BROWN UNIVERSITY has purchased the 4,000-square-foot building at 205 Meeting St. in Providence, which was previously a retail location, for possible expansion. / COURTESY SWEENEY REAL ESTATE & APPRAISAL
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has purchased a 4,000-square-foot building near Thayer Street that previously was a retail location and has plans to acquire the surrounding parking lot. The properties, at 205 Meeting St. and 215 Meeting St., have the potential for accommodating a university building, according to a university spokesman, although redevelopment plans have not…