wit buildings for conversion to a mix of commercial and residential units, and renovate and expand the Trayne Building for a similar purpose, on Westminster Street in downtown Providence received final approval by the city's Downtown Design Review Committee on Feb. 12. / COURTESY UNION STUDIO ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN

Westminster Street building redevelopment plan receives final approval

PROVIDENCE – A redevelopment plan for three buildings on Westminster Street owned by Cornish Associates received final approval by the city’s Downtown Design Review...
JEFF LEVY is a private attorney based in Providence. / COURTESY JEFF LEVY

Five Questions With: Jeff Levy

Jeff Levy, a private attorney based in Providence, has represented tenants and a landlord in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union...
A NEW 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT residential penthouse apartment will be created on the roof of the 12-story Union Trust Co. Building. / COURTESY JUST ASK/SCOTT KINGSLEY

New penthouse apartment to be added atop Union Trust Co. Building

PROVIDENCE – A penthouse apartment will be created atop a historical building in downtown Providence. The project will create a 2,000-square-foot residential apartment on the...
THE HISTORIC FOUR-UNIT property at 265 Benefit St. on the East Side of Providence sold recently for $1.2 million, representing the highest multifamily sale on the East Side in more than two years. / COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

East Side property sells for $1.2 million in Providence

PROVIDENCE – A historic four-unit property on the East Side of Providence sold recently for $1.2 million, according to information released by Mott &...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Revenue has created a reference guide offering a list of tax exemptions and credits available to seniors and veterans from all 39 cities and towns.

DOR creates tax guide to assist seniors, veterans with exemptions

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue has created a reference guide for seniors and veterans in Rhode Island who may need a refresher...
The revised design for the second phase of the Edge College Hill apartment building would pull the structure off the street and allow a greater view of the historical Congdon & Carpenter Building./DBVW Architects.

Design for College Hill apartment building reintroduced at 11 stories

PROVIDENCE – A developer who wants to build a second building of luxury apartments aimed at college students introduced a new design Monday to...
CUPBOARD WORK: Brady Parker, director of client services for East Providence-based Parker Construction, works on one of the residences the company maintains in Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Caring for large estates is a year-round job

Behind every exceptional estate in Rhode Island is a cadre of largely unseen professionals who make sure the house and grounds keep looking like...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Melissa Sanzaro

Melissa Sanzaro | Executive director, Providence Housing Authority 1. What is the Providence Housing Authority footprint for housing, and how has that changed over the...
CLARK SCHOETTLE, the longtime leader of the Providence Revolving Fund, will retire in June. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence Revolving Fund executive director to retire

PROVIDENCE – Clark Schoettle, the longtime leader of the Providence Revolving Fund, will retire in June, the organization announced Thursday. Schoettle has served as executive...
PARCEL 1A, a section of undeveloped land in the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District in Providence, was included on the Providence Preservation Society's Most Endangered Properties list because it is threatened by inappropriate development. / COURTESY INTERSTATE 195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION

Parcel in I-195 district named to PPS Most Endangered Properties list

PROVIDENCE – Typically, the Providence Preservation Society identifies buildings for inclusion on its Most Endangered Properties compilation. But this year, a parcel of undeveloped...
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