Real Estate

‘Superman’ conversion fills need

Real Estate 05/13/2016

The former Industrial Trust bank building at 111 Westminster St. is empty, losing value and subject to deterioration the longer it remains vacant. The owner...

FORM AND FUNCTION: Jennifer and Gary Mello, owners of Seekonk-based The Mello Group, are seen in front of a home that Gary Mello designed. The 4,000-square-foot home has a large, open living area, a 12-foot island in the kitchen and a two-sided, two-story chimney with a fireplace both inside and out. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Niche in new construction

Real Estate 05/13/2016

In developing a specialty in new construction, The Mello Group has found a base for growth. The boutique real estate group, based in Seekonk, sells...

148 Main St.Property owner: United Real Estate Management LLC; Ming Ling Yau Tenant: Raku Sakura

Who Owns The Block?

Real Estate 05/13/2016

Research: Providence Business News/Nicole Dotzenrod PBN Photos: Nicole Dotzenrod Map: Providence Business News/Lisa Lagreca

Jean Lamb is executive director of the Smith Hill Community Development Corp. / PHOTO BY DAVID FISCHBACH/CCRI DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Five Questions With: Jean Lamb

Real Estate 05/13/2016

Jean Lamb, executive director of the Smith Hill Community Development Corp., has helped serve the neighborhood by providing quality, affordable housing options to Rhode...

Heidi Farmer Piccerelli is a sales associate with Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty. / COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Five Questions With: Heidi Farmer Piccerelli

Real Estate 05/12/2016

Heidi Farmer Piccerelli, a sales associate with Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, recently completed the sale of a $2 million home in Warwick....

The former summer farmhouse of Joseph Wharton, who established the school of business at the University of Pennsylvania, is on the market for $3.95 million. / COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL

Wharton summer home listed for $3.95M

Real Estate 05/12/2016

JAMESTOWN – The former summer farmhouse of Joseph Wharton, who established the school of business at the University of Pennsylvania, is on the market...

CBRE offering space on Jefferson Boulevard

Real Estate 05/12/2016

WARWICK – CB Richard Ellis, New England is marketing a 93,000-square-foot office and warehouse space at 555 Jefferson Blvd., most recently occupied by Wildtree...

CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC. reported increases in revenue and profit in the first quarter, of 3.8 percent and 33.8 percent, respectively. / PILLSBURY ASSOCIATES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY/DON PILLSBURY

Capital Properties reports profit, revenue increases in 1Q

Real Estate 05/10/2016

EAST PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. reported a 33.8 percent increase in profit in the first quarter to $535,000, or 8 cents per diluted...

RHODE ISLAND'S real estate market improved in March as foreclosure inventory improved, along with completed foreclosures and seriously delinquent loans. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

CoreLogic: Foreclosure activity in R.I. continues to decline

Real Estate 05/10/2016

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island housing market continued to heal in March, according to housing data firm CoreLogic. Irvine, Calif.-based CoreLogic said that for...